"Oh wow! This feels just like what happened with second-generation Peter Parker and Gwen!" Otto remarked, watching Spider-Man and Liz's conversation unfold. It brought back mories of a similar mont between Peter and Gwen in another universe.
"Yeah! It seems like third-generation Peter Parker is a lot happier. Even though he failed at work, at least he seems to have found sothing good in love," Rose nodded in agreent before turning to first-generation Spider-Man with a teasing smirk. "Peter, did you and Gwen have a similar experience?"
"Uh… to be honest? No," first-gen Spider-Man shrugged. His relationship with his Gwen had developed naturally after watching the Sky Screen. They had dated, but it was different from what the second and third versions of himself had gone through.
anwhile, Tony observed Liz on the Sky Screen and turned to Banner with a knowing smirk. "She seems like a nice girl, huh? But you probably don't know who her father is."
"What do you an?" Banner frowned, noticing Tony's playful expression.
Tony chuckled. "We didn't realize it at first, not until Liz's mother briefly appeared after the Washington incident. That's when I confird her identity."
At his signal, Jarvis replayed the footage of Liz running into Doris Toos' arms. "That's Adrian Toos' wife. Which ans… Liz is actually the daughter of the villain Peter is up against."
Rhodey, though unsurprised, played along, widening his eyes in exaggerated shock. "Whoa! No way! What a twist! I bet neither the mother nor the daughter knew what Toos was really up to, huh?"
Tony shot him an unimpressed look. "Rod, your acting is terrible. You already knew this, so quit pretending to be surprised."
Banner, however, stroked his chin thoughtfully. "It makes sense. Before Brice was killed, he was already threatening Toos. This all lines up."
"Yeah! I wonder how Peter's gonna react when he finds out," Rhodey said, his excitent growing.
Tony and Banner exchanged amused glances, both eager to see Spider-Man's reaction.
[After returning ho, Peter called out as soon as he stepped inside, "May! You gotta help !"]
[Aunt May turned, startled by his urgency.]
[Peter rushed to pick out clothes, polishing his shoes until they glead. Aunt May, amused yet supportive, prepared a bouquet for him.]
[Peter hesitated, staring at the bottle of cologne in his hand, clearly not used to the scent.]
[With Aunt May's help, he watched a tutorial video on tying a tie. After much struggle, he finally managed to get it right.]
[Then, dressed in a suit, he practiced dancing with Aunt May, trying not to step on her feet.]
[The scene shifts to Aunt May driving Peter to Liz's house. She glances at him and asks, "So, big night. What's the plan?"]
["Open the door for her, tell her she's beautiful—but not too much, or it gets weird!" Peter recited, going over his ntal checklist.]
["Yeah, don't make it weird," Aunt May warned.]
["Right! And when I dance with her, hands on the waist—only the waist," Peter confird, stepping out of the car.]
[Ard with the bouquet Aunt May had bought, he approached the house and rang the doorbell, his face lit with anticipation. But the mont the door opened, his smile froze in place.]
[Standing in the doorway, Adrian Toos greeted him with a polite nod. "You must be Peter."]
[Peter swallowed hard but forced himself to reply, "Yeah."]
[Toos extended his hand with a friendly smile. "I'm Liz's dad. Shake my hand."]
[Still in shock, Peter grasped his hand—perhaps a little too tightly. Toos raised an eyebrow. "Wow, strong grip."]
[He then pulled Peter inside, patting his shoulder. "Co in, co in."]
[As Peter stepped inside, his mind was still reeling. His date's father… was Vulture.]
"What the hell?! Liz's dad is the winged guy?!" Otto nearly choked on his food when Toos appeared on screen.
First-gen Spider-Man stared in disbelief. No way.
"Hahaha! Look at his face!" Rhodey burst into laughter, pointing at Peter's dumbfounded expression.
"Yeah! He rang the doorbell, all excited, and the guy who answered is the one who wants to kill him. And he's his girlfriend's father. That's a real nightmare," Tony smirked, swirling the drink in his hand as he watched Spider-Man's expression go completely blank.
Aunt May, watching the screen, was equally stunned. "This is way too much of a coincidence!"
["Hi, Peter!" Doris Toos appeared from behind, startling Peter, who had been too focused on Toos to notice her approach.]
[She smiled warmly at him. "You look very handso!"]
["Uh—thank you!" Peter replied, snapping back to reality.]
[Doris then turned to her husband and whispered, "Did you rember his na?"]
[Toos, who had just greeted him monts ago, played dumb. "Was it Fred?"]
[Doris narrowed her eyes. "It's Peter."]
[Toos nodded, repeating it twice as if committing it to mory. "Peter, Peter."]
[Doris gave Peter a reassuring smile. "I'll go get Lizzie."]
[As she disappeared upstairs, Peter turned to Toos, who was now watching him closely. Noticing how uneasy Peter looked, Toos tilted his head. "You alright, Peter?"]
["I-I'm fine!" Peter nodded a little too quickly.]
[Toos grabbed a knife and casually waved it in front of his face while slicing sothing on the counter. "You don't look fine. Want sothing to drink? Maybe a bourbon? Scotch?"]
[Peter shook his head, forcing a polite smile. "Uh, I'm not old enough to drink."]
[Toos chuckled, seemingly pleased. "Correct answer."]
[Just then, Liz walked into the room, dressed elegantly for the dance. Toos turned, his expression softening. "Wow, wow, wow! You look absolutely beautiful!"]
[Liz blushed slightly and shot him a look. "Dad, please don't embarrass !"]
[Toos grinned and turned to Peter. "Right, Peter?"]
["Yeah! You look beautiful," Peter responded, his voice a little too stiff as he tried to act normal.]
[Toos seed satisfied. "Correct answer again."]
[Liz then noticed the small box in Peter's hand. "Oh, is that a corsage?"]
[Peter imdiately handed it to her, and Liz smiled as she accepted it. "Thank you!"]
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