[ The bird thing was distracting enough for him to forget about the whole superpowers issue, but her commentary brings that crashing down pretty quickly.
He should lie. Right? Except this isn't New York and half the population here isn't even human, and the other half apparently has powers or doesn't but does the superhero thing anyway, and he's talking (except not talking??) to someone who can turn into an entire zoo, so-
What the hell is the point, really? It had been to keep others safe, keep it out of his private life. He doesn't really have one of those here. Same for the people he was protecting.
So there's a long, slightly awkward pause, and then: ]
I'm Spider-Man.
[ Also somewhat awkward, because it feels a bit like putting a sweater on backwards to say that without the mask on. Plus tons of people here don't even know who that is, so it could mean absolutely nothing anyway. ]
but
He should lie. Right? Except this isn't New York and half the population here isn't even human, and the other half apparently has powers or doesn't but does the superhero thing anyway, and he's talking (except not talking??) to someone who can turn into an entire zoo, so-
What the hell is the point, really? It had been to keep others safe, keep it out of his private life. He doesn't really have one of those here. Same for the people he was protecting.
So there's a long, slightly awkward pause, and then: ]
I'm Spider-Man.
[ Also somewhat awkward, because it feels a bit like putting a sweater on backwards to say that without the mask on. Plus tons of people here don't even know who that is, so it could mean absolutely nothing anyway. ]