Who: Peter Parker What: Peter looks for a new job When: July 11th Where: His New York Apartment
Peter stared at the stack of bills in front of him. The pile never seemed to get any smaller.
Photography no longer seemed to be as lucrative as in the past. Jameson was tired of the same old Spiderman pics. Unless he was willing to catch Spidey doing something criminal, old Jonah wasn’t interested. He wanted fresh, he wanted bold, he wanted The Avengers. Obviously, Pete had failed to shoot an Avenger with the same style he always managed to capture on his Spidey photos.
He had a choice, join the Avengers, (fat chance, Thor was the only one who ever showed him any courtesy) or get another job. The problem was school. As a freelance, Peter could work on his own time, on his own schedule. A new employer might not be so accommodating.
Still, it was that, or start liking the taste of cat food.
MJ had always said she’d stop singing, get a real job, just until they were on our feet. But Pete wouldn’t let her give up her dream. She’d already sacrificed so much to be with him, with Spiderman. There had to be another way!
Peter grabbed todays’ Daily Bugle, and began scanning the classifieds. He had nearly given up, when a familiar name caught his eye. Bruce Banner. Banner was a genius in the field of Radiation. Peter had written a paper on his early work with gamma rays in his first year. According to the ad, Banner was looking for an assistant, part time, good pay. Pete was sure Doc Connors would give him more flexibility at school for the chance to work with one of the greatest minds of our time. It was perfect.
Uh oh, too perfect. Surely hundreds of students had already applied.
But Peter was determined to try, if not for himself, for MJ, and Aunt May. Who knows, maybe he was just the guy Banner was looking for.