CHAPTER ONE Peter is incessantly scratching at his leg but the dang bug bite not the bug bite but a bug bite he got the other day is under his spider suit Which is under his pants And it is a problem for him He's sitting in his science and engineering class not an opportune place for him to be distracted His foot is tense against the linoleum tile and he's leaning pretty far over to the left and someone is bound to noti Mr Parker Peter immediately stops scratching and looks up at his teacher Dr Shah who has his hands on his hips and is glaring at him Peter wonders not for the first time why his spider sense doesn't work as well in the classroom as
SPIDER MAN'S SOCIAL DILEMMA it does during a fight with Doc Ock Peter slowly brings his hand back up and rests it on his desk Slowly because even though he's been doing his night job for a bit of time now he still likes to be extra careful about trying to look normal when people are paying attention to him despite his powers Reflexes Sorry sir I missed the question His voice lilts up at the end as if he is unsure if it was a question he'd missed or something else Dr Shah just pinches the bridge of his nose and lets out a big sigh It's fine Mr Parker I know it's Friday and the weekend is calling but please try and pay attention attention I asked based on the reading I sent home last class what we can surmise the impact of easily accessible video manipulation might be on society The reading I forgot to do the reading He tries to focus but he is so tired and his leg still hasn't stopped itching He stares at Dr Shah as if doing so will pull the answer straight into his brain Without Peter realizing his hand inches down to scratch at the bug bite again Video manipulation manipulation The bite's tender and swollen now and the pain of his own scratching seems to break him out of his reverie Um I think it means I can put my face into whatever action movie I want and become the star and that is freakin sweet Flash's voice breaks into the silence and Peter would send a thank you up to whoever made that
PREETI CHHIBBER happen but he already knows what's coming next Parker would probably just use it to be in a chick flick so he can pretend to have a girlfriend Peter rolls his eyes and his shoulders straighten he's resisting the urge to put his head down on his desk Shut up Flash he says wearily hoping he doesn't sound as tired as he feels Mostly he tries to ignore Flash Thompson but sometimes his mouth gets the better of him Someone walks by the classroom doorway cutting a shadow across the light from the hall Thank you for that Mr Thompson Dr Shah says drily But that's an interesting thought We're here today to talk about the ethics of technology and wouldn't it be unethical to trick people into thinking you've done something something you hadn't And you'd be taking credit for someone else's work Liz Allan interjects You didn't make that movie someone someone else did Not that Flash does his own work in real life anyway anyway Randy Robertson says with a laugh from the back of the classroom Peter cracks a grin I heard that Robertson Flash makes as if to stand up Hey Dr Shah has his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice Mr Thompson please stay seated and everyone keep your comments to yourself unless they are about the ethics of video manipulation He looks at the
