Schiller squinted and dug at his ears. Stark pulled the faceplate he had just lowered back down again. Steve shook his head, while Natasha snorted irritably. "Do you have something wrong with your brains? My codename is Black Widow, and that's because I'm a widow, not because I'm a spider."
"Thank you, now we know." Steve sighed. "I thought the Soviet Union's modifications might have involved spider genes, which was why you had that codename."
"Isn't that a little too far-fetched? Peter being excited because he's entered a spider mating season is completely ridiculous!" Natasha lounged against the back of her chair, lit a cigarette, and said, "Besides, doesn't he have a girlfriend? Why would he need to mate...?"
At that point, the female agent paused and froze. Then, an odd expression appeared on her face. "Peter and Gwen... they haven't, have they...?"
She made an expression that said, "You know what I mean." Naturally, all the adults present understood. Stark looked incredulous. "How is that possible? They've been dating for nearly two years, haven't they? Surely they can't..."
"Hard to say." Schiller pulled over a chair and sat down. "When I examined Peter before, I found that he was fairly conservative about that sort of thing. Perhaps his uncle and aunt had given him a more conservative upbringing."
"I remember Peter mentioning that he attended a church high school," Steve added. "His school education may have played a part too."
"And Gwen's father is the Director of the New York Police Department. Her family discipline should be quite strict as well, so it wouldn't be strange if nothing had happened between them. After all, not everyone is like you, planning to get intimate after knowing someone for two hours." Schiller looked at Stark.
"I don't believe it. How could