Gwen Stacy's chatty nature and the strict upbringing she had received made her well equipped to handle standing out and the criticism that came with it.
To her, saving time on commuting mattered more than all those honeyed words hiding daggers.
Besides, this was one of the university campuses with the strongest scientific atmosphere in North America. In academic circles, no one would be surprised by any strange gadgets or equipment turning up.
So Gwen's Spider-Car only sparked discussion for a short while before everyone grew accustomed to it.
Back to her ordinary routine of going to and from school, Gwen Stacy pedaled her Spider-Car as she prepared to head home to Queens.
Or she could go to the library first to kill some time, then visit East 49th Street and mooch dinner while she was at it. George would not be coming home for dinner again today anyway, and there was no one else at home. It was terribly quiet.
As the girl drifted from overthinking into random thoughts, she failed to notice a strand of web suddenly sticking to her back. With a whoosh, Gwen Stacy got a taste of being yanked into the air by an elastic cord.
The Spider-Car, suddenly empty, did not stop moving. Instead, it turned and rode straight up the wall of the nearby building.
It was much faster than when Gwen had been riding it. So fast that most pedestrians could not react in time and only felt something flash across their vision.
After racing onto the rooftop, the Spider-Car's two front legs shot forward with high-voltage currents crackling around them! It directly shocked Gwen's kidnapper so badly that he collapsed to the ground, twitching.
Its front legs then pulled the Spider-Car toward Gwen, bringing it before her like a loyal guard