A small café by the street at Gotham University.
Chen Mo sat by the window. He had just opened his sketchbook to begin an overview essay on whether love existed between Batman and Iron Man when his phone vibrated.
It was from Barbara. She was almost done handing over her unpaid work at Wayne Enterprises and asked him to wait a little. She would be back soon.
Chen Mo replied with an okay and set his phone beside his cup. After parting with Peter, Spider-Man had gone to another street, while he had stopped by campus to collect the bag he had left during the day, changed back into his usual clothes, and come here to rest his feet.
He even had time to draw a little at night and relieve some stress.
His college life was finally starting to feel like college life.
He was having so much fun here that he had forgotten all about New York.
His pen had barely touched the paper when someone stopped beside his table.
"Chen Mo?"
Pamela held a folder in her arms and looked at him, then at the sketchbook on the table.
"You haven't gone back either."
Chen Mo took his bag off the opposite chair and set it by his feet.
"Waiting for a friend. Have a seat. Want something to eat?"
"I already bought something."
Pamela raised the paper bag in her hand, pulled out the chair, and sat down, still hugging the folder. She had only intended to come in for something to eat before going back to organize her materials.
Now the materials could wait. There was no rush.
She drew two photographs from the folder and placed them in front of Chen Mo.
"You mentioned wanting plant references, so I picked out a few. There