Spider Shenanigans Part 2
Peter Parkerās ability to lie is completely unhinged and honestly contradicting
Youād think as New Yorkās mascot when it comes to vigilantism the guy would be able to keep a lid on secrets but it depends completely on the circumstances.
Heās one of those people who gets confused when called a lair. Because he didnāt lie? He just didnāt tell the truth. Nobodyās entitled to every aspect of his life? if they wanted him to tell them the that little detail then they should have asked? He also doesnāt get mad when people lie to him. Like obviously he understands what a betrayal of trust is but he truly believes thereās nothing wrong with a little white lie or two as long as it doesnāt harm anyone else.
The only difference is that his definition of a ālittle lieā is completely warped compared to others his age due to his extracurricular activities, also know as getting the shit beat out of him by megalomaniac supervillains every week. While his classmates are lying about cheating on exams and people, Peterās lying about the giant red stain on the carpet and why he needs ANOTHER backpack.
Peter has the teenager compulsion to lie to authority figures about anything and everything. This is regardless if he has any actual reason to lie. Peter WILL with a straight face look at you dead in the eye and tell you nothing but fibs and falsehoods.
An officer wants to know why heās out after curfew? Donāt worry about it? His name? Parker, mhm thatās his real name. That curfew wasnāt state mandated only strongly suggested by the NYPD? He can walk alone in alleyways at 2 in the morning if he wants too! thereās no law against takeing a stroll? Has anyone trespassed him? Has anyone accused him of loitering? Is he being detained? Iām that case heās gonna continue to lay in this alleyway until he remembers how to walk. Also that fire escape was broken when he got here.
The school security guard wants to know the name of the kids he got into a fight with? No idea. Peter wasnāt wearing his glasses. heās not even really that popular to be honest? Peter has like 1 and 1/2 friends ask anyone! It was all so confusing and suddenly heās just so scared because those kids were so mean! Also heās gonna be late for class so he should get going. He actually doesnāt even remember getting hit. Crazy how there are no cameras in this room... anyway he gonna leave now.
May wants to know why he looks like he got into a fight with Godzilla? Crazy story! He was doing some community service when this one guy he knows from that field trip to oscorp totally flipped out! Mhm, Connor had a mean right hook! He went completely off the rails. Peterās not sure but he thinks he might be on some strange meds, not the prescribed kind! Itās totally fine though nobody else go hurt. Honestly May, the guy only has one hand how much damage could he really do? Also we should turn off the news right now. Save money on electricity and all that. Did Peter mention that he no longer wants to go to the reptile exhibit together?
Being completely transparent Peterās not even that good at lying, he just doesnāt care that you know heās lying if you canāt prove it. Heāll walk away mid-conversation if he doesnāt like the topic. He will tell you the most outlandishly obscene things if he thinks itāll distract you long enough. He will let you scream at him for ten minutes straight demanding answers while zoning out. He doesnāt even care if you have that shit on video. It was AI! Are we sure that wasnāt a Skrull? Thatās literally not even him in that video! The degree of avoidant behavior Peter displays the second superheroās get mentioned is enough to send a therapist into psychosis.
Yet somehow, Spider-Man is an even worse liar than Peter.
The cool thing about haveing a secret identity is that no one can fact check anything you say. Unbeknownst to most, Spider-Man also just tells the truth an alarming percentage of the time. Under the all the distractions, comedy and vague wording is typically the truth.
This leads to nobody knowing if Spider-Man is ever being serious or not. The guys a well known vigilante and people trust him but he enjoys quips and jokes so you have to hold the slightest bit suspicion with everything he says incase thereās a punchline.
Spider-Man will refuse to tell you his blood type while you try to help him not bleed out in a dumpster because thatās how seriously he protects his identity. Spider-Man will send the Daily Bugle clickbait emails containing hate comments about himself for shits and giggles. Spider-Man will just say insane shit for the purpose of breaking tension and getting a few laughs. You really have to take him with a grain of salt.
Only issue with this is obscene and comical occurrences just happen to him regularly enough as it is. Which means superheroās and vigilantes have to actually pay attention to what he says incase itās true.
Spider-Man: Always carry a bottle of raid with you! Donāt wanna end up like me, bitten by a radioactive genetically modified spider that your super spy parents made in a laboratory while on a field trip! Forced by an unwavering moral compass and immense grief to take the mantel of justice, becoming a voluntary child solider.
Civilian: hahaha! Youāre such a jokester Spidey!
Tony Stark : *horrified slow blink *
Spider-man : Woah you not even gonna ID me? Iām offended, really I could totally be one of those youngsters! Anyway, No drinks for me! Donāt wanna be swinging under the influence.
Bartender: hahaha no problem Spidey!
Jessica jones: *skeptical side glance*
Police officer: You signed the accords Spider-Man! Itās the only reason weāve let you operate so long unchecked. You have to submit to-
Spider-Man: thatās not legally binding.
Police officer: ⦠yes it is?
Spider-Man: No itās not.
Daredevil: *confused glaring sounds*
Spider-Man dead serious: thatās not legally binding. Nothing I sign is legally binding.
Spider-Man: My webbing? Oh thanks! Yeah I actually just break into this one high-school at night and steal their chemicals to make it-
Spider-Man: -yeah! Itās really not that complicated. The webbing I mean! itās based of the webbing of a spider and itās honestly just a lot of polymers, proteins and other stuff.
Spider-Man: the issue was getting enough pressure to shot the liquid out before it oxidized, and since I was like 14 when I started developing it the hard part was finding the right parts while dumpster diving-
Spider-Man showing selfies he took while on patrol to a journalist: And thatās where i fought an alien. and thatās where I got jumped by an overgrown lizard. And thatās where I cut a ferry in half. And thatās where my Ex-girlfriends dad dropped a warehouse one me-
Karen Page: Hahah Spider-Manās so silly!
Spider-Man: Thatās where I fought Captain America, the winter solider, Ant-man and the falcon-
Karen Page:⦠didnāt that last one actually happen?
Spider-Man: oh! and this oneās from when that nice Dominican lady give me a churro. Good timesā¦Do you wanna see a photo of me getting hit by a train?