I'm working on Marvel's Spider-Man in American comics.

Chapter 697 Is the Homecoming Festival about to begin?

Because of Erica's death, Matt will undoubtedly be in grief for several days, and we also need to lay the groundwork for his "darkening" – he can't just feel like he's about to turn evil right after his wife dies.

To be honest, if the Silver Warrior hadn't disappeared and if this group of Hydra hadn't been running around with the Norn Stone, last night would have been a great opportunity to wipe them out. But it wasn't enough. Whether it was the "beast" behind the Hand, the Norn Stone in their hands, or their methods of running around New York without making a sound, they all needed to be carefully considered. Otherwise, Peter wouldn't have come up with such a complicated plan.

"What are you thinking?"

Felicia leaned closer to Peter and asked him a question. Peter was brought back to reality by the question and quickly shook his head: "No, it's nothing, nothing important."

"is it?"

Felicia raised an eyebrow: "But you should turn off the oven, or move it aside. The cookies here are about to burn. If you don't want Aunt May to say anything to you, you'd better hurry."

Peter hurriedly turned off the oven and took the cookies out for Felicia. It was strange, really; if the two of them wanted to meet, there were many places they could have arranged, but for some reason Felicia insisted on coming to the charity banquet with Peter to volunteer.

He was not opposed to it, of course; he was just curious. Although, judging from Felicia's demeanor, she probably wouldn't tell him the reason.

"The cookies have very little sugar and eggs, and the bread is just as plain. That's all the Ciyan Banquet can offer. Compared to the free food distributed in various places, this place can only make the simplest food."

As Felicia spoke, she poured the cookies into another cold iron plate. Peter didn't mind Martin Lee doing this: "Sometimes this can actually help those who need help the most. Those who have no other choice and are willing to endure the food here are the ones who need help the most and are the most likely to accept the charity banquet's arrangements."

Felicia shrugged and, together with Peter, brought out the cookies and distributed them to the homeless. Once they had finished most of their work, the two met in the corridor on the second floor of the charity banquet.

"So you came here simply to do volunteer work?"

"Hmm? Is that not allowed?" Felicia asked with a smile. "Sometimes I'm also very curious about how so-called heroes think. Doing a good deed can remind me of the kind of people I'm dealing with."

Peter immediately realized what he was doing after hearing this: "You didn't answer my question."

"Hmm... both things are related to the homecoming dance. Next week is theme week, you should remember, right? Have you prepared your cosplay costume?"

"I guess so, but I'm definitely not going to dress up as a whole pony. I'll just use anthropomorphic costumes of the characters." Peter seemed to remember something and immediately looked at Felicia: "You're not actually planning to dress up as a pony, are you?"

Felicia remained silent for a long time.

"...Why would you think that?"

"Uh, because I suddenly remembered that Harry said he really planned to dress up as a whole pony and had already ordered the costume."

Sometimes Peter felt that the improved relationship between Harry and Norman might not necessarily be a good thing. For example, regarding the cosplay outfits, Harry, from who knows where, got the confidence to say that he wanted his dad to participate in the event and cosplay as a pony together, which was just an eyesore.

Felicia looked at Peter Parker with very complicated feelings. Two thoughts were simultaneously flashing through her mind: "making bad friends" and "birds of a feather flock together." For a moment, she didn't know which one to say.

But she quickly realized her mistake: "No, what I want to ask is, has your matter been settled? If it has, that would be best. After all, as I said before, I don't want my dance partner to run away halfway through the dance; that would be very embarrassing."

"It should be fine, but maybe not. Anyway, I'll have a few days free, barring any unforeseen circumstances. I don't know exactly how many days, but it should be at least a week. If not, I'll let you know, but I'm not sure." Felicia stared at Peter in silence for a long while: "What you said is as good as saying nothing at all."

Peter sighed helplessly: "And this is the situation I'm facing now."

"I was going to say if you needed my help, like before, but it seems to you that this matter is quite complicated, so I'll pass."

"Actually..."

"Ok?"

Seeing Felicia raise an eyebrow, Peter simply said, "It's nothing." He had been thinking that with Felicia's help, they might be able to steal the Hand's Norn Stone, since it certainly wasn't unlimited. However, to ensure the mission was completed flawlessly, Gwen's cooperation would likely be necessary.

Well, putting aside whether the Hand will emerge during this period, it's really unnecessary to have Gwen and Felicia cooperate during the Homecoming holiday.

Felicia looked at Peter in silence for several seconds, and after confirming that he had nothing more to say, she continued with the second matter.

"Then, the second thing is about the dress."

"I thought it was all sorted out?"

"Yes, I asked you to pick out a few dresses from my collection, and you did manage that, but didn't you forget something?"

Felicia looked at Peter, and Peter looked at Felicia. After a moment, Peter asked, puzzled, "Forgot what?"

"Your dress."

Peter was confused at that moment: "I don't have many options for my dress. Since you chose a black one, I can pick a white suit to wear..."

"What kind of suit?"

"I'm sorry, but I feel that all suits are the same to me..."

In that instant, Peter understood why Felicia had come to the charity party. It was the only place where she could see Aunt May without having to go to Peter's house. He immediately answered honestly, "If I had said what I just said, you would have taken me to ask Aunt May, right?"

"Smart, so give me an answer? Are you planning to have your aunt come with me to pick it out for you, or will the two of us decide on our own?"

Peter gave his answer in less than a second.

“You know what? I just sold a few photos to the Daily Bugle, so Peter Parker is still rich. Let’s go to the clothing store.”

(End of this chapter)