Jump 335: Ultimate Spider-Man

Jump #335: Ultimate Spider-Man
>Temperance, reversed: Energies dispersed through conflicts in personal, business, and spiritual matters.
>Age: 29
>Location: Midtown High School
>Identity: Super Crook
I am not a crook! I prefer to think of it as stealing from the rich to give to the poor. I'm poor, incidentally, a teacher's salary is not much.
>Professional Courtesy (Free, Crook)
Well, at least I know how to find a mark and make contacts.
>Time For Our Crossover! (800)
You'd be surprised how much a substitute teacher gets around, honestly.
>I Need A Team (600, Crook)
I have the absolute intention of using this to play both sides against the middle.
>Digital Spider Sense (200)
While this is useful to use for myself, I'm more intending to outfit my Life Model Decoys with it. Not to mention that their construction integrates some notable upgrades - they've all functionally got low-level Alexandria Packages with the exception of flight, and I'm working on integrating some contra-grav devices internally in their design.
>Super Powers (+400)
Extra points are always helpful.
>Superhuman Attributes (300)
I can lift, I can take a punch, and I'm way more dodgy than I ought to be. Always a helpful thing, I'd say.
>Energy Conversion: Fire (0)
Aha! Now I can become fire. That's pretty nifty actually. I'm not actually going to use this to fight, though, this is mostly for making cool entrances and exits, and for transformation sequences. And I'll have to use it at least once to make Tony Stark think I've spontaneously combusted.

"Mister Parker! We missed you yesterday."
>"Oh! Er, sorry, Mr. Cross-"
"Excuses don't matter, Mister Parker, just results. If the results of skipping class are worthwhile, then fine, just try not to make it a habit unless you're going to go... save the city from Doctor Octogonapus, or something."
>"I, uh. What?"
"You're still expected to make up yesterday's work, incidentally. Chapter twelve. All of it.
>*sigh* "Yes, sir."

"Spider-Man! We meet again."
>"I don't think we've met before. Who are you?"
"... we meet again, for the first time! For the last time!"
>"Riiight. Hey, I don't suppose I can convince you to turn yourself in, can I?"
"I haven't technically broken any laws yet."
>"You are literally standing there about to go in the skylight. Who are you?"
"I have many names! There are those that call me... Spider-Man!"
>"What?"
"Yeah, that happened at a costume party last Halloween."
>"Aw, c'mon, man."
"Look, this is gonna get old soon. Let's make with the fighty."
>"Whoa! Hold on a second, let's talk this out!"
"Not everyone is willing to talk out their problems, like a bully in gym class! Sometimes you have to slap 'em around a little!"
>"Isn't fighting banned in school?"
"Sometimes it's worth getting suspended! Wait, wait, time out."
>"Time out?"
"Yeah, hold on a minute. Who taught you how to throw a punch?"
>"Uh... sort of been learning as I go."
"Spidey, you've got to follow through on the punch and not pull the blow, otherwise you'll end up jumping around fighting until you wear them down. Though that's not a bad tactic for some guys. Come on, try it again. No, seriously."
>"...If you insist?"
"There you go! See, that's much better."
>"But I didn't even hit you!"
"Well, no, I knew you were going to swing at me, but the point is, follow through and plan ahead! Exactly like that! Punch, kick, it's all in the mind."
>"Were you even going to break in here?"
"What, break into the bank after hours? Are you nuts? The cops would be all over me. I've got work in the morning, I can't be doing that."
>"...Look, man, if you aren't going to take this seriously, I'm out."