"It just isn't the right venue," Otto assures David, conceding the point. People really don't seem interested. "This place is a circus. Some people tried to drag me up on that runway of theirs earlier, just for being here. It's ridiculous."

Entirely alien, too, for a man whose world had one superhero total. Spider-Man's loved by the public, sure. There was a bit of merchandise, some toys and costumes; things which Peter must have had no say in, and certainly seen no profit from. But even before it all became personal for Otto, he'd found that sort of thing a little distasteful. It wasn't just some TV show to follow - these were real people. A lot of folks had been hurt or killed in that conflict between Spider-Man and the Goblin. Norman had been killed.

"Still, I am a little surprised. I've always found that robot arms get a lot of attention."