Act 1, Scene 16
Next morning, and a happy little montage of Peter, dressed in his fineries (still pretty cheap-looking, but at least pressed and ironed to the best of his ability), coming to work. He enters the 'Sentinel' building and is greeted with a cheery 'Good morning Mr. Parker' from the two female receptionists. He gets into the elevator and receives friendly nods from all within. Entering his office, he sits behind his desk, just grinning inanely. Gingerly he reaches out and picks up the phone.
SWITCHBOARD: Switchboard – what number, please?
PETER: Ahhh…doesn't matter, sorry.
He puts the phone down. We see that on his desk there are a few executive toys – a Newton's cradle and a stress-relieving squeezable head. He begins playing with the head, still hardly able to believe his good fortune. His telephone rings. He looks slightly flustered for a moment before picking it up.
PETER: Hello…Peter Parker?
LYNAS: Peter! Settled in OK?
PETER: (weakly in understatement)Yeah….everything's…great.
LYNAS: Need you for your first assignment. Meet me in the main lobby!
We cut to Peter in the elevator. It 'dings' open at a floor and in steps Spiderman! Peter at first doesn't register this but he casually glances across and-
PETER: Aaagh!
SPIDER-GUY: Jeez, man! You scared the hell outta me!
PETER: Sorry. Just…startled me is all.
He resumes staring ahead as best he can. It's very like the elevator scene in Spiderman 2 (obviously) except that this time it's Peter doing all the glancing over.
PETER: Cool Spidey outfit.
SPIDER-GUY: Yeah, I hope they let me keep it afterward. Could be a hit in the bedroom, know what I mean?
PETER: (with a far-off grin)Most definitely.
Something the spider-guy said registers to Peter.
PETER: Keep it after what?
At that moment the elevator reaches the lobby and dings open. Lynas is standing there waiting. He's as inordinately cheery as ever, and practically drags both Peter and the Spider-guy from the elevator's interior.
LYNAS: Peter! I see you've met Bob!
PETER: Bob?
SPIDER-GUY: Oh, this is the photographer? Nice to meet you man.
PETER: I'm shooting Spiderman?
LYNAS: Well, not the real Spiderman obviously. Bob here makes quite the living impersonating him though, so he's the closest they have.
PETER: (slightly concerned now)Have for what?