#geniusbeforevenom

There was a running joke in NYC - or rather outside of it - that to be a resident of NYC, you had to carry a knife. The crime rate was better than it used to be, thanks to the Supers and people like Gwen's dad, but the city was still one of the biggest crime hubs, especially for stabbing. 

The numbers ran through Gwen's head as she lay in the alley a few blocks from Oscorp, blood blossoming over her blouse in bright red blotches. She had stayed too late at work, something Harry was always chiding her for. As a result she was walking to the subway in the dark. While the city didn't sleep, it did grow quite dark in patches. Dark enough for someone to hide near the subway entrance, to jump out and grab her without being seen. 

Gwen's father had taught her at a very young age what to do if someone tried to kidnap her, or worse. He never told her how different it was in person compared to in her living room. Gwen struck out, aiming for the man's nose. She could tell it was a man, his build taller than hers. 

It was too fast, the cold steel of the knife slipping between her bottom ribs. Her purse ripped from her shoulder as she sunk to the ground, completely dazzed. 

Thankfully her phone was in her pocket and not her purse. Gwen winced as she reached for it, dialing Peter on her speeddial. Her hands were shaking, her breathing coming in gasps. Mom, she had to call Mom...

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Peter P. - Sanitation Engineer

Harry had blinked at the name on his desk, glowing green to indicate a new addition to the employment roster. He stared the digital name plate down, downright leered at it. And then hesitantly tapped it. A picture of Peter popped up next to the name, along with a few more details.

Peter P. - Sanitation Engineer More like Peter Parker - Janitor

Harry Osborn - no way in hell. He knew that Peter dabbled in selling pictures to the Bugle, a newspaper that for one hated the person he took pictures of. But why was he mopping floors here for scraps of minimum wage?

He dragged the name plate around and tore the roster apart. He searched and searched until he happened upon a pinhole-sized opening. Lab Assistant. 

All of this led up to him dropping by the one of the tower's many labs on Peter's second or third day after promotion, covering his curiosity with the guise of a CEO making the tower rounds. He greeted everyone who needed greeting, the asskissing scientists, the nervous interns, and eventually the lab assistants.