[Rubs his eyes at the mention of "Gwen."] Will someone let that poor girl die in peace already?

[Affection, physical or otherwise, wasn't something he did either, but no one in his life currently seems to either be aware of or care about his thoughts on the matter. But awkward silence he's all too familiar with, and something he's willing to deal with right now.]

Christ you are Reilly's kid. Then again, I had the same damn thought when I was younger. [He snorts at the thought, mainly because he can't remember if he was trying to protect Reilly and antagonize Parker or protect Parker and antagonize Reilly at the time.] That why you took up a different red costume? [At least he didn't get stuck with the stupid Scarlet Spider name too. Damn thing was hereditary.]