Meanwhile, across the pond....

Whoever thought of that stupid expression must've been mad. Across the pond is where the fairies live, not the Americans.

Nathan was discovering that all those birthday cake wishes weren't wasted. The longed for web-slingers never arrived in time to impress Archie and Ashton and the rest of the Benthall Gang, but at the age of 21 he was allowed, encouraged even, to walk up 5th Avenue in a Spiderman outfit and spend all day wearing it at work.