Quest for clothing II

As Gwen slowly sat up, she tried to ignore the many aches and pains that her body had acquired because of her great fall and instead tried to concentrate on her next move. She knew deep down that she should consider herself lucky to be alive but right then the thing that bothered her most was her large amount of bare skin.

Apparently Gwen had lost most of her costume during her adventure with the moths. As a result, she was wearing nothing save boots, web shooters and a mask, making it fairly obvious that her next move would involve the location of clothing.

But where to start?

Gwen certainly did not see any clothing stores within walking distance. There were plenty of leaves around that she could use as makeshift attire but since she did not have a needle and thread that she could use to secure them to her body, they seemed less than useless to her.

No, her only alternative was to keep going toward the city. Only there would Gwen be able to find something with which to cover herself, and only there would she be able to find other items -- including the type of technology that could help her return home.

So Gwen reluctantly got to her feet and started walking in the direction she had been going the night before. As she walked, she worried about losing consciousness from a concussion she might have unknowingly sustained during the fall. Or worse yet, glitching. Granted, she had successfully survived previous glitches in other universes but she had no guarantee that her luck would hold out in this one.

Moreover, the closer Gwen got to the city, the closer she got to people who would see her nakedness. And she did not know this place well enough to assume the best of its inhabitants. It was hardly likely that radioactive moths had built the city that lay before her in the distance -- but there was also unlikely that this place did not have a surprise or two in store for her.

Then Gwen came to a large brick wall. She did not remember seeing it the night before and it could be just a sign that she was a bit off-course. Yet it seemed too big to walk around. Gwen would have to go over it.

So Gwen started climbing the wall, thankful that she still had fluid in her web shooters after the disaster of the previous night.

At the top of the wall, Gwen found herself looking out at the huge back yard of an enormous mansion. Not far away with a swimming pool and a tennis court and beyond that a patio decorated with several wooden tables and chairs as well as equipment for a game of croquet and a game of lawn darts.

Nobody seemed to be in sight so Gwen dropped down into the yard and started looking around. There seemed to be nothing in the yard she could use so maybe the mansion?

Gwen started making her way toward one of the back doors, trying to ignore a sense that something somewhere was wrong.

"Oi!" exclaimed a voice behind her.

Gwen turned in time to see a light being aimed at her eyes, but what shocked her more than that was the person holding the source of light.

"I didn't expect to see you here," Gwen said.