A Little Thing in the Marvel Universe

Valentine's Day is one of the most terrible holidays in the world.

Lovers, like Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, have to rack their brains to figure out how to please their partner in a way they haven't before.

And those who do not have a lover, such as Dr. Rajesh Kusapally, will feel the shock to varying degrees depending on their personal worldview and outlook on life.

Leonard really can't think of any good ideas to plan a Valentine's Day date that will satisfy Penny.Moreover, Valentine's Day this year happened to be on a Sunday, and the daily life of Leonard and others was completely different from that of the vast majority of American scientific researchers - these people almost never worked overtime, and he couldn't even think of a good excuse to escape. This calamity.

He had been worried for a week and had no time to take care of Peter who came to his laboratory to communicate.For the latter, this is a good opportunity to focus on investigative operations.

Peter went to Dr. Kusapali's office to say hello to Belle.

"Dr. Hofstadter said that he has something to do these two days. I just want to go to Hollywood with Jessica. Do you want to come?"

Hearing that Peter and Jessica wanted to go for a stroll, Raj, who was enthusiastic (painful), affectionate (painful), and fond of being a guest (thorn), immediately volunteered to be their guide.

Working with Belle was an absolute ordeal for the poor Indian lad.

Raj is a very imaginative person. As long as he is glanced at by a girl, he can immediately figure out everything including but not limited to: the details of their wedding, how many children they will have, and even the names of future grandchildren. Nonsensical content.

Not only does he dare to think, he also dares to do it.And when it comes to relationships, this guy has no sense of shame. He even made love to his best friend’s fiancée countless times, and even “recited” a poem: Bernadette, when your hand comes from Brushed on my clarinet.

As an Indian, he must have never heard of "When Your Hair Brushes My Steel Gun".Although his humble work is far inferior to this military song in terms of artistic conception, charm and popularity, the belief reflected in his poem is equally firm and persistent.

With Belle in front of him, he would flirt with her no matter what.

From the time he arrived at school in the morning, when he and Belle entered the office together and closed the door, until Peter came to say hello, Raj had been trying his best to flirt for three hours.

Generally speaking, as long as he can confidently show the mystery from the Indian subcontinent, coupled with his profound knowledge and nuanced grasp of female psychology, coupled with the need for comedy effects, in the nerdy quartet, La Jay's success rate in seducing girls is the highest. Even the famous actress Summer Grau was made smile like a flower by his seduction.

However, he met his opponent today.

Belle was Chinese in her previous life.To most Chinese, the mysterious Indian subcontinent?What the hell is that?When it comes to India, like most Chinese, her first thought is: Third Brother.

Raj is indeed knowledgeable. As a top student graduated from Cambridge and a well-known astrophysicist, he knows the positions of various stars and the corresponding myths at his fingertips.But Belle has already met Asgard's Thor, almost killed the Enchantress in Nordic mythology, and has secretly tried to communicate with other dimensions independent of the Marvel universe. Even herself, she is only under oaa. Marvel's most powerful god, part of the Nemesis.Fairy tale?Sorry, she's not interested either.

As for the nuanced grasp of female psychology, Raj has indeed achieved an unparalleled level. It can be said that on a psychological level, he is more like a woman than Belle.Therefore, this advantage naturally cannot help him.

As a result, he flirted with her for three hours, and Belle was completely indifferent, always maintaining a professional, hypocritical and polite smile.

Peter's arrival saved both of them.

After Belle expressed that she wanted to go back and rest, Raj drove, with Peter sitting in the passenger seat and Jessica sitting in the back seat, and the three of them headed towards Hollywood together.

Jessica's looks and figure are both very capable.So the sluggish Raj, who had just been hit hard by the double blow, quickly regrouped and changed his target.

If Raj is more of a woman than Belle, it can also be said that Jessica is more of a man than Penny.

As soon as Raj flirted, Jessica went on to tell the story of her three-hundred-round fight with a six-foot-six-inch tall, four-hundred-pound black man.Then Raj wilted.

He was tired, but Peter was in high spirits.

"Dr. Kuthapalli, I have something to ask you."

"Just call me Raj," said Raj, who had just experienced two blows. Although he was a little depressed, his attitude towards Peter was still good, "What's the matter?"

"I want to ask, what happened to the drug that helped you cure selective mutism?"

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The next day, Peter found a reason to leave Jessica and went to Hollywood with Raj, where the psychic whom Penny mentioned opened a pharmacy.

This store is a bit interesting.

When Peter saw this pharmacy for the first time, this idea suddenly came to his mind.

This small store located at the foot of the Hollywood Hills is very inconspicuous.The eyes of tourists passing by seem to be completely attracted by the souvenir shops and cafes on the left and right sides of it, without paying any attention to the exotic signboard at the door of the pharmacy.Peter was sure that he would not have discovered the existence of this store if not for Raj.

"It's actually a bit like hiding in the city. It's amazing."

Peter admired and pushed the door open with Raj.

"Raj! My sweetheart."

As soon as Raj entered the door, he heard a warm greeting. The shop owner, with a spring breeze smile on his face, quickly stepped forward and gave Raj a big hug.

"Tilda!"

Raj responded enthusiastically, and the two hugged each other for almost 20 seconds before separating.But during the hug, Tilda's eyes were already fixed on Peter behind Raj.

The female shopkeeper did not rush to ask, but chatted with Raj for a while before asking: "Is this handsome guy your friend?"

"Peter Parker," Raj introduced, "an exchange student from New York who lives above Penny."

Tilda nodded slowly with an "I see" expression on her face.

"This is Tilda Johnson, a real genius!" Raj said with great certainty: "Penny told me she was a psychic, but in fact, she is a psychic who is proficient in genomics, biochemistry, and cybernetics. , robotics and physics, completely self-taught!”

Being able to receive such a high evaluation from Raj as an astrophysicist, Peter believed that Tilda was not in vain, and even looked up to her with admiration.Although Peter did not have any racial discrimination at all, he could not help but be in awe of a black woman who persisted in self-study and achieved such outstanding achievements.

With such a background, it is not surprising that some kind of magic medicine can be made to cure Raj's selective mutism.

But a panacea that can make wishes come true, let alone a self-taught wild scientist, even if Einstein were reincarnated, it would be impossible for him to come up with this thing.

So Peter initially suspected that this person seemed to be a superpower, or a mutant.

But he didn't ask any more questions, he just praised it very sincerely: "It's really amazing!"

"Don't listen to him, Raj's words are always exaggerated." Tilda laughed and waved her hand, patting Raj on the back. The two seemed very familiar, "But since he brought you here, Peter, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Ah, that's right," Raj took over first, "He heard that you cured my little problem, and he is particularly interested in your panacea."

"Yes, yes," Peter quickly agreed, "I wonder if this panacea can help me realize my wish?"

"Oh?" Tilda narrowed her eyes, looked at Peter carefully for a while, and asked, "What is your wish? Think carefully before you make it. This medicine can only be used once by each person, so you must think carefully."

Tilda said and glanced at Raj, "His wish was to be able to talk to women normally. I still have that note, but I think what he really wants is to let All women are hopelessly in love with him, right?"

Raj nodded frequently, but soon began to shake his head again, "That wish must be very expensive. Just the wish to speak normally is already going bankrupt. Up to now, I can only hire cleaners twice a week, and my house is almost bankrupt." It’s become a doghouse.”

Peter's heart skipped a beat.He already knew that this Indian's family was super rich, and thinking about his pitiful savings...

"Uh, how much does this medicine cost?" he asked a little guiltily.

"Divide it into people." Tilda said, "Different people have different wishes, and the prices are different. Why don't you tell me first, what do you want?"

Peter thought for a moment.

He had thought about whether this medicine could make Belle fall in love with him directly and hopelessly, but this idea was quickly rejected.Let’s not mention the price. This medicine might be illegal.

Moreover, what he obtained through external force was not the love in his mind.He still hopes to impress the other person with his own feelings.

"I want to grow taller, preferably ten centimeters taller." He said, his voice trembling slightly.

He thought this was a very stupid request, and most people would laugh at him mercilessly.

But Tilda's attitude was very professional, and she kept smiling, like a grocer listening to a customer asking for a bottle of Coke.

"Don't have any worries, Peter," Tilda said gently, "I have received hundreds of guests, and there is really nothing to be ashamed of just growing ten centimeters in height."

She put her hand on Peter's head, closed her eyes tightly, made a constipated expression, and made a strange buzzing sound in her mouth, as if she was casting some strange spell.

This strange ritual lasted for almost 10 minutes. Raj felt extremely bored and had already started playing with his mobile phone.But Peter could only wait. His mind was spinning very fast. He used these 10 minutes to play a game of flying chess with himself in his mind.

"Okay, I already know everything." Tilda put down her hand, let out a long breath, and said: "I didn't expect that you look ordinary, but you are unexpectedly talented."

Peter stared at Tilda blankly, thinking silently, "She looks ordinary..." He always felt that he looked pretty good.

Raj also put down his cell phone. He heard Tilda say that Peter was "gifted." He couldn't help but remember that he was evaluated at that time as "innately deficient. If you want to realize your wish, you have to pay a considerable price (a lot of money)" ".

He asked before Peter could: "What does it mean to be gifted? Can he grow taller easily?"

"That's it." Tilda said with a smile, walked behind the counter, took out a syringe filled with an unknown red liquid from a safe, and handed it to Peter. "I think this thing seems to be similar to You are destined."

Peter finally paid $[-] for this "miracle medicine" of unknown origin.

His flesh ached, he was a real poor man after all.

"You're already doing very well," Raj said, half comforting and half complaining, "It's only seven hundred, which is less than a fraction of what I paid."

"So expensive!" Peter shouted loudly, "Raj, you are too rich. If it were me, I would probably have to be a bachelor for the rest of my life. It's too expensive to spend so much money just to be able to talk to women." ”

"So I said, you are very lucky." Raj said, "Leonard also asked about growing taller. The price Tilda told him at that time was an astronomical figure."

"Does this medicine really work?" Peter was doubtful. It was too mysterious that one injection could make him ten centimeters taller.

"Of course," Raj vowed, "but I don't understand why Tilda hides such a good thing like this. She also has a strange theory, saying that the power of God protects her shop. So only people approved by God can see the store there, and she, as a messenger of God, will only sell medicine to people approved by God. Without this rule, she would have been as rich as the country."

Unlike the naive Raj, the well-informed Peter has no idea that anyone can make a lot of money from this kind of thing.

"It's more likely that he was targeted by various strange forces before he could make a lot of money." He thought to himself.