Random Back Issues #113 - Spider-Man 2099 #22

As long as he can still make the smug, in joke innuendos. Otherwise, that's 30% of Peter David's dialogue off-limits.

Miguel O'Hara starts the issue in cyberspace with his brother, Gabriel. He had to go in after Gabriel's mind got stuck due to an attack by some other cyberhead called Discord who intended to destroy the 2099 equivalent of the Internet to prepare the world for the apocalyptic end his models predicted would occur in 2112. 

That's all been dealt with. What hasn't is the fact Gabri knows Miguel's Spider-Man. And apparently he's known almost from the start. He assures his older brother he won't tell anyone, because that would ruin the fun. The fun of knowing how much shit gets dumped in his big brother's life for being Spider-Man.

They return to their bodies in Gabri's apartment, where their mother and Miggy's girlfriend Dana are waiting. Miguel assures his mother that Gabri won't get addicted like before. In exchange, Miguel wants his little brother's help repairing Lyla, the holographic agent in his own apartment. She went into a jealous, murderous rage when Discord started his attack, but Miguel may have caused the real problem when he told Lyla to try and think or understand feelings several issues earlier. Because Miguel's a self-centered prick who runs his yap a lot. Given his ego and intellect, Miguel might be more Iron Man of 2099 than Spider-Man.

Anyway, Gabri's pretty sure he can't fix Lyla, and he doesn't understand why Miguel's so intent on it, but suggests contacting an expert in AI. And Miguel happens to know one. His ex-girlfriend, Xina. Good luck with that.

In subplot developments, Kasey Nash is captured by agents of Stark-Fujikawa, because their boss feels he owes Spider-Man a debt for saving his life two issues earlier. Which is awkward considering they've sent assassins to kill Spider-Man more than once so far. But Kasey seems to have a connection with him, so they're hoping she'll help them out. Or she can disappear forever. When you put it that way. . .

And in the back-up story of Miguel's time in a private school, Xina saves him after someone tried to drown him in the school pool. Miguel lies to the teachers about having a cramp, but admits to Xina someone held his head under. It's probably Kron Stone, son of Tyler Stone, CEO of Alchemax and Miguel's future dickweed boss (among other things), but Miguel's got no proof and declines to press the issue against the big psychopath on campus.

{10th longbox, 109th comic, Spider-Man 2099 #22, "Did You Just Say", by Peter David (writer), Rick Leonardi (penciler), Al Williamson (inker), Steve Buccellato (colorist), Ken Lopez (letterer); "Dead Boy's Float", by Peter David (writer), Chris Batista (penciler), Don Hudson (inker), Steve Buccellato (colorist), Ken Lopez (letterer)}