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<span class="mu-r">“Good. Let’s go meet her.”</span> you suggested. <span class="mu-r">“Callisto, I mean.”</span>
Joy's face brightened at that proposition.
<span class="mu-g">“I guess there's less of a chance of her stabbing me in broad daylight.”</span> Gwen reasoned.
You weren't quite sure about that, but then again, you haven't spent a whole lot of time with Callisto aboveground, so anything was possible.
<span class="mu-b">“She won't if she doesn't want to spend the night in a cell.”</span> George put in.
Gwen gave her dad a flat look.
<span class="mu-g">“Seriously? Only a night? You do remember that in your only daughter, right dad?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Well, I'd imagine that anyone who comes at you with a knife isn’t going to walk away with only a few bruises. They’d be lucky if you didn’t just snap them like a twig.”</span> George said, an amused grin on his face.
Gwen opened her mouth to speak, closed it, and then gave him a slightly frustrated scowl.
<span class="mu-g">“I mean…you’re probably not wrong, but knives are still scary. My desire to avoid getting stabbed isn’t any different from that of the average person.”</span>
<span class="mu-s">“Callisto won’t stab you.”</span> Joy said with absolute confidence.
Everyone turned to look at her.
<span class="mu-s">“If I tell her that you’re my friends, then she’ll leave you alone.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“We’re not just friends, Joy. We’re family.”</span> George offered.
<span class="mu-g">“Why not both? Family members can be friends, too.”</span> Gwen added.
<span class="mu-r">“So long as you agree to keep the Morlocks’ secret, then there shouldn’t be any problems.”</span> you said.
<span class="mu-g">“The sewer thing, right?”</span> Gwen asked. <span class="mu-g">“Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone. I’m not even sure if they’d want to go down there looking, even if they did know.”</span>
George didn’t look at all surprised by the revelation, which told you that Joy went over that part with him already.
<span class="mu-b">“I still can’t believe that there are people actually living down there. Mutant or not, no one should live like that.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“My thoughts exactly.”</span> you said. <span class="mu-r">“Which is why I helped them make a couple of renovations.”</span>
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After you finished telling the Stacys about all the upgrades you made to the Alley, Joy suddenly leapt into the air and started swinging towards the direction she was leading you in.
<span class="mu-r">“Hold up, Joy!”</span> you shouted, swinging after her, connecting your weblines from tree to tree.
You had a feeling as to why she’d gotten so excited, and your suspicions were confirmed when you caught a glimpse of the sewer queen herself.
She was wearing a dark sleeveless jean jacket that was fraying at the edges, with a slightly ratty orange shirt underneath. Her denim jeans were torn in several places, some of them even looked to have been created on purpose.
From her current sitting position, she turned her head slightly to regard you and Joy. She didn’t look very surprised to see either of you, but her one good eye narrowed in suspicion upon noticing the Stacys.
<span class="mu-s">“Callisto!”</span>
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