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<span class="mu-r">“I’m young, because…I was bitten by a radioactive…child?”</span>
It came out as more of a question than a statement, and you couldn't help but shrug at the end there.
Mantis’ mouth formed an expressive “oh” as she nodded to herself. And Joy, unable to grasp that you were messing around, had a similarly shocked expression.
<span class="mu-g">“Did it hurt?”</span> Mantis asked.
Joy looked concerned as well.
<span class="mu-r">“You mean when I fell from heaven?”</span> you shot back.
<span class="mu-g">“You fell from one realm to another and you're still in one piece?”</span> Mantis said, not at all picking up on the joke. <span class="mu-g">“Wait, does that mean you know Angela? How's she doing?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“She doesn't know that one either, huh?”</span> Abe said, shaking his head as if he were looking at something truly pitiful.
<span class="mu-r">“I do know an ‘Angela’, but something tells me that we're thinking of two entirely different people.”</span> you said, plowing straight through this conversational roadblock. <span class="mu-r">“You must be Mantis. I'm the Huntsman. We briefly met during Doctor Doom’s attack. I was the guy riding past you in the cyber car.”</span>
Mantis’ eyes <span class="mu-i">literally</span> brightened as realization dawned on her.
<span class="mu-g">“Oh, yeah! That <span class="mu-i">was</span> you, wasn't it? You were wearing different clothes back then.”</span> she said, her antennae twitching ever so slightly. <span class="mu-g">“If it wasn't for your aura, this one might not have recognized you.”</span>
Chef Ameyama seemed to be struggling to simultaneously juggle her cooking duties and keep up with this conversation, all at the same time.
<span class="mu-r">“Oh, you know me. I try to keep a consistent aura as often as possible.”</span> you replied in a casual tone. <span class="mu-r">“Are you hungry? This lady here makes a mean torta. First one's on the house.”</span>
Mantis gasped and looked between you and Anna, as if to confirm your claim. Anna gave her a nod and a friendly smile. Mantis smiled back and placed a hand over her heart.
<span class="mu-g">“Thank you! You’re just as nice as you usually are. Oh, wait. That’s the other one.”</span> she corrected. <span class="mu-g">“But you’re still very nice!”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“It’s no problem. Have you met my evil twin?”</span> you said, gesturing to Abe.
The snappy response from your clone never came. When you turned to look at him, you saw that his attention was firmly fixed on Mantis. He seemed to be concentrating on something. The strange green woman just smiled and twitched her antennae in his direction.
<span class="mu-g">“Wow. Your auras are so similar. It’s uncanny.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“That’s not exactly my preferred adjective, but…sorry, can I ask you a weird question?”</span> Abe said.
<span class="mu-g">“We don’t know. <span class="mu-i">Can</span> you?”</span> Mantis replied, looking unbelievably smug as she giggled to herself.
<span class="mu-r">“At least she knows <span class="mu-i">that</span> one.”</span> you muttered.
<span class="mu-s">“Abe taught me that one, too.”</span> Joy whispered, looking a bit smug herself.
<span class="mu-g">“Sorry, we couldn’t help it. You fall for that one in most iterations.”</span>
