"It's so versatile."

"It's way more versatile than we let on, really. But most powers are, it's part of the cape game, never showing your hand to everyone, always pretending you can do less than you really can..."

"Wow, more versatile than that? How?"

"I don't actually know of an upper limit to what I can make, it's mostly about... figuring out how to make it work?"

"That's amazing. It's hard to imagine how unsupportive of your talents they're being even if they can't appreciate you as a person as much as they should."

"Yeah, I don't know, I think they kinda take it for granted or something... And this stupid group of serial killers with the trump is killing my mojo."

"Oh no." Pet pet.

"Yeah." He shakes his head and snuggles up some more.

Snuggle snuggle.

"Anyway, let's not talk about cape stuff, I came here to escape that. You said you were in a tour group?"

"Sure. Lot of 'George Washington once slept here' type stuff."

"...that sounds a bit tedious."

"A little. I would have ditched them for you if you'd called any earlier."

Aw. Awwwwww. He's still a little bit in love. Darnit. "I called practically as soon as the meeting with the Director was over. Walked alone for a couple of minutes to cool off, but yeah."

A little bit? "I'm really glad I was still in town to be here for you."

A lottle bit...? Um... "Yeah, I'm glad you were here, too. Surely you're getting tired of this city by now, though...?" Please say no.

"Oh, no, I like it here."

Yay! Mixed with surprise. Surpryay? Surpray? Yayprise? "Really?"

"Sure. There's just something about it, you know?" Does she look wistful? She totally looks wistful.

No she does not he's just wishful thinking I mean sure she liked him too when they met but it's been a while and what are the odds she's also still nursing a crush on him? Zero. Zero is the correct answer shut up.

Sadde could stand to have a little more confidence in his ability to read people.

...he could.

"Something like, uh, what?" he dares ask.

"Oh - you know -"

"is it me"

"Yeah."