"She? — not the point. Asher, Lev got kidnapped again last night, I grabbed him and we were back within two hours but this is getting out of hand, can he have a tracker or something. This was his idea." 

"Oh, yeah, sure," Asher says. He, unlike Lev, is not wearing a shirt. "Is it urgent, I was kind of enjoying talking to alternate-universe Lev. His universe is apparently full of fundie nutcases."

"Not especially. Can I hang out with you two?" 

"Yeah, sure. When-- we should name the Levs-- when Xenolev isn't busy you should ask him why Cascadilev is here so we can send him back to his two spouses and assorted adorable children." 

"...you know, given the timing I bet I can answer that. Did everything flash bright green?" 

"Yep."

"It's Doc Ock's fault. Also, she knows what Lev's powers are." 

"Great. Now everyone knows."

"What are Xenolev's powers? And why is he particularly xeno?"

"Other Lev is a mutant, which gives him the power to intuit the implications of datasets, which is the most stupidly OP thing ever. He's xeno because his orientation is 'mutants or aliens or monsters or science heroes.'" 

"I want that power. Why can't I have that power."

"I'm going to go make that tracker. See you in a bit."

"Love you," he says to Asher, and "Something something the X gene?" to Lev. 

"I thought I had the best job in the world and then it turned out there was a better job which is whatever job Xenolev is working with that power."

"He does social science and other predictions for Stark Industries. What's your job?" 

"I predict the outcomes of various policies for the Cascadian government. --I'm tied for second best in Cascadia. Fucking Aaron Way."

"I don't know him." 

"This universe has three good traits."

Lev fifteen years older looks deeply weird but he smiles the same. It's good. "What are they?" 

"No Gileadites, no fertility crisis, and no Aaron fucking Way."

"....you're cute. Also what is a Gileadite." 

"It is really, really nice to hear you say that. --Sexist homophobic fundie Christians who turned the US into an authoritarian theocracy. You grew up Gileadite."

"Poor other me, that sounds horrible. In this universe I'm not Christian even a little." 

"Well, Lily isn't an anything now, thank God."

"I'm glad for —her?"