"Aww, you care."

He punches Michael.

"...And you're trying to hide it!"

"Shut up!"

"You are community minded and have healthy ideas about friendship."

Another punch!

Nanannanana Batman!

He eeps when she lunges at him and wrestles.

All in all, a rather pleasant day. The mutations are fading by the time they clamber back onto the beach.

And Charles is grinning like a madman. He even picked up a bit of their language.

"You know, you're alright."

"You're nice."

"I'm not nice I'm a villain."

"You were cloned from a villain, but you are nice."

"Meh."

"Batman likes you."

"She's fun! I liked having fins."

"What's this about fins?" Zaneta asks.

"Hi Zaneta. Batman gave me fins."

"He can speak mer now!"

"Can you now?"

He chitters a badly-accented "Hi! My name is Charles!"

Zaneta looks at Michael. "Are those words?"

"Hi, my name is Bitey Land Boy!"

Zaneta laughs.

"Oh, that's what it means."