The portal closes behind them and she shrugs, a grin present on her face. Leaning against the guardrails, she peers out at the vibrant city. It’s sure . . . something.
“ Mmmm, “ she hums, “ just copied you and Wong, wasn’t —— too hard. This time, at least. “
and he feels something as he watches the portal open and her feature as stepped through the portal … he feels .. pride .
‘ that was really good , kid . ‘ he beams . she’s getting better , pretty soon , she’ll be good .
( Shaking her head again, but slower this time. )
Nope —— are they, like, a boy-band?
( Popping the “P”. She has a feeling they are definitely not a Boy-band. )
What’s a– ?!
[ His brows seem to furrow at that.
Even the most ignorant of his world know of mutants and their abilities. ]
A mutant. Those possessing the x-gene.
The X-Men ? That doesn’t ring a bell at all ?!
Once again; no offense, your daughter did try to kill me. I’m not too eager to find out if her family shares the same views.
( Tilting her head to the side, nose scrunched up. )
What’s a mutant?
Oh come now.
I haven’t threatened you, now have I ?
You don’t care to indulge an old man why his daughter is fighting with… are you a mutant ?
[ The man tilted his head slightly, now awaiting a more pressing answer. ]
Once again,
Should it be that easy to reach her, I would have done so anyway.
Let’s just say… sometimes technology doesn’t tend to work as well around me. You do know what they say about never holding a magnet to close to your phone.
I’ll find her eventually.
So, call her. I refuse to believe that somebody in this world doesn’t carry some form of technology capable of reaching another person.
( she’s pushing her limits, yes —— treading the line to see where it ends. )
Temper, Temper:
Do you see me with Wanda now ?
If I had the choice between asking my family and some random teenager on the street, I do believe its obvious which I would choose if given the chance.
Well, he thought wrong .ᐟ
Top of the —— oh, that gives her an idea. It only takes her six tries this time to open a portal, stepping out onto the top of a staple skyscraper in the city.
Shrugging back at him —— top of the Empire State Building was always on her bucket list .ᐟ
especially if it’s him ?
he always thought she preferred wong .
well , he could always get her some more clothes — conjure them up or something … or , they could go to the top of the statue of liberty .
She’s your daughter, maybe you should be asking her .ᐟ
( blurting it out in a small moment of frustration —— then tensing. sheeeeee did not mean to say that. )
A bunch of times ?
Seems to me like there’s more to the story.
[ She had spunk— He’ll give her that.
Reminds him an awful lot of a few others he knows. ]
Nothing .ᐟ
( Well, isn’t that such a quick answer ? Eyes darting anywhere but to meet his . )
Was just —— in the wrong places at a bunch of wrong times, haha .ᐟ
Company would be appreciated, always .ᐟ Especially if it’s him.
But —— hmm, maybe not Mount Everest. That’s a lot of snow for someone who only owns a denim jacket. Maybe somewhere more . . . local .ᐟ
theoretically , yes .
just — please be careful , alright .
perhaps , if she’d enjoy some company … he could go . he’s never been to mount everest before .
Your daughter tried to murder me on ——— more than one occasion, y’know.
( Adjusting her pins back into place with what could almost be called a pout. )
At least 6 different times in the span of probably seventy-two hours. Give - or - take.
( Well , forgive her then. The last few people she met who knew of Wanda weren’t exactly the kindest of the bunch.
Nonetheless —— she does, indeed, slow down. )
Wha —— hey .ᐟ
—— Oh .ᐟ
( after a long moment of silence, America does one of the many things that she does best ;
she turns tail and promptly 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘀 in the other direction. )
Wow, not even a “how’s the weather”? No small talk for you, huh?
( a shrug. )
Saved me from this witch lady who was trying to kill me —— might still be, but I don’t think so anymore. I think. Maybe. She seemed like she wasn’t but who knows.