Tommy’s well acquainted with that first Look Cissie flashes his way, but the frequency he ends up seeing it clearly does nothing to dissuade him from dropping cheesy comments. There’s always a chance some pretty girl will actually find him charming, but he won’t know if he doesn’t try, right?

And the admission of doing hero work seems to have piqued Cissie’s interest, so tally one point for Tommy in that column. His face lights up; this is one of his all-time favorite topics for discussion.

“Well, I’m a mutant, and back home, I’ve got super-speed. That’s actually the name I use - Speed. I was part of a team of teen superheroes called the Young Avengers. We were pretty awesome, saved the world a few times, no big deal.”