He gave a short chuckle, thinking about how Starla wasn't too far off about Clarice. Government project? No. She was just a super powered vigilante mutant from another world. With spikey things.

"I think you'd actually like her if you met her. She's independent, like you've always been."

He gave her a smile and took another bite of his brownie.

Chocolate and vanilla turned to ash on his tongue when she made her announcement, and it took him a few tries to swallow it down and get his tongue working.

"You're not comin' back? Wh-- what do you mean?"