"
"Correction; I put a hell of a lot of faith in you."
"You know what I mean, Ed. What if I hadn't lived up to your expectations?"
"Well, I'd have been somewhat disappointed, of course..."
"I'm not joking, dammit!"
Shrugging, Cade began walking again as he said, "Okay, you weren't joking.
Next subject."
Taking two strides to catch up, Mandy snapped, "What?"
"Next subject. Next topic of discussion. The last one wasn't entertaining
us, so let's talk about something else."
"No! I want to know how you could just presume that I'd..."
Interrupting her, Cade said, "I just did, and it's history, so let's drop
it. As far as I'm concerned, you can probably do anything I can imagine;
anything I ever saw in a comic book. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me at all to
find out that the comics about superhumans began after someone found out about
you or someone like you back in the thirties."
Mandi's gaze narrowed tightly as she asked, "You really think I'm that old?"
Looking her over, Cade said, "Could be. I think you'll probably look just as
delicious another sixty years down the road.
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