“I know you aren’t, darling. I guess I’ll be spending a lot of time out on the party deck then. Boris loves me. You can come watch me swim and protect me from him.”“Boris loves everyone. It’s how he schemes. He—” A jaw-cracking yawn broke up his words. “He gets you to fall for the cute, innocent, Bambi-eyed otter trick, and then he turns into a honey badger.”
“Honey badgers do not concern me,” she said loftily. “Besides, you’re Iron Man, you can save me from scheming otters.” She jerked the phone away from her mouth to snap, “Kronos, leave your sister alone!”