“It’s fine, seriously. I’ve seen crazier things, believe it or not,” Jane said, and chuckled. “But that’s… wow. That’s really something.” It was almost hard to believe that people like Jane or Layla or Charles existed; people with powers that were just natural to them. She was used to Thor, but he wasn’t from his realm, and Bruce, but his had been artificial.
“Have you met Layla Ford?” she asked. “She’s a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. She’s an empath, too. I don’t know how well-known that is, but she doesn’t usually hesitate to tell anyone.” She shrugged, taking another bite from her doughnut. “You guys would probably get along.”
They’d at least have something in common, right?
“So, how’d you decide on New York City to be your place of residence?”
“Winter asked me to. I was already looking for somewhere else to go, really.” She’d known there were others; how do you not know something like that? The whole world had heard of Charles Xavier and his X-Men. “I haven’t actually met any other empaths yet. But NYC seems to be a hotspot for superheroes anyway. Winter did all the work, really.”
Jane nodded, finishing off the doughnuts she was working on and washing it down with coffee. “I’m glad you’re here. It’s nice seeing another person from when I was younger,” she said, and smiled. Really, Summer was the only person Jane had seen from when she was growing up since high school.
“So you’re a web designer now?” She picked up another doughnut, this one jelly-filled. “Have you designed any websites I would’ve seen?” She grinned.
“I kind of doubt it. My big project is a martial arts tournament site, but I do a lot of little consulting projects for people I know. That’s why I’m hoping to meet Tony, actually. If I can get him to let me get my hands on his site … oooh.” Summer flexed her fingers, pretending she was gripping the site, or maybe Tony.
She grinned at Jane. “Or, you know, I can just get my hands on him. I know, I know, he’s an asshole. I know from assholes, though.” Pointing at Jane, she added, “You are lucky, to have someone who cares about you first and himself second. Anyway, it’s not that I’m hard up for money, but getting my name associated with Stark Industries would be a huge boost in a new area.”