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er question: shock, denial, deflection, even old-fash

tare at her; and the expression on his face was neutral, like he hadn'

e able to read. One moment he was friendly, the next he was fierce; one moment open and ready to share, the n

f them was existentially who he was and that made her ver

ons, Miss Months," he said like the technicality was what

e returned evenly; at least, as evenly

expression just as neutral as before. "Alright," he

cause it was wrinkled though- Megan suspected it was more an

Assessment and Response's paramilitary division. We're an autonomous unit that monitors the activities of the worl

o include three superpowered te

t the way her mind worked. "We call them Ho

ran through the glass and his palm. "Clearance approved," the AI announced and a se

That was the ti

on on Jay, Adolf and Kei: their physiological stats, power description and

ve really dug deep into the t

r superpowers from the folder, she realised that none of it gave her an ins

smaller folder from behind his desk just as she looked over the last document i

eed to say that, but then she opened t

s right, depicted procedures that shouldn't have been possible in today's world; and a lot of them not even

he said, looking up at Dennis whose ex

eport but basically, what was achieved was genetic manipulation focusing on prote

ing straight out of a mad scientist's lab; and she considered i

eer for this?" she f

eepened. "Miss Months," he explained, "those kids themselves are pa

er the world; the cells separated into categories based on various physiological and medical factors observed

passed the folders quickly back to Dennis like

he service they rendered to the world," he r

ld them it was for reproductive research and they were fine with it. They signed a non-disclosure agreemen

of any of the donors was mentioned, or any fact about them

ing herself to believe that s

d whose operatives were capable of crossing any boundary to see its objective achieved; and even if that objective w

hough, her mind reminded her. "How muc

e he had been expecting to ask the question

ost sci-fi procedures, and that their parents don't know of their existence, but not because they don't care but because we arra

le, Megan said to her

couldn't deny was that she saw the kids looking happy to be in Olympu

reciate the tour and the eventual honesty, but obviously, whatever job you're offering isn't suited f

f those other bigwigs, Miss Months," he said just as she put her

serious look on Dennis's face even as he was still seated just like he

Supermen," he repeated casually l

and then she burst i

Maybe the part I'm being offered a job to be in charge of a bunch of superpowered kid

it tickled her mind and she just le

'm a psychologist, not Professor X. I don't have any su

you do have what it takes

ownright honest- "Megan, you know people like no other person does," he said. "You know what they're thinking and how they're going to behave i

ole situation that just didn't seem to want to let up causing her to pra

replied, his tone calm an

ness. Whatever the case might turn out to be later, he really wanted her f

hy was Arthur Dean. She didn't need superpowers to tell her that if she left Olympus with the offer

lly said after a while, sighi