“I don’t even have a last name and I think it’s kinda dumb to use it as your secret identity thing! ‘Cause then it’s not a secret, then everyone would know exactly who you are. Magik sounds cooler, too.” He responded with a little nod of agreement. He’d been learning more about stuff like that and it seemed like it defeated the purpose to use your actual name.

It was hard for the boy to not feel a rather large boost of confidence at that, he impressed her with being clever? Really? That was kind of a big deal, considering Mono was pretty sure she was one of the most powerful and clever people he’d met here so far. Especially compared to some other adults, she always seemed to just… Get the things he said or mentioned dealing with better than other adults did. Probably because of her childhood, which was sad… “Yeah? I just thought it was a neat idea, but thanks! Do you think you’ll try it while you’re here?”