“Isn’t that kinda nice, though? That he’s got a special name just for you?” Even if she wasn’t as young compared to her brother as he treated her, it sounded like the nickname was a something special that was just for her. Maybe that was normal for family?? Mono wasn’t really sure himself, but it sounded kind of like that might be how it was. Especially when he spotted a small, awkward smile on his friend’s face. “Oh! Like how the winter is here, but more. I bet that was fun. It was cold, but I liked getting to make stuff in the snow.” Even after she’d tricked him with that snowman, it was still a good memory and a nice experience in ‘fun’ that he seemed to always be so far behind his peers in this world in figuring out. Even the beach had been kind of confusing for the boy.

“Yeah, but you’re really smart. I bet you’ll figure it out easy!” Mono responded with a rather confident tone. He really did have a lot of faith in Illyana and her abilities…