Steady Everyday Life

The next day, major New York media outlets began scrambling to report on Namor's attack the previous day. Many people dug up information on the young prince of the deep sea for analysis, while the media speculated over why Namor had marched on the city, why the Pentagon had not reacted, and what exactly the Avengers and Fantastic Four had said to make him leave just like that.

The Avengers' official statement was that Namor had merely come to protest humanity's excessive exploitation of the oceans, but no one seemed to believe it.

"Actually, I already exaggerated things quite a bit to make them think Namor really had something to do."

As he spoke, Tony tossed beanbags at a target mounted on one of Avengers Tower's pillars. "If they found out the ruler of the ocean was a lunatic, the whole world would panic."

"Namor does have a mental illness, actually."

Hank looked over the report sent by the Fantastic Four, then raised his head at the Avengers staring at him. "What, none of you read the data the Fantastic Four sent over? Since Namor is a human-Atlantean hybrid, living in either the deep sea or on land for extended periods causes an oxygen imbalance and some negative effects. He tends toward bipolar emotional expression."

Hank looked at the medical examination the Fantastic Four had conducted on Namor, then further explained as the Avengers continued to stare at him. "You know bipolar disorder, right? It's... depression and mania taking turns. Namor hasn't reached the level of a disorder yet, but he has bipolar tendencies. Also... based on the Fantastic Four's interactions with him during his amnesiac period, they felt it resembled PTSD from the battlefield..."

"He fought alongside us in WWII, to protect his ocean..."

Captain sighed helplessly. After hearing