Chapter 1193: The Goddess Needed Surgery
If you asked what the safest place in Hell's Kitchen was, the Peace Hotel was the obvious choice. After all, just about anyone sitting at the bar might be able to stick a straw into someone's throat.
But if you asked what the most caring place in Hell's Kitchen was, it had to be the kindergarten.
It brought together most of Hell's Kitchen's preschool-age children, and Potts Hale's incredible ability ensured that the teachers and nannies were stopped whenever they felt any malice.
It used to be the strictest place around. Any teachers who "caused trouble" were fired without mercy.
But after Alvin once came to inspect the place and showed up with a serious case of body odor, the rules changed.
With hundreds of Hell's Kitchen preschoolers to deal with, the occasional malicious impulse could be forgiven. As long as you hadn't actually strangled a child, you could go home, take some medicine, rest for two days, and then come back to work.
It was like sick leave—and it was paid!
After all, those teachers had already been punished. Potts Hale's power could make every living thing go out of its way to avoid you. It was hard to describe what that felt like.
Just as people with body odor couldn't smell it themselves, Alvin had once spent an entire day alone in the restaurant, reeking of body odor. When he finally figured out what was going on, he grabbed Potts Hale and gave her a thorough beating.
That was what led to Potts Hale's astonishing performance at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters Triskelion!
Word was that Hydra agents still in prison were trying to appeal, arguing that Potts Hale's way of telling friend from foe was far too careless. Did having body odor mean