"Tsk, tsk." Roland gave Bronze Tiger a meaningful look. "Stay safe."
"No need to remind me." Bronze Tiger rolled his eyes. "Didn't you say the Church needed tidying up? Why aren't you back there?"
Roland shrugged. "Are you that eager to get rid of me?"
"I'm thinking about how busy you are."
"Fine." Roland opened a Portal. "If you come back tonight, remember the password is 'chicken ribs.' Don't let the night watch beat you up."
"Is that necessary? Little Floyd knows me." Bronze Tiger pursed his lips.
"Knowing you is one thing. Seeing you is another."
Bronze Tiger rolled his eyes. By now, he was immune to the way Roland talked. "Goodbye."
"I'm off. Sleep well tonight." Roland stepped through the Portal and returned to the Church.
"So, was the girl I told you about pretty?" Alena asked curiously.
"I don't know. It was too dark outside to see her face," Roland said. "She had nice white teeth, though."
"You really are awful."
Meanwhile, Bronze Tiger and Mary hit it off more and more. Her father, Richard Kivie, looked increasingly worried and couldn't help sighing.
"Dad, do you know what this means to me?" Mary tugged at her necklace.
"The mask and cape?" Richard Kivie lowered his eyes.
"I've always felt like something was missing from my life, but this necklace could change everything," Mary said. "I know it might sound crazy, but what if the most amazing thing it can do is lead me to some answers?"
"I know a thing or two about that," Bronze Tiger said. "Finding your true self."
"Come to think of it, I still don't know where your powers came from."
"What powers?" Bronze Tiger asked. "I'm not a Metahuman."
"How is that possible? You can dodge bullets and break a dagger with