[ That seems to somewhat settle the question if he was with them. He looks a little guilty for using his powers on him, but at least it worked this time and there's no angry mob chasing after them. Which has happened not terribly long ago.

Even after all this time, it's weird that mutant abilities aren't instantly recognizable. Half the time people assume he's using magic and most of the magic users take offense to the word. ]

I'm Marcos. [ He's representing for all mutants here, so he does his best to make up for before. And for the sake of honesty: ] It's okay, I'm a mutant. I'm like you, just a little different genetically.

— Sorry, by the way. I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't want to see that get out of control.