"Hey, I never asked for being overpowered, ya know!" Not that Renee's going to deny it, not for a minute. She knows damn well that she did not get the shitty end of the stick when it came to mutant powers. Even if she almost wished she did.

"Yeah, I don't need anyone to save me. I can save myself, right?" She nodded. "Thanks, Pete. You better not get in trouble out there, though, you know? Go easy. Or hey, get a makeshift bat and go get 'em, slugger!"

But she was grinning at that. And secretly hoping that his Parkerluck eased off a little, this time 'round. Even if it probably wouldn't.