"Hell yeah, I'd believe it," he replies. It's not like the superheroes from his own world haven't ended up something like celebrities. Some more than others. But he leaves off the joking when she turns serious.

Televized mercenary does sound a hell of a lot worse than celebrity superheroine, but it's pretty obvious she knows that.

"I learned a while back not to be surprised at what works to untwist people." Sam's being honest, there, he's even known guys who went back into things way before they were ready and somehow ended up less twisted than ever. "Can I ask what it is about here, that worked for you?"