[Scott didn't think the line had been that bad, and hadn't seen it coming. As always Hope punches with the approximate force of a swinging hammer and after her fist connects with his face he blinks, stunned for a few moments.
He's no less dazed when she hugs him but his reaction is immediate: he wraps his arms around her and squeezes her in the biggest bear hug his lean frame can provide. She's shaking, and that scares him a little. He's never seen Hope shake before, not even when Cross trapped him and shot Hank.]
Come on. [He zeroes in on the most secluded spot he can find, away from listening ears. The carpenter ant follows dutifully after them.]
What's going on, Hope?
["What's going on". As if they're still in Hank's basement, not in some fantastical city somewhere that is definitely not earth.]
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He's no less dazed when she hugs him but his reaction is immediate: he wraps his arms around her and squeezes her in the biggest bear hug his lean frame can provide. She's shaking, and that scares him a little. He's never seen Hope shake before, not even when Cross trapped him and shot Hank.]
Come on. [He zeroes in on the most secluded spot he can find, away from listening ears. The carpenter ant follows dutifully after them.]
What's going on, Hope?
["What's going on". As if they're still in Hank's basement, not in some fantastical city somewhere that is definitely not earth.]