"Two young mutants from my world," he responds with a quick upturn of his mouth, "Or actually, the world where Charles Xavier is far too old, has absolutely no hair, and uses a wheelchair."

It's the first time he's mentioned the last word out loud, but as long as he keeps thinking of how far the two universes are he won't panic about it too much. "Though I am rather jealous of his car collection."

He flashes Ned a grin and then finally takes a bite of his pie. "Oh, this is good."