Anthony returns her steady gaze and continues cooly, "Upon further investigation, I discovered that their public dispute was a cover to hide the fact that they were working together. 'On what?' you may be thinking. They created a program called the Alpha initiative, the main goal of which was to 'find' young US citizens with special abilities and train them to become super black operation soldiers, of sorts. Sort of like the brain washing regiment Bucky Barnes endured to become the Winter Soldier." He uses air quotes while speaking the word find. "Now, unless I'm mistaken, and I rarely am, you disappeared for a while, a few years back. Soon after your powers began emerging, correct? So tell me, Ms. Rayne. Do you think it's a coincidence that the relative of a woman that was creating a secret metahuman army, just happened to disappear after her own super powers began to manifest?"
John laughs, "That's because you're not male, Shorty. Do I have permission to go? I need to take a shower before I head up to get some breakfast."