He laughs at the Russian and answers back in the language. It's nice talking in a language he doesn't have to think quite so hard in. "She doesn't appreciate the joke? No father can be expected to avoid making one at the expense of his children. It's a rite of passage."

Mantis claps his hands together. "Good! The more she fights back, the less you have to worry about her as she gets older."

"It makes you feel better watching people be themselves." He lifts his arms over his head to stretch in his seat. "I learned to embrace who and what I am because of Nyoka."