Elite Comic Universe PBP

Galatea walked around the STEM center in search for one of the place that brought her good memories of the time she had here.

''Markus? Hana?'' she called out, entering the lab

Babble was there eating a bowl of cereal as he reviewed something on display. He waved to Galatea as he swallowed the spoonful already in his mouth. "Hey!"

She greeted Babble back with a wave ''Good morning Arturo, how are you doing?''

"Alright. Just checking on something for Markus." He explained. "How are you?"

Markus was not present at first but walked into the room carrying a drink and a burger, he seemed surprised to see Galatea and said, “Hey, what’s going on?”

"Good enough, all things considered. I am doing the best I can do for the people despite the hand I was dealt with. You?"

She turns to Markus when he entered

"Hello Markus, just passed by to say hi to you and Hana. How have you been doing?" The blacklisting crossed her mind "I am not going to give you trouble being here, am I?"

"You're probably safer with Markus than with me." He shrugged. "But, neither of us can discuss our work with you, as you know."

"It is really good to see you." he added.

Markus chuckled and said, "I am good, and yeah Arturo has the gist of it, how have you been?"

''The UNJE's ire got to you to huh?'' she asked Babble without really needing an answer

''Decent enough.'' she replied, turning back to Markus ''I'll be going back to Brazil shortly after the reunion show. The powers that be might want to sideline me but you don't put baby in the corner'' she smirked while quoting the iconic line from Dirty Dancing

''If Hana or yourself are in need of a change in scenery, feel free to give me a call.''

"The people who shadow me don't carry television cameras anymore." he responded. "But, I'm still allowed to do my work and find new ways to help people."

"I'm a nobody so all of that is above my paygrade," he joked. "It's not so bad, we got access to cool toys, right Arturo?"

To Galatea he added, "I am sure we can come visit when we get some time, but you seem pretty busy."

"Some of the best toys." he agreed. "Tell us what you've been doing Galatea."

She made an apologetic smile

''I keep myself occupied, more so when I am stressed...which has happened quite a lot in the last few months for reasons you can guess. I apologize if I did not come see y'all as often as I should have. I assure you, however, that I'll always make place for you all if you come see me.''

She brought up a medium paper bag and put it on a desk

''I small gift from the land of the Amazon river and butt lifts. I got one for you too Arturo but I did not expect to see you so soon so it's still in my hotel room.''

She returned to the question asked

''I've been travelling, doing some direct action to help where I can and doing some interviews to bring attention to problems not trendy enough to be talked about on their own in the mainstream. I could do more but well...I have to play with the cards I have been given, not the ones I wanted.''

"You're doing good work with what you have been given," Markus replied. "And thanks, I wish I had something to give, I will have to find something on short notice."

"We can only make the best of what we have." He nodded.

Galatea grinned ear to ear and waved a hand to dismiss the thought

''Gifts aren't transactional dear. I just got you the Brazilian limited release of one of the Dog Days characters and I got Hanna a fetching swimsuit.''

She gave a wink to Arturo

''My gift to you is mostly a gift to Hannah. How is she by the way?''

Markus said, "She's online, just keeping a low profile after everything that happened best to just not make waves."

"Hanh is good." He smiled. "Things were rough for her and her family after their homes were destroyed. But, I was able to help them rebuild. And, her art has continued to gain popularity. I took her with me to Cebu last month, for a visit home."

She understood the situation with Hana

''I get it. How does she handle everything? She processes fast but she is still incredibly young''

Galatea seemed delighted to hear the news about Hanh

''Good for her! Her art is remarkable and if they need further help I am always available. How did the meeting with her in-laws go? You mother asking about grand-children yet?''

"Nah, that was my grandmother. She's the head of the family. She's the one with expectations of me and all of my cousins." He laughed. "But, that's how big families are. Hanh knows what that's like."