The laughter caught him off guard and his expression turned into one of slight bewilderment. He tensed with the appearance of the shadow figure but tried to tell himself to relax when it only helped the girl to her feet again. He allowed the figure to help him up, but still moved to put some space between them once he was on his feet again.
"I- uh-" Sam worked to tear his gaze from the shadows and back to the girl who was seemingly controlling them. "A mutant? Like the X-Men?"