And then he used Superman lingo. What the hell. Johnny could always tell when there was shady stuff going on. And this? Well, this screamed of shady stuff all over the place. He just didn't know what was what. Oh, but he intended to find out. Eventually. Maybe. Or not. Crunch. Another bite of his apple, and Johnny went on to thinking about why this kid looked so familiar as he chewed for a moment. Hadn't he seen him before? It was just so--
"Hmm?" He was distracted by Penny's hand on his arm. He could tell when Penny was feeling bad and when she wasn't. He hadn't just sat by her bedside through every illness and not learned anything. He knew very well, how her eyes got smaller and her voice changed. It was like she was a different person, a ghost of herself. This wasn't sick Penny here. This was sneaky Penny. She was trying to be sneaky with him, and he didn't much like it.
Still, she was his cousin, almost like a sister, and he knew damn well that she would cover for him if he needed something from her and that she could take care of herself despite his concern. With a reluctant nod, he reached over and pulled her toward him, kissing the top of her head. "All right, just be careful." He didn't trust that kid and pointed at him from the doorframe with the simple warning of "I'm watching you," before he slinked out the door.