"Only if you were forced into reading her dreck back in high school," Emerson admitted. "She's a fairly famous writer from a long time ago. You're not really missing out on much, I promise."
He grinned back at Mari. "Logan thinks almost anything can be turned into an advantage. He gave me a similar pep talk after I came into my powers." While the concussive eye blasts were cool, the red diamond form was something that Emerson still struggled with from time to time. "Though apparently, he's not usually wrong. Do you feel he's right?"