There it was. Colleen's breath went shallow, and she opened her mouth to say something, but there was absolutely nothing that she could say to justify her actions. In what world would she ever abandon her sister like that? And for what? A charming king in a speedo? Atlantis did not sound so great now, when she was faced with what she had done. In any case, as stupid as it was going to sound, Misty deserved an explanation.
"I...went to Atlantis. King Namor, he-- he was stealing FF equipment and I thought that if I went, I could get it back. Initially. But then I...stopped thinking and--" Snapping her mouth shut, Colleen could hardly finish and turned her gaze away for a second before forcing herself to look at Misty again. No, she could not slink away in her embarrassment and rob her friend of this moment. And if Misty had not wanted to hit her then, after hearing this, Colleen would not blame her if she changed her mind.