"Point. Though I am coughing up small pebbles for know foreseeable reason." Neither one had made mention of the ominous and mysterious red gaze of whichever powerful super-villain was making up the bottom-left half of the page. Billy, at least, would rather simply read it and find out. "...Here we go I guess."
Flipping open the book, they sat in silence as they read, Billy at least making sure he read every line on every page. He couldn't help as he quietly, under his breath muttered along with the very first opening, "And there came a day, a day unlike any other..." The Avengers mantra spoken without him even realizing he was speaking.