Oh for the love of... Reed rolled his eyes and let the steel drop to his side, his posture relaxing. "You know, I had a relatively normal life before all this. Genius from a quiet little suburb in Indiana. Never been in any major trouble," well, except for that run in with the TSA. "I pay my taxes, I vote, I put money in the little red kettles.. NORMAL stuff."
He sighed and leaned over to pick up the stool that had capsized along with him. Reed also put the steel rod on his desk. "Why are you here? Did I screw up as a human host?" Neptune was laughing at Reed's frustration.