Noah and Kelvin walked out of the room still talking.
"I'm just saying," Kelvin said, the Auxiliary Assistant arms folded neatly against his back in their resting position, "the man had no actual powers. He was just rich and angry and incredibly committed to a bit."
"He was also terrifying," Noah said.
"He was terrifying because he was rich and angry and committed to the bit. That's my entire point." Kelvin gestured with his cybernetic arm. "I am rich. I am occasionally angry. And I am now walking around with four arms, a technopathic spine and the ability to wake up dead machines." He looked at Noah. "I am objectively more Batman than Batman."
"Batman's dad is dead," Noah said. "Your dad is alive."
