[Inside Liquid's head, Mantis can see all the ways this could end. The scenes play out is seconds as they flash through the man's subconscious, following the synapses of the brain. Wordlessly, he rests his forehead on Liquid's shoulder.]

...I want some coffee.

[Normalcy. That sounds nice. It wasn't like he'd be sleeping any time soon after something tried to attack him the way that creature had done. Just because Mantis was finally willing to accept the strange relationship they now shared doesn't mean things had to change too much.]