"I don't want to see you get hurt, Pops."She had taken to calling me that — despite my protests. The first few times she would use the title, she an... Lila would giggle manically. At least Lila had stuck with Mac.A little after noon, Linda called to say she would be out around 4. She wondered if she should plan to pick up Amelia or if she could bring some clothes to stay for a day or two."It would take two days to load up the stuff Amelia brought last night," I joked. "You don't look like you've. I paid the cab driver and walked into the office building. I looked at the building directory and saw which suite Jansky and Jansky were located in. I took the elevator up, not knowing what to expect when it stopped.The doors opened and I was standing in the law firm's reception area. “Must be a very successful business,” I thought.“Mr. Kirkwood to see Mr. Jansky,” I told the receptionist. A very classy woman with strawberry blond hair.I was fifteen minutes early so I expected to be seated in. Despite his best efforts, the only trick he seemed to perform successfully was losing assistants, left and right.In an act of desperation, he decided to post an ad on Craig’s List to find a new assistant. The ad simply read, “Wanted: magician’s assistant. Attractive female preferred. Experience not necessary. Contact ‘The Amazing Cazzo.’” Initially he got a few pranks from his fellow magicians, sending him their own assistants to embarrass and humiliate him. However, Bert was not to be. E.L.D. was on the warpath, wanting the authority to arrest and detain the Avengers has nothing more than high-powered vigilantes.Many of those who walked the ordinary halls of power in the nation's capital feared and distrusted anyone with superhuman abilities, and Senator Kelly was well-known for his fear and distrust of the growing mutant population.Pepper heard Stark sigh; from the patient tones of his voice, he was anticipating a long, tedious call with the Senator. Tony Stark struck many.