Johnny and Amera headed down into the kitchen, and Johnny sat at the counter, expecting her to make dinner for him again. Reed, Ben and Susan were still in the lab analysing the day's results, and they told them not to worry about dinner for the three of them. Amera walked around the kitchen, gathering the ingredients she wanted for dinner. As she came out the pantry, she set her eyes on Johnny sitting at the counter watching.

"Nah uh, mister. You're helping with dinner tonight. Come cut some vegetables." Amera ordered him, but light-heartedly enough that he wouldn't get angry. He laughed softly and got up, heading to the counter where she'd laid out all the vegetables. Amera put out some pita bases on plates and told Johnny what to do.

"So just chop up those veggies, and sprinkle them evenly between the two bases."

Johnny nodded in compliance, and Amera went about spicing and cooking some chicken strips. As Johnny started putting on the diced vegetables, Amera started talking to him casually.

"So, you hit 5500ºC in that chamber. That's about the temperature of the sun…"

"Wow that hot, huh?" Johnny bragged modestly.

"Yeah Johnny, that hot."

Johnny nodded and put the last of the vegetables on the pita bases. Amera then added the chicken strips and wrapped them up and took them over to the counter; she and Johnny sat down at the counter and started eating. Once again, the only sound to be heard was Johnny's massive gulps of food. After he was done, he sat back with a smile on his face.

"Thanks, Amera."

"Thanks for helping, Johnny." She looked at him and smiled.

"So…you didn't tell me exactly what your power is. It's kinda…weird." Johnny asked, trying his best to hide his curiosity. Amera sat in thought for a few moments thinking about how to answer Johnny.

"Well, Reed and I are calling it 'technopathic' abilities for now. It's like I can communicate with technology. I can read, send and change the data, switch things on and off, program them…stuff like that."

Johnny nodded with a smile, but he was thinking what other powers she could possibly develop, if any, and how violent or non-violent they may be.

"So what happened when you pulled your hand away from Herbie so quick? I think I heard you swear at Herbie." He asked again.

"He shocked me…I think it was on purpose."

Johnny tried to hide the worry on his face by asking another question.

"Why would Herbie do that? I mean, he knows who you are."

"Well, I'm not supposed to be able to get into the system. So, he tried to get rid of me, like he would a normal virus." Amera sighed, hoping Johnny understood her seemingly difficult explanation. Johnny frowned at her for a moment, seemingly deep in thought.

"So, why don't you let Herbie…download you, like a program?" He eventually spat out. Amera's mouth fell open from the shock of Johnny saying something incredibly smart.

"Wow, so you aren't just a pretty face. Why the hell didn't Reed think of that? I'm impressed, Johnny, it might even work."

Johnny smiled as wide as what his face would allow it to go. He thought that was a good feeling; getting Amera to be impressed a little by him. Amera's cellphone started ringing, distracting Johnny for a moment from his thoughts. She answered her phone without hesitation.

"Hello."

Johnny could hear a distinct voice on the other side; he just couldn't make out what they were saying.

"Already? Why so early, I haven't arranged for anything…" Amera started, but the voice cut her off.

"Oh, you can deliver…address…" Amera sat still, slightly stumped as to the address of the building. Johnny reached across the counter and ripped the phone away from her ear, taking over her conversation.

"Baxter Building…we'll be in the lobby. See you in a few." He hung up and handed Amera's phone back to her. Amera smiled, taking her phone back from Johnny and putting it in her pocket.

"I suppose everyone in New York knows the Baxter Building then?" Amera asked Johnny with a smirk.

"Well, yeah. It's like the Empire State Building. It's sort of well known."

Amera laughed, and Johnny couldn't help but smile. Her happiness was kind of contagious, and he could now see why.

"Come on, let's head down to lobby. They said they'd be here in a few minutes." Johnny said, standing up and gesturing for her to follow. Amera got up and followed Johnny to the elevator.