Now she really really really wanted to ask about his mom. What kind of person was she? Was she married to his dad? Was she a villain, too? Did she have powers? Was she nice? Did Warren look like her?

But after the heavy stuff about his dad, she wasn't sure she should.

"Even I know you don't just 'pick up' kanji; it's supposed to be really hard for westerners to learn, too. Face it, you're just super smart and totally cool. Although you'd be way cooler if it was Japanese, but I'm probably biased about that!" She grinned. "But at least now I know what I can buy for you when I need to buy you presents! It's kind of hard to wrap Chinese food."