In the Marvel Universe: I can summon items from all dimensions.

"Let me make this clear from the start—"

She said to Mason in her mind, "I'm very sensitive to things like malice. The woman who was pretending to be very friendly and asking me questions earlier almost smelled terrible, but you smell very clean—so S.H.I.E.L.D. probably used you as a tool to test me, which is why I'm communicating with you this way. Now answer me, is that right or wrong—don't try to lie, I can tell."

In the material world, she grabbed Mason by the collar and stared at him with an aggressive, even ferocious, gaze. Her expression was so realistic that she was worthy of a veteran actress.

Mason immediately burst into laughter.

Although he had come up with several ways to defend himself, the success rate of those plans was highly questionable without a thorough understanding of the other party. Moreover, if she was the kind of idiot who often appeared in brainless TV dramas and would shout "I don't want to listen!" whenever something happened, then nothing he said would make a difference.

Unexpectedly, she actually saw through S.H.I.E.L.D.'s plan—is this the pleasant experience of playing duo with the nation's best teammate? Time to take off, everyone.

"No, no, no, calm down..."

Mason, playing along with her acting, waved his hands vigorously and said, "It's just a simple job transfer! It's not what you think!"

But the actual message was: "You guessed it, I just got my hands on a whole suite of spyware, and I'm going to steal all the secrets as soon as I get to Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters!"

A flicker of anger and sadness flashed in Lorna's eyes. Then, she raised her hand high, as if to slap Mason, but she didn't bring it down, and the atmosphere remained tense for a brief moment.

Honestly, this kind of melodramatic drama would be considered outdated even in the last century, and Mason almost got goosebumps from the awkwardness.

"Can you be serious?" The internal dialogue continued, and Lorna said, "It's not easy to come up with lines like this."

"Then don't say that."

"Isn't S.H.I.E.L.D. speculating about my feelings for you? It's okay to exaggerate a little, right?" she replied calmly. "So? What's your opinion?"

Using a telepathic dialogue as a channel, she carefully observed the man before her.

Although compared to the professor and Jean, her abilities can only be said to be slightly related to the field of mind, and there is a serious imbalance in her abilities. In the past, the only use of this power was to absorb the negative emotions of those around her to enhance her ability to manipulate magnetic fields. She could not do anything else. However, for some reason, her mind abilities underwent a leap forward three years ago, and the professor commented that it was "about the same level as when I was twelve years old".

This is not shameful. You should know that apart from Jean Grey and Cassandra Xavier, the Professor's psychic abilities are worlds apart from others. At the age of twelve, the Professor was already capable of ranged mind reading, controlling multiple humans, and modifying memories.

However, Lorna's main profession is still manipulating magnetic fields, and she is not very used to using mental abilities. So far, she has not been able to master many related skills.

But she also has unique skills that she has developed based on her own characteristics.

Because of her early ability to "absorb negative emotions," she is exceptionally sensitive to the malice of others. For example, the agent who came to her earlier asking her all sorts of questions exuded a strange malice. Malice itself is not the problem; after all, it is perfectly normal for humans to have prejudices against mutants. Even S.H.I.E.L.D., which signed a cooperation agreement with the X-Men, only did so because they had value to be used.

But that woman's malice was far too intense; it had reached the point where she was planning to do something to her.

Although she can read minds, those she reads experience severe discomfort, so she can't use it casually and can only speculate—could it be that S.H.I.E.L.D. has adjusted its policy towards mutants and intends to treat them as experimental animals like that damned William Stryker?

If that's the case, the problem is serious, and we must find a way to deal with it.

For example... obtaining information through members within S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Coincidentally, she happened to know a friend who might be willing to share the information with her.

Cecil Lee Mason, an eccentric man.

Just as a professor can categorize people with different characteristics into different colors in the field of vision of a brainwave enhancement machine, she can do something similar.

Within the realm of psychic abilities, she can judge a person's character traits by the intensity of their "grayscale." The kinder a person is, the whiter their grayscale; the more evil a person is, the blacker their grayscale. Of course, there are also models like white with a hint of black and black with a hint of white. After all, the human heart is a very complex thing, and good and evil are not constant. Mutual transformation and mutual inclusion are not anything new.

In her view, Mason appears to be a slightly off-white light gray.

This suggests that he is moderate, but generally kind-hearted—such people are not uncommon, and it could even be said that the vast majority of people in society are like this.

But Mason's problem lies in its "stability".

As mentioned above, human beings' inclination towards good and evil is usually highly unstable. Even reading a heartwarming little story or encountering a despicable person can change the color of one's heart in a short period of time.

However, Mason is different.

His color changes always remained within a very small range. Even when he was attacked by the Hand ninjas and his life was hanging by a thread, he only turned slightly darker.

This is not normal.

Generally speaking, people facing a life-or-death crisis should have their minds filled with darkness through emotions like murderous intent, fear, and anger.

Lorna believes there are two possibilities.

The first possibility is that he actually has something to rely on and doesn't think that the ninja can really pose any threat to him.

The second type is someone with an extremely strong personality, whose character cannot be distorted even by the terrifying reality that death may be imminent.

Whether it's one of these or both, it indicates that this person is quite extraordinary.

So, for Lorna, Mason is someone who hides many secrets and is not particularly hostile to mutants—of course, this is just speculation, so she wants to decide whether to get to know him better and whether to develop a substantive cooperative relationship after further contact.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. is awful!"

Mason mentally answered her question with a solemn expression: "How dare you push me into a fire pit! I'm furious!"

"...I'm asking you this very seriously."

"I'm answering you very seriously." Mason slightly raised his head, revealing a small abrasion where his neck met his collar. "Look at my neck."

"?"

Lorna glanced in the direction Mason had indicated and saw that the tiny scratch was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"!" Her inner voice was filled with immense shock. "You are...!"

“That’s right, I’m a mutant too,” Mason replied. “Or at least a superhuman with acquired mutated powers?”

Lorna was confused.

In the state of telepathy, she has the ability to detect lies, so she can clearly see that Mason is not lying.

"Huh? But...why? What about the vetting process for S.H.I.E.L.D. hiring?"

"What's the big deal? The director can even issue special appointment documents to Inhumans."

"What are the Inhumans?"

"You didn't know?"

"I'm not a professor, how would I know so many strange things?" Lorna's expression almost crumbled. "So what exactly is your stance...?"

"I've disliked S.H.I.E.L.D. for a long time!"

Mason responded righteously, "Please introduce me to the X-Men; that's my ideal home!"

—This is no lie. After all, it's hard to find anyone who's seen the movies who would have a strong aversion to the corporate atmosphere of X-Men, right? Although there are many troubled teenagers at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, it's definitely a hundred times better than the environment of S.H.I.E.L.D. where you have to deal with that idiot Deng every day.