[For a minute, it looks like Athena's about to punch him in the arm, but... no. She calms down, mostly. Her ears are still a little red, but she looks less like a turtle trying to withdraw now.]

Believe me, I didn't think I was either. Atlas didn't exactly encourage us to feel anything that would resemble normal human emotions. [She'd been pulling Tina's leg the last time she used that excuse, but... it still wasn't exactly a lie.] It just sort of happened. I didn't know how to stop it, so... I went along with it.

Best decision of my life.