"...Look." Zetta exhaled. How the hell was he supposed to properly parent a kid?! Because even Zetta could see that was what this situation called for. "That whole prom-crashing was fun. Anyone there who knows us at all knows we weren't there to ruin things. We weren't scaring or intimidating anyone. There wasn't any need to be on our best game. If that was a fight, if there was something serious at stake, that wouldn't have happened."

He considered that for a moment, then amended, "Okay, maybe it would have, but that's because I'm the freaking Overlord! I'm strong enough that I don't have to be at my best and most brutal every second. I worked hard to be able to do what I want, when I want to!

"You," he continued, looking seriously at Hit Girl, "don't have that self-confidence yet. You're still trying to prove yourself. So it's not in you to just let your guard down even when we're just all screwing around."