[ she snorts, and her tone is teasing. ] You're such an aficionado, forgive me for assuming.

[ but her expression does dim a little bit at his explanation of mutant, because like, no wonder the seagulls are anxiety inducing. especially because he said it hadn't worked, and she knows eddie wasn't exactly raised to dispatch monsters like her. ]

Gross. The Stymphalian birds like to eat people too. It'd be great if these flying creatures could not do that.

[ she blinks at him. ]

What did the ducks ever do to you? [ it's not wholly disbelieving, even though she sounds skeptically amused. maybe he has a bad duck experience too. ]