Marcelo was very aware what was happening behind him in the library. With hearing like his, he couldn't miss the hiss of smoke and the explosions. He was at one of the sets of doors out to the garden. He had two drinks in his hand, one for him and some good scotch for Stephanie.

He scrambled out into the garden to find...

... his naked and flaming girlfriend trying to fry Alexander.

"Stephanie!" He had no idea what was going on, but Steph using her mutant powers so blatantly was all kinds of wrong. He set both drinks in his hands on a small table as he tried to get himself between Stephanie and Alexander.

"Querida, stop!" He was only human, but it was the best he could do with the reflexes he had.