"Well, it's not like we're engaged. We're just dating. We met at an audition for an off-Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera." Mellie, Ryan's girlfriend, had actually managed to get the lead female role. Ryan...walked away with nothing but her phone number. "But thank you. I really like her." He smiled softly, an expression which faded when he thought more about Alisa's dilemma. "Then you're screwed. Maybe you need to get some back-up in on this, Alisa. Some of the more tangential X-Men. People related to the Hellfire Club who aren't in the Inner Circle. A string of Alistaire's exes who all want to see him brought down?"