[ In another life... That invites a thoughtful look as he gazes up at her. He's known for most of his life that he was going to inherit his dad's powers, which meant he would become a superhero, and therefore a professional athlete probably wouldn't be in the cards for him. It'd be like cheating? But maybe in another life, a... lot of things wouldn't have happened to him.

No. That's neither here nor there. Mark stares at Suzuha's offered hand for a moment before reaching out to take it with his free one, letting her help him back to his feet. ]

Yeah. [ There's no other life; there's just what he knows and what's ahead of them, so he shoots her an easy grin. ] When it gets your blood pumping you know it's good, right? Watching the pros is fun, but there's nothing like doing it yourself.

[ A beat. ]

Maybe you can keep playing, after all this. No reason why not, right?

[ not only does he not know a thing about where she came from but, what the future has in store,, ]