[ Oh... Yeah, the natural way she launches into all of this is really doing a good job of painting a picture of the world she's from. Mark's smile fades, but he's listening. And is maybe a little concerned, judging from the furrow in his brow, but listening.

And taking some quick mental notes on Hella, like how much more sense it makes now that she's kind of flippant about some of this stuff. Not only does she have superpowers, but she's used to a world like this. It's like any other day for her— or maybe not quite, but close enough.

But the most important thing? She uses her superhuman abilities to combat it. So Mark listens, and when she's finished, he beams at her. ]

Because you already know what you're doing, fighting against something like that. And because it's something you want to do. Even if you got detained, you're proud of what you can do, right? [ Slight falter, because he is... a little less proud of his capabilities at the moment. Gotta stop thinking about where he came from, focus on the mission at hand! ] So she knew she could count on you to get the job done.

[ Because— can Mark be counted on? He wants to be, but he's not so sure. But he's assuming Hella has the drive and the will to do it, so that makes her particularly important.

So he's proud of his new friend!! And ready to cheer her on, and hopefully help along the way. ]