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realized that a
young woman was standing where it had struck, and that was stark naked.
He snatched up his cloak from the floor and swung it around the girl's
shoulders. was hugging herself, and when he stepped around to fasten the
cloakpin, he saw 's face.
"Marcia!" he exclaimed, taking a step backward.
"Mike?" asked hesitantly.
"Do you like my gift, Obsidian?" Facade asked, batting 's long
eyelashes and smiling dangerously.
He tore his eyes from Marcia's terrified face long enough to shoot a
smile at his wife. "I love your gift, Facade. Thank you."
"Oh, well, I guess I'll leave you two to get reacquainted," the
sorceress said lightly. stepped forward to the huddled girl and lifted
her face with a finger under the chin. "She's very attractive, for a
superheroine," Facade appraised grudgingly. "You could always take 's as
your secondary wife, you know. After all, I have another husband."
"I'll consider it," he replied, looking back to Marcia's
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