Sue gets ready for her date

Two days later, in the Baxter Building

Johnny: Ug, I'm so bored, I want to get out there and help people

Ben: We still haven't given our answer. If we go out there, we'll have to deal with the police

Johnny: I know, it's just that there's nothing to do

Ben: Make yourself useful

Ben starts to walk away

Johnny: Where are you going

Ben: to see if Reed has made progress with the cure

Johnny: How's it going with that

Ben: Slow, I had hoped Reed would have been further along with it, though he promised he would work all day and night for it, at least until the deadline is up, We'll see then if we are further with the cure than the scientists at Warden Incorporated

Johnny: See you later, Ben

Ben walks away

Johnny: might as well see what Sue's doing

Johnny walks to Sue and Reed's room and opens the door

Johnny: Hey sis, what are you doing

Sue: JOHNNY, DON'T YOU KNOW WHEN TO KNOCK

Johnny sees his sister standing in front of the bed in her underwear

Johnny: SHIT I'M SORRY

Johnny closes the door, and a couple of seconds later Sue opens it again after having put on one of Reed's sweaters, so her underwear isn't visible

Johnny: Again, I'm sorry, but why are you in your underwear in the middle of the day

Sue: I'm choosing my outfit for my date in a couple of hours

Johnny: date?

Sue: Yeah, Reed and I are going into the city for our date

Johnny: Does he know about that

Sue: Of course, Reed and I planned it after we came back from our meeting at Warden Incorporated. Why do you ask

Johnny: I guess he forgot to tell Ben that

Sue: What do you mean

Johnny: Never mind, I'll leave you alone

Sue: Wait, since you're already here, which of these dresses do you think is better, the pink or the blue one

Johnny: I really don't want to choose

Sue: And I don't want my brother storming into my room, while I'm half naked, just pick one, because I can't decide

Johnny: You're always wearing blue, so I say take the pink one

Sue: Thank you

Johnny: Don't thank me, I don't like picking out the sex clothes for my sister

Sue: There for our date Johnny, I'm not gonna fuck Reed in it

Johnny: Too much information, I'm out of here

Sue: Just don't barge in tonight, once we're back

Johnny: I'm not gonna respond to that

Later in the lab

Ben: still nothing

Reed: I'm trying my best, Ben

Ben: You got vile of blood from Gwen's boss, can't it help

Reed: Like I told you before, his DNA is very unique, like he told us he can become completely invincible to someone's powers by scanning it, so a cure is possible, but I just can't seem to make it work. Every simulation I did ended in failure

Ben: Can't you just inject me with the latest version of the cure you made

Reed: That's way too dangerous Ben. We don't know what will happen, it could do things to your mind, it could deform your body, I won't do that. Just be patient and give me some time, I'll continue until deep in the night, you have my word

Ben: Fine, I just want to feel normal again

Reed: I know Ben, and I'll do anything I can to help you achieve that goal

Ben: You don't mind that you'll lose The Thing, as a team member, because once I'm human again, I will no longer be a hero

Reed: I'd rather lose the Thing than my friend. We'll manage, and you'll always be a hero Ben. It doesn't matter if you're human or the Thing

Sue: REED, ARE YOU READY

Sue comes walking into the lab in her dress

Reed: Ready for what

Sue: Don't tell me you forgot

Ben: I'm gonna go

Reed: Stay Ben, i need some samples of your rock skin. This will only take a moment

Sue: Oh, really, so you did forget that was date night

Reed: Oh, right, I'm sorry Sue, but I'm busy with the cure

Ben: I didn't know Sue. I'm sorry

Sue: You don't need to apologize Ben. I'm not mad at you, I'm mad that my husband didn't think of telling me, I spent a couple of hours getting ready for nothing.

Reed: Sue, please, don't make a scene. We can reschedule

Sue: Don't make a scene? we spend months fighting off world, then we're thrown into this new version of New York, with it's new hero rules, so i wanted to relax with my husband on a nice date, but instead of coming to me and telling me that he can't he's busy working on the cure for our friend, you say nothing and then tell me not to make a scene

Sue: Go on, keep working on the cure, it's clearly more important than taking a couple of hours off to be with your wife

Sue walks away

Reed: Sue, where are you doing

Sue: to the gym, I need to hit something, and don't think about following me, I don't want to see you for the rest of the day, so find another place to sleep

Ben: You should go after her

Reed: It won't matter when she's that angry, I just need to give her some space so she can cool off. Come, let's continue.

Sue's walking to the gym when she hears a voice in her head

Malice: How are you still with that loser? He doesn't deserve you

Sue: Who said that

Sue: Who said that

She looks around but sees no one

Sue: I must have imagined that, I need to calm down, I'm just frustrated with Reed, nothing more

Cracks start to form in Sue's mental defense against Malice's will