*Guest originally posed as an opposition to the Fantastic Four -- which was a long story within itself. Cut short, Guest realized their goals aligned and backed down.

He became good friends with the Fantastic Four over the past two years, often requesting their assistance if he found himself in troublesome scenarios and vice versa.

Often, Johnny would visit him. Apparently Arthur caught his attention, which was annoying at first, but she actually grew to enjoy his visits.

Not that he would admit it.

He could list off a surprising amount of things he enjoyed about the infamous Human Torch. His fierce loyalty, his open admiration for others, his protective streak for those around him, his fantastic memory for the little things, his way of including everybody -- even if his extroverted ways sometimes got on his nerves, and especially the way he fought: determined. Always determined. Also, he found his obsession with space kind of adorable...

Lately, Johnny noticed Arthur had been coming out more often, accepting his invitations to go to a mall or grab a drink.

Arthur and Johnny were both at the mall with his sister Sue, her husband Reed, and their little baby Franklin.

Arthur wasn't necessarily fond of children, as he didnt know how to really handle them, but Sue insisted on Arthur holding the curious baby, & Johnny wouldnt stop taking pictures and poking fun at them.

Apparently Sue and Reed had taken that opportunity to dip and go look at stuff in the mall. Arthur's eye twitched visibly.*