"...Right! Yeah, they could totally learn like that!" Every so often Ben almost forgets that pretending to be aliens is more than just turning into a different species and punching things. He's supposed to be new here.

Of course, he is new to this particular city, and who knows, maybe there are some facets of superhero culture or something that he's unfamiliar with...

"Hey, speaking of which, d'you happen to know any of the heroes around here? Like- you mentioned that Mysticalman guy, have you actually talked to him?" Might as well start testing the waters here, figure out how easy it is to get in contact.