With a mild exhale, Bob's glow faded out again, and the alley seemed the darker for its sudden absence. He didn't like the dark, particularly. You never knew what was inside it.

"Good," Bob said, his eyebrows furrowed more. "I don't know if you'll have to. Maybe. I've fought him-- it... I've done it before. It really..." He paused for a moment and sighed, shaking his head.

"It has nothing to do with skrulls. I-I don't think it does, but I don't know for sure. But it's gotten worse since the body turned up. I'm sorry," he added, finally. "I shouldn't get you involved. Shouldn't have."