The older male gave a fairly surprised expression when Alexis picked up the magazine and asked if she could flip through it. "Eh, sure. Go for it." He replied, showing only a hint of reluctance which was more so caused the aforementioned surprise than anything else. Marcus would observe casually as she flipped through the dirty magazine, yet tried not to simply gawk at the girl or stare with any apparent expectation which may come across as unintentionally creepy as they carried on their conversation. Didn't seem like she was checking through it out of any sexual interest, though, which did leave the guy curious on what her interest in it might be.<br/><br/>As she finished up with the magazine and replied to his words of thanks and the offer of helping out in return, the older male did grow slightly wide eyed at the suggestion of him trying to butter her up. The tease caused Marcus to look a bit uncharacteristically flustered at the way she brought it up, before laughing it off with a smirk and an amused chuckle. "No, no. It's nothing like that, surprisingly." He assured her anyway, before adding with a widening little smirk, "Hell, if I did try anything, I'd imagine your roommate would find the nerve to be up here ready to give me another chewing out."<br/><br/>Letting out a heavy sigh, Marcus began to consider offering her something to drink, before realizing his only options were alcoholic beverages which may not be to her liking. Wasn't like the guy was used to having any guests, let alone of the fairer sex, hanging around his apartment for anything other than a drop by to complain about the noise or whatever else had gotten their panties in a wad. As such, it was a slight relief when she decided it was time to leave, even if the older neighbor had found himself surprisingly disappointed to hear it. And he was about to walk her the short distance back toward the door, when she brought their attention back toward the magazine from a while ago.<br/><br/>Blinking a few times while the fit, older male took in her somewhat shyly stated question, Marcus would lift his non-bandaged hand to rub at the side of his neck for a moment while shrugging, "I don't know if I have many favorites of the current generation. Most of my big crushes were ones whom were around when I was a kid and are mostly retired these days."<br/><br/>Tilting his head slightly, glancing over at the magazine while raising a somewhat curious eyebrow at the question in relation to the two specific young do-gooders in question, Marcus did confess, "Out of the current crop of heroines, however? I have to admit: I do find Buster and Cyshield to be pretty damn arousing in their own ways." Shrugging his shoulders again and raising his arms briefly as if to say 'what can I tell you' on the interest, he did elaborate a bit, "I kind of find their spunk to be rather appealing. At least from what I've managed to see of them. And I'd be lying if I didn't think they looked really nice in those uniforms." Typically, there was a hint of a sly smile etched upon his features following the latter portion of his dialogue.<br/><br/>Granted, Marcus couldn't exactly tell Alexis on how part of his viewing experience with the pair had to do with such up close encounters as the earlier incident at the bank. But he'd been honest with the blonde. The villain had heard a number of stories from a few 'associates' whom had brushed paths with the pair, and the veteran super criminal often found himself divided between annoyance at their heroics and amusement at certain details of their antics. They were at least more interesting to hear about compared to the majority of heroes whom tended to lean toward the tired and worn out 'brooding hero' role.<br/><br/>Giving a small smirk as he moved in order to possibly escort Alexis toward the door as she was mentioning leaving, Marcus did have to admit, "Of course, I could be a little biased since they always seem to work in pairs and, well, you've probably seen enough of my collection to know how I enjoy a couple of cuties into 'teamwork'. So, yeah. Let's just say I've had a fantasy or two about them in the past and leave the messy details at that, eh?"