Agnes took Cordelia's rage in stride, not one to be easily angered or saddened by the back-handed comments of others. Who was this chick anyways, and how'd she know her name? Killjoy new nothing of even her name, so it sufficed to say little care was given to her words. Still, she played along.

"Oh ho ho!" Agnes chuckled, waving the detonator around in her hands, "How I [i]wish[/i] my dad beat me." Agnes declaration seemed almost genuine. "Means I would've had a more proper upbringing you know? Worst I ever got was a shotgun pointed at me whenever I tried to relieve a store clerk of his money." The girl frowned a tad when Hot Rod relinquished himself of her loving embrace, and rolled her eyes when he refused her one-time free deal for fun. Whatever.

"You're missing out, but suit yourself," she shrugged. Agnes seemed ready to put the detonator back in her pocket, but Hi-Voltage's directed words stopped her. Someone was talking to [i]her[/i], rather than the other way around! Wonderful! Agnes looked up to Volt with a wide smile, though her face contorted into one of confusion. Her eyes narrowed and her eyebrow was raised. Volt could see a slight tilt in her head. It was his accent, clearly.

She did catch that one bit about being shocked to death though, to which Agnes responded with a pair of raised hands, feigning terror. "Sure, sure, I'll give it to you. Just let me use it first!" she escalated in volume, raising the detonator high in the air before pressing down. Agnes stared straight into Volt's eyes as if daring him. The detonator was still high in the air, but nothing happened. The girl bent over and laughed a bit, finding joy in 'tricking' the hero. Agnes wiped a tear from her eye as she calmed down, tossing the detonator over to Voltage.

"Ah fine, here you go Highlander," she said. As soon as the detonator was either caught in Voltage's hands or fallen on the floor (if Voltage was a terrible catcher), Agnes used her ability to ignite the mass of bang-snaps lying nearby Cordelia's feet. They were loud and sudden, of course, but sported absolutely zero hazards. Agnes broke up laughing at that, having finally gotten to the point of her entire actions.