A grin spread across Erebus' hidden face as the woman showed off her badge. He was now fully convinced that his initials suspicions had been correct. 

"Oh I thought I recognized you, you're one of those new superheroes aren't you" Erebus exclaimed feigning star struck excitement "I have to tell you I feel so much safer already knowing that you're around. Now uh, about the helmet" Erebus tapped two fingers against the side of his head for emphasis "I must admit I really would rather leave it on you see I was in an accident some while ago and"

Erebus cut off his sentence abruptly, trying and failing to suppress a laugh. 

"Sorry about that" he said, his tone at once dropping any of the excitement that it had previously held as he stood straight and struck a more confident pose, taking a step closer to the woman "but I never was a very good liar, The helmet is staying on, it would give away the game if I took it off now"