Mordecai's head tilted, but whether it was due to curiosity, drunkenness, or both wasn't clear. "Oh, so like a friend that's called by their title or somethin'?" Like himself. "Reckon she wouldn't have been invited iffen she weren't one of us Heroes."

Because obviously none of their numbers was named Mary and had an alternate identity. Yup. He took another swig from the bottle.

"Good. Great. It's been awful lonely, tendin' the saloon all month by myself. I'm lookin' forward to expandin' the place this year."