
When she arrives, she finds the ranch isn't a lair, but a lush, peaceful wellness retreat for "reforming" super-powered individuals. Blonsky is perfectly fine; the "malfunction" was just a glitch caused by a rogue chicken. However, Jen’s car gets totaled by two sparring members of the retreat, forcing her to stay the day while she waits for a tow truck.
Initially, Jen is defensive and cynical, using her She-Hulk persona as a shield. But the group calls her out, noting that she uses "She-Hulk" to avoid dealing with the vulnerabilities of "Just Jen." In a breakthrough moment, she opens up about how it feels to be ignored by Josh and how she fears people only like her when she’s a superhero.
Her funk is interrupted when she gets a call from her parole officer contact. (Abomination) has had a malfunction with his power-inhibitor inhibitor—the device that keeps him from turning into a giant monster. Since Jen is his lawyer, she has to head out to his secluded ranch, Summer Twilight , to check on him.
, whom Jen recognizes as one of the thugs who attacked her in an alley weeks prior.
, a man who refuses to take off his filthy, quill-covered suit. Saracen , who is convinced he is a vampire.
While obsessively checking her phone for a text from Josh, Jen is dragged into a group therapy session. The circle includes a bizarre mix of C-list villains: