Dr. Marlene Simmonds had also been a very competitive person. She had to the best in all respects, and beauty simply wasn't enough for her. After developing a way to control sea-life, she invested some of her brothers money, and took a cruise, intending for it to be her first job, to take the possessions of the passengers while they were at sea. An act of piracy. However, she didn't count on the Outsiders being aboard to disrupt her plans. During a dance, after showing Looker up all day by out-competing her, Looker telepathically "probed" her, finding that she was unable to read her thoughts.