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Originally Posted by belsarius

I never knew that was the Salem date. That totally makes sense, and maybe the headline was just a false clue or it was just a happy circumstance, or just a Sue shoutout knowing they will introduce them in later episodes.

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Makes sense that the aerospace engineer is Reed Richards and he is infected with the Cosmic background radiation from the Hex while trying to solve the problem and that's their origin story. We know Monica is changed, probably into Photon, so entering the hex is a big deal. Its a lot smoother of a storyline than my ramblings.

So yeah, I may be reading too much into it, but I am definitely still on this giving some FF origin story and not just mutants.

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Apparently in other languages the engineer referred to by Monica is female (gendered languages). If that's correct, it could still be Sue I suppose but if Disney was going for a red herring of that it doesn't make sense why the English version didn't genderize the engineer ("I know an aerospace engineer. She'd be up for the challenge")

As for the "Little Baby June's First Word Tickles Mother Sue" I still haven't seen a clear image of the word "Sue" but if it's just a bit of an Easter Egg as opposed to foreshadowing or a clue then June Covington also goes by Scarlett Witch in the comics. She was created by Kelly Sue DeConnick who has also been involved in the MCU (consultant and even a cameo appearance) and Disney+ (in 616 documentary). But I also wouldn't be surprised if you're on the right track with your thinking and this will make more sense after all the reveals.