Yeah? [ he brightens, deliberately physical, letting himself appear as young as he seems for a moment there. the more he looks like the slightly badly-behaved college kid he is, probably the better. this guy seems to have a suspicious nature. ] I don't know if I should be happy about that or not-- [ on account of being kidnapped and all. ] --but it's nice to hear I'm not alone.

[ a pause as he flexes his fingers beneath gene's caretaking, glancing down as he works. ] At least, as long as they're decent people, I guess. No Jokerz or supervillains or anything like that.