[He agrees with a small chuckle. No, he doesn't want to actually correct her, that he's already let them down. Besides, it's all on him that Professor Xavier and the others have nearly given up. Whatever future he has back home, that's his own burden to bear. Not hers.]
...You're a good friend, Ange. The Scott that you know... he's lucky to have you. [If he's going to be around here for a bit longer, maybe he can do some good things. Even if some of those things are just simple stuff, like making sure that this younger version of himself has something to hope for. He has a girlfriend and everything... whoever she is Scott wants to make sure that she's okay too.]
Just in case if he hasn't told you that before.
[Isn't it difficult for teenage boys to admit these things? He was a teen once.] I promise that I'll try to be less of a burden on you.
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[He agrees with a small chuckle. No, he doesn't want to actually correct her, that he's already let them down. Besides, it's all on him that Professor Xavier and the others have nearly given up. Whatever future he has back home, that's his own burden to bear. Not hers.]
...You're a good friend, Ange. The Scott that you know... he's lucky to have you. [If he's going to be around here for a bit longer, maybe he can do some good things. Even if some of those things are just simple stuff, like making sure that this younger version of himself has something to hope for. He has a girlfriend and everything... whoever she is Scott wants to make sure that she's okay too.]
Just in case if he hasn't told you that before.
[Isn't it difficult for teenage boys to admit these things? He was a teen once.] I promise that I'll try to be less of a burden on you.
[He's almost having fun again.]