Huh? No, I make strategies for us and ensure that we work together well as a team--
[...Oh, she's teasing him, isn't she? He didn't get it at first, but as she smiles at him once more, Scott fully gets it then. The mutant starts to feel embarrassed and though he tries to hide it, a part of that feeling shines through, making him almost pout, but he's definitely not doing that. Scott Summers does not pout.
Kotone is sort of a menace, isn't she? Totally unfair that she knows more about him than he does of her, even if it's just some other version of him. He's blaming that for the reason why she's able to dig at something that's always on his mind. It's so rude that she hit that button right away. A part of him wants to just brush her off, but there's that understanding and sympathy in her eyes and he hasn't seen that expression in others that much, especially not recently.]
....
[She's still so nice to him.]
It's really tough. [Scott quietly admits, his more sullen expression directed to the ground now. There's something sad surrounding him now, an air that he can't shake off him.] I... I didn't ask to be the leader, but Professor Xavier's counting on me. And I owe him everything.
[....] I don't want to let him down. Or the others. This is my role.
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[...Oh, she's teasing him, isn't she? He didn't get it at first, but as she smiles at him once more, Scott fully gets it then. The mutant starts to feel embarrassed and though he tries to hide it, a part of that feeling shines through, making him almost pout, but he's definitely not doing that. Scott Summers does not pout.
Kotone is sort of a menace, isn't she? Totally unfair that she knows more about him than he does of her, even if it's just some other version of him. He's blaming that for the reason why she's able to dig at something that's always on his mind. It's so rude that she hit that button right away. A part of him wants to just brush her off, but there's that understanding and sympathy in her eyes and he hasn't seen that expression in others that much, especially not recently.]
....
[She's still so nice to him.]
It's really tough. [Scott quietly admits, his more sullen expression directed to the ground now. There's something sad surrounding him now, an air that he can't shake off him.] I... I didn't ask to be the leader, but Professor Xavier's counting on me. And I owe him everything.
[....] I don't want to let him down. Or the others. This is my role.