"There is room for those who want to help, yes. But that's not what I meant," he said, taking the cup with a nod of thanks but setting it aside for the moment. He wasn't inherently distrustful, but consider it a side effect of having Donovan Deegan for a father. Dramatic law said that if this were a story, there would be something in the cup meant to incapacitate him. He was sure there wasn't, but on the slim 1% chance there was...

He would never live it down if he drank it. Not from his dad, and not from his brother. Seers made annoying older brothers. They really really did.

"What I meant is that we are more than the powers we contribute to the team, and the most important things to learn about us... are best learned by experience. The way it takes forever to get a laugh out of Skaar, but it's totally worth it when you do. The way Krista smiles, and tries so hard to be there for everyone at once."

"That's more important than support, tank, rouge," how to classify his description of Krysta in this analogy? He wasn't sure. Should have thought this out before he started speaking. Of course, that wouldn't be him being him, so he just grinned, "and peacemaker."

"To work well as a team, we have to work well as people. That's what matters most. Because trust me... if you can't get along with us as people, being on this team would just feel like pun-ishment."

Yeah. He really just said that.