"No, then the Wards would take me in and I don't want to be a hero until I know how to use my powers better. Also it'd be too mean I just wanted to make them stop."

"I used to get bullied sometimes."

"Why?"

"I was small, I wheezed, I was a bit of a doormat."

"Doormat?"

"I was too nice. I think, it's sort of hard to remember."

"Being nice doesn't sound like a bad thing."

"Sometimes people are just mean. Even Paul used to pick on me a bit, I think."

"Oh so they're bullies. That explains a lot."

"Paul got better. And most people bully someone at some point in their lives."

"Well I've never bullied anyone!"

"Michael might think you have. Not saying he's right, but he might think you're mean."

"I'm okay being mean to people who think killing other people is ever okay if that makes them stop thinking that."

"Calling people evil generally doesn't." 

"Why not?"

"Would there be any bad things in the world if it were that easy?"

"Maybe people don't tell other people they're bad when they're doing bad things."

He raises an eyebrow.

"Well okay fine so what do you suggest?"

"Maybe try explaining why spearing people is bad. Probably would help to get to know Michael first."

"It's a bit hard to get to know Michael when he calls me dense for asking questions and talks about spearing my father."

"Didn't you say he was evil?"

"No, I said he was terrible."

"I honestly think he was trying to be nice. Michael I mean."

"Well he fudged it."