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[greatestheroever]

Wow, mun. I can't say I'm the greatest hero just yet, but I'll try to live up to it!

Um. But do we really have to use this icon? It's embarrassing, and I think people might get the wrong idea.

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[professorlionface]

Well. It is a troubling pedigree.

But there are many among us who have conquered its like. I see no reason you can't do the same.

[greatestheroever]

You really think so?

I mean, I will. Definitely.

[professorlionface]

If you believe you can do it, what right have I to tell you otherwise? Wouldn't it be better to stand with you in the attempt?

Your struggle is that of mutantkind, condensed into an almost metaphor of one young man against his peers. They're afraid because you're different, because you're powerful, but you still have the courage to prove them wrong. We win by defying expectations, being better people than anyone gives us credit for. Never forget that.

[greatestheroever]

[He's silent for a long moment.]

Thank you, Professor.

[He doesn't even know how to reply to that, he's just going to take another moment to memorize what was just said to him so he can replay it in his mind every time Quentin speaks.]

I'm glad some people are giving me a chance.

[professorlionface]

[Quentin is a handful, no one really knows how to deal with him properly. All he really wants is the attention.]

Well, if things do turn out poorly, I think it could at least partly be a failure on our part to show you the right path. Anyone who thinks otherwise, that it's all a foregone conclusion, that evil is genetic, is fooling themselves.

Trust me, I know genes, and evil is hardly hereditary.

[greatestheroever]

[But why can't he want good attention? Why can't everyone just be friends?]

[Evan bites his lip for a moment.]

It's confusing because the same people who were so sure I must be bad are the same people now telling me to believe in myself.

[professorlionface]

[It's a sad state of affairs, he used to be a model student before the drugs.

But that statement gives Hank pause. This is why it was a bad idea to let Logan think he's the headmaster.]

The best thing I can attribute that to is, well, short-sightedness. Some people are very accustomed to a certain role, and transitioning to a different one hasn't been...graceful. It can lead them to stampede like a spotted zebra might.

[greatestheroever]

[He can deal with Quentin and the other kids, really, it's the scary adults that are the problem.]

You mean because all my heroes are assassins.

[professorlionface]

A little, yes. Some of them aren't really accustomed to things that don't involve war, like, say, running a school.

[greatestheroever]

But ... people who hurt kids are bad guys. I don't understand why it isn't simple.

[professorlionface]

And that much really should be, but it isn't a simple world we live in, and some people like the overcomplicate it more than is right.

[greatestheroever]

So should I try to understand or not? I want to understand people, but not if they're acting like that.

[Well, no, that's a bit of a lie. He still wants to know. He just also doesn't want to know.]

[professorlionface]

Well, I think trying to understand people can be important. But more important is doing what you must for your own well-being. You can't let your understanding get in the way of that.

[greatestheroever]

But if you're a hero, aren't other people more important than yourself?

[professorlionface]

To a degree. But you can't let that make you believe you also aren't important. After all, the longer you're able to continue, the more people you will be able to save.