"Are you trying to argue that you're a terrible person?" He was joking, mostly. "I'm--I still--..." He struggled for words, then latched onto a slight change of subject when it presented itself. Sometimes, avoiding something was easier than coming right out and saying it, no matter how true it was.

"Why do I have to have trade-offs?" Did everyone who had powers have trade-offs? Was that how it worked? He'd only ever met one other than himself, and that was Blaine.