[That first line makes him scoff. Self-proclaimed heroes. Boy, did he know plenty of those. How fortunate that not everything would be so different from what he's used to.]

I don't need any help in the first department, kiddo. Promise.

[The smile stays perfectly fixed in place, one blue and one green eye narrowing expectantly.]

You sound like you have some ideas. You...wanna tell me what's with these people first?