Hawks certainly doesn't think there's any shame in Bakugo's scars, they're simply notable to show that he's been in a lot of fights. Possibly more than Hawks remembers, unless they'd tortured him while he'd been kidnapped before the incident at Kamino. It turns out to be the former, when Bakugo explains that he's from further in the timeline. A month and a half.

That many scars in a month and a half? What had happened?

At least Bakugo hadn't said that Hawks had died, at least not yet, and he's sure there would've been some more intense reaction if he'd died, when Bakugo first saw him. So that means he'd probably survived the encounter with Dabi that he'd been in when he was brought to this place. It's a relief, but he does want some confirmation.

"So Dabi didn't kill me during the Paranormal Liberation Front war, then, hmmm?" he asks, his voice light despite the heavy topic of conversation, as if he could hide the import of the answer to him.

The list of villains here comes then, and Hawks keeps his composure, his expression still amused and neutral. When Bakugo explains about Endeavor, though, his brows raise and he makes a bemused 'hm' in his throat. The thought of Endeavor in this place is equal parts ridiculous and incredibly hot, and Hawks does his best to focus on the ridiculous rather than the hot. Last thing he needs is making this situation awkward with a minor.

"Well, it's a shame he's not here anymore." he says, forcing a slightly crooked smile, "The villains have their leader, and we don't have ours, so we're at a bit of a disadvantage, hmmmm? How've you been handling it?"

Truly, it's pretty impressive to him that Bakugo has been handling it alone.