[despite Scott's fears, there isn't a shred of disappointment in Akira's expression. if anything, he looks encouraging, his smile widening at that answer. it's a perfectly normal one!! and. . . it tells Akira a lot about this guy's priorities. a young man labeled a "mutant" by his society, with special powers that separate him from everyone else. . . hah]

[. . . Akira gets it. despite his penchant for getting into trouble, sometimes. . . he just wants to live a perfectly ordinary life, too]

Not bad. [a tiny hum] I hear there's a shopping center in this place, and not all of the stores are sketchy.

You wanna get dressed and go hang out?

[because Scott isn't the only one who has grown a li'l fond of his morning bedmate]