( He makes a small noise of fondness as she gives up codenames. It makes him look a little younger, but it only lasts for a second. )

And here I thought it was only my sister who had a fondness for codenames.

( He can see why mutants might need them, and the idea had kept on long after Raven left him. He'd heard some of the children discussing what they'd liked to be called in the months before the school shut down. )

I know a man who can control metal. I just didn't know it was more common than just he.

( He wants to soothe her fears as much as he can without his power. He means her no harm. )