The only team I've ever put together was the one I stole from Shaw. They all died. I haven't been able to gather allies since.

[ Erik looks away and taps his fingertip on the bar, frustration heating to the boiling point. ]

I don't know the limit to what I can do. I know I can destroy whole planets, and I can do it in such a way that nobody can stop me. But you stopped me. You convinced me not to. Not with your powers or your money or your fucking house. It was because you have that... innate, human, ability to draw people to you. To inspire them. To keep them loyal.

[ He finishes his drink and slams the empty glass on the bar. ]

So you can keep wasting that. And I'll do my best, and probably fail.

[ He gets up to leave. ]