Ahaha, a baddie, huh? I think she'd be proud that I was protecting her research from jerk adults who wanted it to use to rule the world or whatever, so I'll take it.

[Considering she isn't a fighter, that was... a pretty big complement for her!

When his smile fades some, she notices almost immediately. She's serious when Beat starts telling her about his parents. They sounded really strict... most definitely the kind of parents that wanted him to be a certain way and he just wasn't.]

You shouldn't. I'll bet they'll come around eventually! They should be proud of you too, that's what I think. And it's not like you don't care, you obviously do. You just don't care about what they think of you, but you care about people. You cared enough about me to make sure I didn't fly away in that crazy wind when we met, and we didn't even know each other. Same with at Christmas and you found me freaking out.

[There's a pause and she looks away from him for a moment, fiddling with the hem of her shirt.]

It's part of why I like you.