[ heh. ] It's a good thing that I'm not expecting an overabundance of trust then... don't you think~ But that, [ tsks. ] that is sad. If you can't rely on your friends and family... then who? [ me! ]

Of course. [ he laughs. ] I don't do favors for free. We make an exchange. A deal. It's only fair...

And you want to be on par with your peers, don't you, ...to have powers and to be strong and to be useful? I can help. I can give you powers.