[john laughs at that-- not because it isn't true, or because he's used to hearing it, but because-- he isn't. for one thing, admittedly, mutants tend to be hella pretty by and large. evolution kind of magically caught on to what's 'in' in the twenty-first century, as far as phenotypes and photogenic qualities go. but mutants don't always talk about it, as such. it's different to hear.

his own laughter sounds vaguely unfamiliar to his own ears, too.]

This is the part where I admit I'm new to this kind of thing, [he tells her, after making orders for each of them.] And that's not a smart or pretty ploy. Fact. My scene is more... freedom fighting, marginalized peoples. Planet Earth. You? They all come confident and gorgeous where you're from?