[Thom stops slightly at the question because it came at him sort of left wing, for a brief moment he was tempted to say something along the lines of a good hero doesn't need alcohol but even to himself it sounded ridiculous.] I'm not... but I've been training for a while, I was born with my powers and I've been using them for a long time. [Which was at least true in both realities.]

[He gives another one of those camera-ready smiles.] And I'm just old enough to be a hero. Its not about age, its about courage and being good. [And apparently being a sickeningly sweet naive little thing at the same time.]