[That got a laugh out of him, instantly chasing away any bad thoughts or his own painful memories, leaning his head back against the tree as it eventually trailed off into a sigh.] Ok cherie, ya gotta give me some leeway if ya plannin' to make more jokes like that, 'cause I hold no responsibility for where m' brain will take them. [Although despite his words, in this case it didn't, instead settling into a happiness of how well they worked together and could get on.

It was certainly a change from their first few meetings, a brief flash of when the X-Men first ran across the Acolytes coming to mind before it was brushed aside.]