Jono didn't need it pointed out, really. He was well aware.

//More prone to skulking about in corners, for a start,// he agreed, looking at the ceiling thoughtfully. //Convinced that my being here was an anti-mutant riot just waiting to happen.//

How a boy with no mouth or lungs to speak of managed to snort out a scoff was anybody's best guess.

//From where we're sitting now, it's difficult to think either of us were ever so afraid t'just be ourselves, really.//