"Now, now, let's not make this about hair colour. We know who's winning that one," he smirks.

"I bet I do. Mutants like me are one in a million." He's heard that a lot. That it's not all about him. But so long as he's wrapped up in something he didn't sign up for Quentin's approaches everything with the intention of figuring out what his place here is specifically.

"Why? Because you're boring? There's a reason most people have cats and dogs and hamsters and not like hyenas and Siberian tigers. Sure one's boring but it's a lot easier to keep in captivity. Maybe you're like those friendly labs they stick in big cat enclosures at the zoo to keep them docile and occupied."