( it's fine, he's heart a lot of mouths worse than mondo's. the cursing doesn't phase him, but the compliments have him responding a bit sheepishly, putting the toys down on the nearest piece of furniture to raise a hand up and scratch at the back of his head. )

Haha, uh, thanks? My parents're pretty awesome. I. . don't think I'd have been anything like how I turned out if it wasn't for them. ( which is true enough; it was their guidance that helped him discover exactly who he wanted to be, his mother's words that led to him realizing that trying to be like his father was stupid. )

I'll be a way better kind of hero than Superman someday. ( ah, but-- ) What do you want to do when you're grown up?