I thought I was, at times. But none of that was true. [He shrugged. It all had been predicated upon a lie, and him the unwitting dupe. How they all must laugh about that now.]
Yes, I have. [He wishes he could lie and say no, so he could start freeing himself from the very idea. But Rogue has made him very happy, on more than one occasion, and hadn't the entire point of that been that it was unquestionably true? He'd never told her any lies, not wittingly. And there was Ikki, and Rapunzel, and Billy... he had to admit that to himself.]
You have been... a friend, Billy. A true one. [But is that the same as family? He doesn't know any more. How can he define something he's never had?]
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Yes, I have. [He wishes he could lie and say no, so he could start freeing himself from the very idea. But Rogue has made him very happy, on more than one occasion, and hadn't the entire point of that been that it was unquestionably true? He'd never told her any lies, not wittingly. And there was Ikki, and Rapunzel, and Billy... he had to admit that to himself.]
You have been... a friend, Billy. A true one. [But is that the same as family? He doesn't know any more. How can he define something he's never had?]