[He can't understand that, not really- he lacks the knowledge of Tommy's family history or the understanding of what a broken, unsupportive family would be like. He complains about them plenty, but at the end of the day, he knows he's lucky. So he can't imagine letting go of his family name like that. It had been hard enough, in that temporary fantasy, to pretend that he was someone else. For Tommy and Wanda, though...
But he can recognize that the Shepherds let Tommy be taken away. Let the government or whatever lock him away in juvie. Let him become an experiment for the amusement of people who think mutants are guinea pigs to play with in laboratories. He'd been there, he'd heard Tommy say it himself.
So yeah, he can recognize not wanting to be associated with them. In the end, it's Tommy's choice.]
I don't care what your name is... as long as we're still family.
[action, october 16th]
But he can recognize that the Shepherds let Tommy be taken away. Let the government or whatever lock him away in juvie. Let him become an experiment for the amusement of people who think mutants are guinea pigs to play with in laboratories. He'd been there, he'd heard Tommy say it himself.
So yeah, he can recognize not wanting to be associated with them. In the end, it's Tommy's choice.]
I don't care what your name is... as long as we're still family.