[This is making him uncomfortable. He appreciates the thought, but none of this sits right with him. He shakes his head pointedly.]

Back where I'm from, mutants were normal. Because... Because someone found a way to make them, and said there wasn't a problem if we could all be mutant. And then... Then... [He looks... just plain terrified.] ...Everything went to hell. "Kill or be killed" sort of hell. I'd rather... I'd rather be quiet and get hurt than that.