[...Heh. She's just full of pep-talks, isn't she? He can't help but smile again, scuffing a hand through his hair. Now she sounds like those books of his.

But like with Teddy, it doesn't sound so corny when he hears it from someone else. It feels- well, like it's supposed to. Inspiring. Uplifting. Still corny, but he doesn't feel ridiculous about it. Actually, more than the books...]

You remind me of a friend of mine. He used to say that kind of stuff to get the team practices going sometimes... at least until he and Patriot started arguing.

[Wedgies, though? It's kind of idealistically cute that that's the worst she could come up with.]