Good thing David will be telling Balthier once a decision is made that he’s actually going through with it. No reason to worry Balthier over the whole thing before there was, confirmed a thing. Always better to let your boyfriend know that you might be doing something that could end you up in superhero jail and might require his villain self to break you out and ‘seduce’ you to the dark side.

“I’ve only flown them since I was a teen. And had the skills of the best pilots the X-Men had. And they still keep crashing.”

Usually because he’s being shot from the sky. That’s always the worst part. He’s been in about four of those instances now. He’s just not allowed to be in planes, it’s not safe for the other passengers.

“If my work wasn’t here, I’d just leave,” he admits with a sigh. “With Josh moved to LA and Otto seriously reevaluating his alignment, it wouldn’t be hard.”

Except there’s Balthier’s work. That will keep them here too.