Well, Niki couldn't really argue that. He had been told often enough that he didn't think things through - or that he thought the wrong things through, and not the right ones. Still, he wasn't going to let some random girl boss him around!
"I'm being careful," he told her, almost primly as he picked up the teacup again. A fingertip traced along the rim, feeling the slight roughness where the chip was. "If I accidently. Made a lion. Or a bear. I'd probably be pretty good," he said.
"Guardian? I don't have a guardian. I'm an adult," he said in his best 'duh' voice. "I only live with my cousin. Because I forgot to pay my rent and got evicted." All said very matter-of-factly, because it was water under the bridge. No sense worrying about it!