Unconsciously tugging her sleeves, she answered without looking at Jean. "Things have gotten... dicey. People just have a lot of hate right now. But if Hank pulled you to some other time for that mission, then there's still hope that things'll get better, right?" She sighed quietly. Jean always managed to get Aves to say more than she was planning to say. Before Jean could pry it out of her, Aves offered up a bit more. "I've learned to defend myself, and my abilities are a lot different than the last time you saw me fight. And Connor got a gun. He hasn't had to shoot anyone yet." She tugged at her sleeves again, pulling them past her knuckles now.