He nodded, wincing a little. He'd read the files, not the deeper ones, because he knew everyone needed some privacy, but some of it.
"Sometimes it feels like we are... almost toys to them. And that is a disconcerting and unwelcome feeling. The rest of the time it simply feels like we are on display, a feeling I am long used to." From home, really. From the early days as an X-Man to when he was on X-Factor, he'd been on display since his powers rose.
At her words his entire stance changed, shifting. Alex had been an X-Man a long time, and being in the galactic war had made him a soldier, even if a reluctant one. His stance was ready, his muscles almost coiled. "If you need help, let me know." His voice was more brusk, his eyes centered and focused and his hands bore the slightest glow.