"I'm reading the newspaper." Aaron said this calmly, bringing his much larger body down so he was at eye level with the little guy. "It has a lot of interesting stuff that grown-ups like me like reading. It may seem boring, but it can actually be pretty fun if something interests you - you know? Something you like reading about." Aaron lifted his head up to notice the woman walking toward them - probably the kid's mom. He cleared his throat, being dumbfounded by her beauty. God, New York was just teasing him!
"Bothering me? Nah. I love kids." It was what brought Aaron looking for the metahuman in the first place. He saw that it wasn't fit for a child of normal origins to suffer for the crimes of those who had abilities - the ones that used them selfishly.