"You're special." The words came out of Elliot's mouth before he could even think. "You don't need powers or anything in order to be special," he insisted.
"Hard work gets you places, too." He had pulled her by the hand and had begun waltzing--something nice and fun but not too energetic. "My best friends, the Fanboyz, they got accepted into the LXD on hard work alone. Most other people were born with it, I found it, they worked for it." He wasn't sure if he was just babbling nonsense or actually making her feel better, so he stayed quiet for a few seconds, thinking.
"I accidentally kissed Kitty Pryde," he managed. "I mean, she kind of came at me thinking I was Mike, so..." He winced. "What I mean is that you're not the only one who things this whole Mike thing is weird. At least he didn't steal your face."