"Well no one here's beating me up-" he replied in response to that sharp look, and then more seriously- "When my powers came in I nearly killed the main guy who used to do that, so...they kind of stopped messing with me. But if you wanna join in on Lauri-Ell's quest to make me actually able to throw a punch or whatever-?"

"Then I guess...you don't?" Honestly, Billy wasn't sure what the right answer was, and it showed, cheeks pink. "I dunno...it's a new concept for me."