I can understand that, I think. Do you know, it's part of why I appear like this - I could change myself to have standard human skin tones, for example, but I cannot shake the feeling that it would be dishonest to do so.

[Because he's not human, no matter how much he likes them. He'll never be human, no matter how much he pretends. And it's usually something he finds peace with.]

I understand that you're a mutant, and that it's a context my society lacks entirely. But that doesn't mean it doesn't matter, Kitty. We cannot deny that our pasts have shaped us into who we are, and that they will continue to shape our futures - even when the society around us changes. Whether we can change to match it or will fall behind and become a slave to our own expectations is up to us, but it's not a path we need to walk alone. I'll be here with you. Your friends will be here with you as well.

[He touches the tips of his fingers together in a thoughtful gesture.]

And I'd like to take my own advice as well, no matter how isolated I feel at times.