"I'm willing," I assured him. I didn't want Jake to get the wrong impression and think I was antisocial or scared of people. I wasn't the most extroverted kid on the block, sure, but I liked having friends. It was just... weird, still.

"It's just that we moved so much when I was a kid. I don't think I was in the same school for more than six months at a stretch. And no one wants to make friends with the new kid, or the kid that's gonna disappear in a few months. So I'm just... not used to it, I guess?"

I arched my brows at him. "And I made friends back in Metropolis by getting into dangerous situations and saving ourselves through cleverness and teamwork, which I don't think is the way you want me to go about it now."