"Sure," he agrees. "But there are a lot of ways to stop human monsters. Bein' a cop might be one of them, but so is bein' a lawyer or a social worker or someone who works in a shelter. Someone who, uh... advocates for changes in the law. Stuff like that. Bein' a doctor even, because that saves someone when a monster has gotten to 'em."

He shakes his head a little and says, "I know you got super powers, kid, it just scares me, thinking of you seein' some of the shit I've seen."