He gets a hug, and a grin. "Well, you're super-cute, that's a start."

Cute knows cute when it sees it, after all.

"Anyway, where I'm from if you're a mutant like me you could get any sort of powers. You might wind up super-strong or with- with claws, or you might grow an extra head or three, or turn all green and scaly or blue and furry like the Cookie Monster. So it's not always good."