Greg laughed back sheepishly, rubbing at his neck with one hand.

"Okay, gimmie some credit here. Compared to the people here I'm about as normal as they come. My adopted family is made up of advanced androids, my son is from a different version of my own world, and not the long ago one of my adopted sisters was living with a small furry alien who apparently packs enough fire power to take down half a city block without even trying," he explained. It was justified, really. Even with Hoshi's training, he was still pretty average compared to the rest of the crazy world they lived in.

"Really, though... I was in trouble. I couldn't stop gettin' my ass handed to me whenever there was a fight. She helped me. A lot. I probably wouldn't be sitting here today if it wasn't for the training I went through."