To be fair to X, chaos had a tendency to be unpredictable, and Valdis was no exception. The look of surprise on his face amused her, but in a friendly way, not in the way that she had treated Bobby. She shifted her weight to step off his wrist, flicking the tip aside and holding her hand out to help him up.

"I'm not aware of your talent, but developing such things can also help you defend yourself. Devin was quite panicked when he heard you had run into Bobby."

Perhaps if she hadn't ignored X, if she had thought to teach him sooner. But she wasn't the only one at fault, Devin could have helped.