"Hello!" Andrew said as he waved hi to Carmen, noticing that he was no longer the youngest member of the group now. "What's your name? Mine's Andy!"

[i]Do not neglect people. Do not let them feel left out. The fact that you were even considering it just because Wilbur is so damn [b]cute[/b] is a black mark on your character, Andrew Bennett. Speaking of Will...[/i] Andrew then turned back to answer him and Scraprig and dropped the bombshell, "I volunteered. I'm an orphan living in the orphanage near the docks and I wanted a new home - Aka this place's dorms - and money. I know it's too late to get a family now that I'm 14, but I presume that I can get a bit of financial independence."

He then smiled at everyone and said, [i]unironically[/i], "And as Anime and TV Shows say, there is a high chance that [i]you[/i] will be my new family. So take care of me."

Glancing at Caiden/Crosspoint, Andrew tried to measure the tall youth's personal hope, even as he pondered changing his hair to a silvery shade right now; he had been planning to do so when he started patrolling, but he was guessing that if he did this right, he could make it look like he was emulating his 'Senpai' by doing so... Or offend the guy beyond measure. After some thought, the boy decided not to do it. Instead, he said, "Anyway, if we're voting for a leader, I vote Overclock!"

He then glanced at Fukuda, knowing even at his current state of mind that the latter was cringing at his behavior because he [i]was[/i] socially awkward and probably sounded like a nutjob. The boy at least hoped that he sounded wholesome and enthusiastic, not... Something which would turn off everyone.

It's not as if his thoughts about Wilbur weren't deserving of condemnation. Not because he liked another boy but because he was having these thoughts about someone he wasn't sure was going to like him back or even thought of other boys like... That. Actually, even if Wilbur did like other boys, he might not like him for some reason or other, like his social awkwardness, his oversharing (if he was oversharing) or just because he didn't like how Andrew looked. 

Never did it occur to him that it was because he [i]volunteered[/i] to be a 'Hero' in the first place or because Wilbur found him talking about them being his potential family cringe-worthy. Glancing at Wilbur and his expression for a moment, the boy then turned to the Director, "By the way, what's the pay? I haven't bought my own clothes since ever!"

A signal that he still regarded the shopping trip with Wilbur and the others as 'on' and wanted it to be such...