[ It doesn't last long. It fades back into something neutral again, because he's looking at Wart and Dave's face isn't the one smiling along with him. Reminds him there's someone walking around with his head on their shoulders. But there's a slight lightness to him now, at least. He's not as uncomfortable. Talking with Dave is cathartic, he thinks. Must be a universal constant.

Wait. Was that a foam ass? Maybe he's imagining that himself. He'd question it but Dirk knows better than to go anywhere near puppets around Dave. He'd have to be the one to initiate that conversation. Didn't Dave have a puppet ass as a wristwatch? ]

Not exactly. He would go either way. [ Jake mentioning his love of ladies over and over. Brushing off the obvious Magneto/Xavier thing going on Dirk drops hints at him with in favor of talking about what a gorgeous cerulean goddess that Mystique is. "Hubba hubba", it reads in green. Dirk had a sinking feeling he'll be alone for a while. Then Jake mentions the actor's blue eyes casually and there had been enough hope to not give up on him completely. ]

We do have some fantastic glutes. Let's not rule that out as our main selling point.