Atta girl! [He exclaims, glad to hear a hint of that enthusiasm starting to seep back in. The dull, apathetic tone was too close to something he'd rather not think about, couldn't think about. She would be okay. He was helping. He was not....

...an asshole....

He shakes his head to snap out of it before he's really and truly lost down that rabbit hole.]

Hey, who said I don't think of myself that way? I know I'm a goddamn genius!

[It's that other part he seems a little incredulous of. He could help and they'd remember and be grateful...? ]

Uh..w-well yeah. Sure. That's what heroes do. [He says half to her and half to himself.]

Good thing I don't intend to get broken, huh? [He flashes her another pearly-white grin - well, it's blue really but there's plenty of teeth.]