He nods along with the last thing she'd said before glancing down at the menu to consider what he does actually want to get.

"I'm not... ashamed," he says after a moment as he decides on the waffles. He breathes in and looks her in the eye. "I'm not ashamed of what I am and what I can do. I'm not ashamed of anything other than the mistakes that I've made. But I've... I've wanted to be fair."

He quirks his lips to one side thoughtfully.

"And it was only recently that I realized that well, being fair isn't always how the world gets to be more fair. And that most of the people who have... power aren't interested in making it more fair for those who don't."

His head tilts as he glances at her.

"Does that make sense?"