"Because you wouldn't talk to me!" Ronan was getting a little exasperated. "Powers, Johnny, you..." He shook his head. "You're my friend, Johnny, and as far as I could tell at the time you were throwing me aside. You wouldn't even talk to me, when I'm probably the only person in a position to actually understand. And you think that wouldn't hurt? That it wouldn't hurt to just be ignored by a friend?

"You need to start thinking about this, Johnny. You need to figure out your answers. Or someone else is going to get hurt."