"I've had... less than occasional slip-ups." And he averts his eyes as he continues to smoke.

He'd like to think it counts as a slip-up as long as he feels bad for it.

"But at least you're here to learn, so you've got a better chance than me of getting it under control. Around here the point is to make mistakes and break things and lose control... as long as it starts getting easier not to do it."

He's not sure if that is precisely the point of hero school, but it sure makes it sound like something he needed as a kid.