[ He takes note of the phrasing "the man who raised me". It indicates so much, though he's not about to dig into that. That was too personal, and he wasn't about to reciprocate if the question came back to him. ]

It sounds unfair, what you have to deal with. [ From what he gathers, most NEXT are probably incredibly pleasant. Normal people with a bit of a power upgrade, that's all. ] Contractors are thought to use their powers only to hurt people– it's rare when it isn't the truth. Most of us are employed by less than savory factions of government or undercover syndicates. What few of the general population knows about us has only seen us do more harm than any good.

[ He's not even going to attempt defending himself. It's hard to, when the facts are laid out in front of him. When he still feels no guilt or remorse for what he's done over the years. ]