[He hums. He can't deny that. But he soon falls quiet to listen. He nods. Just nods. He can see what Cliff is going.]

I'm not a saint. I'm not even one of these heroes here. [He gestures in the direction of the school.] I've made mistakes. Some very selfish ones. Leaving in the first place counts as that.

But I always wanted a family. Something... something real. I waited so long and then... then I had Coco. Everything just... fit. I can't imagine any decent father not feeling the same kind of love for his child. I had to go back. I had to reach her. I literally died, and it was all I could think. I needed my family.

In any case, you don't seem like that much of a bad influence to me. No more than I am. I don't see what I'd get on your case for.