"That is not what I meant," Kazu confirms with a long suffering sort of fondness. His gaze drifts to their hands and he can't help thinking about how strange it is that there are so many people now who will touch him like this. With nothing but affection, and as (almost) always Barry is gentle and sweet.

And there was nothing for Kazu to be infuriated about in today's storytime, for once. Not at Barry himself, anyway. He looks back up at his friend with a small, shy smile.

"What if I wanted to do better than good?"