"Rebels," he answers, fingering the bottle, looking out into the air rather than directly at Johnny. "I was helping them by redistributing powers. Then they wanted me to do so in ways I found.. morally questionable. So I tried to quit. Let's just say they didn't accept my resignation."

He doesn't immediately continue, but realises that he's already told so much of the story in bits and pieces that he might as well help Johnny fill in the blanks. "Eventually I discovered I could actually use the powers, so when I got the phasing, I escaped. Was barely outside when I met Gabe, he teleported me away and then housed me, helped me out."