"I dunno, I can be pretty charming," he said with a little smirk.

He wasn't exactly lying. He'd tempted more than one person to consider looking outside their own species. He wasn't sure how he'd managed to, but he had.

"I've had my powers about ten years, give or take. Got 'em when I was seventeen. There were some gaps during times Xandar needed the power for its defense or when I was on the outs with the Corps for a little while, but I've had 'em most of that time."

What was she angling for here? He had the feeling it wasn't just familiarizing herself with him. Otherwise she wouldn't have felt the need to nudge him away from everyone else.