Key word, freakish? Jono didn't do adorable, blast it. Not if he could help it, anyhow.

"I couldn't agree more," he admitted, resisting the urge to lift his hands and try to cover those stupid ears of his. "I'll fight when I need to, of course. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't, I don't think. But some easy fights now and again, ridiculous things like toothy vegetables... I certainly wouldn't mind more of those."

They beat going up against enemies like Machinesmith or the Zodiac any day of the week. And he'd probably take them over the Blood in Glacia after Karla's graduation, too, if he had the choice.

"... And I'm not adorable."

You keep telling yourself that, Jon.