[Hayley smiles at Skulduggery's noncommittal judgment of Solomon. Although she likes the man overall, in this moment, she's still angry with him and it's nice to hear that maybe it's not just her. Except then he says that she's torn about whether to believe he means it or whether he's saying to agree because Skulduggery genuinely believes Hayley to be wrong. She assumes the safer option.]

Thanks for telling me. Maybe I can use that next time. [She huffs a small sigh and takes another sip of her drink, absolutely expecting a next time. If they can even recover from this time enough to have one.]

I know I'm a kid and I have a lot to learn, but I'm never going to learn if no one takes me seriously, you know? Clark did. And Bart and Bruce and Kon and Mark and Dick and Tony and a ton of other people who are all gone now. Now it's like.. I'm just a kid again and half the time I expect Solomon to pat me on the head and give me a piece of candy. I hate it.