[All right. He's not looking his best, but this demands a video conversation on his side, too. There's no pity in John's expression when the screen flips on, but there is empathy.]

I'm really sorry you've had to deal with that, Kid. Really, no one should have to. There are a lot of ignorant people in the world, though. You're right. It'll probably happen again. But I can teach you the words to use to shut them down like I did with Mr. Solomons, if you'd like. It shouldn't be your obligation to explain or educate, though. If you don't feel like it, you can send them right to me, and I'll set them straight.

I don't know anything about magic or how normal this is for a person with... spiritual energy, but what I can see is that it's making it hard for you to interact with other people like you might want to. That's something we should fix, and it's not just your side of things. It's all of the rest of them that need work, too.

Can I tell you a secret?