"Most people lose their first fight," Shatterstar consoled. "Even I lost my first fight." Of course, he had been much, much younger than Liam then, but that wasn't the point.

Ahaha, oh Shatterstar. He couldn't resist.

(And then immediately fireman-carried someone suspected of broken ribs to the Medlab. That killed me.)

I do like the friendship. Star getting used to the reality that sometimes there's conflict within social circles is a nice touch, although the poor kid really is going through it in this regard.