"I guess that's not so bad. And one day you're going to be all smart and brilliant. And I get to watch you be smart and brilliant." While Axel did very little that could be classed as either. Axel knew he could aim higher, he knew he wasn't stupid and that's why he didn't really feel that self conscious. As far as he was concerned, he was going to be about the same forever and he could deal with that. When things got bad, he just remembered how hot he was. Made him feel better. "You can just take me to parties and brag about how handsome I am."