[Hyperbug buzzes in the affirmative and waves a little cannon leg.]

It's true! He's always been like that. The truth is, the place we're from, our timeline, was scrambled and altered with a device called a Randomizer. It's been repaired now, but we haven't. This is just how we are.

[It's how they have to be, but she's not going to depress the poor kid.]

It isn't really a secret, since it would be exceedingly hard to cover up.