Rekindled Hope

A photograph of a collection of graffiti, centered on a piece of spray painted text. It reads:

Be teachable: you don't know everything and you're not always right.

your choices, [name]. your actions... that's what makes you who you are.

i couldn't be more proud of you.

we're so different.

i'm punk rock.

you are not punk rock.

my point is, i question everything and everyone. you trust everyone and think everyone you've ever met is beautiful.

you piece of shit alien!

that is where you've always been wrong about me. i am as human as anyone.

i get scared.

i wake up every morning, and despite not knowing what to do, i put one foot in front of the other, and i try to make the best choices that i can.

i screw up all the time, but that is being human, and that's my greatest strength.

none of this matters, you patronizing clown.

the government gave me authority to kill you.

i'm gonna turn myself in.

he's out there alone. and he's probably scared.

you're driven by envy. you couldn't be more obvious.

parents aren't for telling their children who they're supposed to be. we are here to give you tools to help you make fools of yourselves all your own.

oh my god. why does he trust everyone?

quit messing around!

i'm not messing around. i'm doing important stuff.

hey buddy. eyes up here.

i know you won't kill me.

that haircut should be against your vows.

nothing's felt right since he showed up.

i told you to keep an eye on him!

i can be such a jerk sometimes.

take me home.

there's gotta be a better way to do this!

what the hell, dude? why did you move the door?

where is my dog?

how long have they been hooking up?

it's guys like this, they always got a whole bunch of dark, ugly secrets.

a lot of these guys, these heroes from the magazines, they're obsessed with me. 'cause i'm more jacked than they are.

i thought you wanted to see me.

you're just trying to get information out of me.

i swear to god, that's not it.

there's other parts of you that people would find very attractive.

if i had any emotional capacity whatsoever, i'd be concerned about her partying.

what are you smirking at, you idiot?

would you like a coffee?

i have no clue what you're talking about.

i've been trying to figure out a way to get it out of here alive.

good for you, asshole!

is that really how you feel?

people were going to die!

thanks for watching him, bitch!

good luck with that.

the people there are simple and profoundly confused.

do us proud. rule without mercy.

what's it called again?

your hot ex is a genius.

are you kidding me? those things aren't cheap!

your obsession with me is getting a little creepy.

well, this is why he has behavioural issues.

they sent a message along with me.

I really liked this panel.

“I still love you.”

“It hurts to love you.”

“Take off all your clothes.”

“There’s nothing to hold on to.”

“Don’t see me for what I’m not.”

“Everybody said you’re a killer.”

“You can’t escape my affection.”

“I fall to pieces when I’m with you.”

“My heart is soft, my past is rough.”

“Doesn’t matter, ‘cause it’s enough.”

“I just wanted things to be the same.”

“There’s nobody here, just us together.”

“Could it be that I fell for another loser?”

“I’d trade it all for a stairway to heaven.”

“It’s like magic, babe, isn’t life wonderful?”

“There’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.”

“'Cause we’re the masters of our own fate.”

“The world is yours and you can’t refuse it.”

“I never really noticed that I had to decide…”

“In these stolen moments, the world is mine.”

“Something separates me from other people.”

“I’d give it all away if you give me just one day.”

“You’re part of the past, but now you’re the future.”

“Sometimes, it’s enough just to make you feel crazy.”

“God bless America… and all the beautiful women in it.”

“Everywhere I turn, there’s something blocking my escape.”

“But, the facts of life can, sometimes, make it hard to dream.”

“You’ve been wasting my time while you’re taking what’s mine.”

“Lately, I’ve been thinking… it’s just someone else’s job to care.”

“I will be capable of holding you in my arms, without letting you fall.”

For a robot who needs repairs!

From the robot:

"I think something's broken."

"Do you think you can fix me?"

"I keep err-err-erroring -"

"I can't fix this myself."

"My joints are out of place."

"My system keeps telling me something is touching me, it's very annoying."

"I can tell my lights are blinking."

"I'm s-s-sorry I'm n-not doing it on pur-pur-purpose -"

"Careful! If I hit you by accident, you could get hurt!"

"I can't afford to get repaired."

"I had to use off-market pieces to repair myself last time..."

"It would be nice to have another set of hands. To help, I mean. Not installed."

"Sorry! Sorry! Sorry - ah - fuck -"

"Don't touch those wires!"

"You don't know how strange it is to feel something sparking inside you."

From the engineer:

"This is fixable."

"You're not too broken to talk to me."

"I need to keep you powered on while I fix this."

"Don't worry; I've got you."

"We can get you all fixed up."

"I'm not sure they make this part any more..."

"When did you start installing mods?!"

"This part isn't meant to be here..."

"How have you been living without this module?!"

"Oh, man... this is going to take a while."

"You okay if I do a little soldering in here?"

"You can power down if you trust me."

"You can't keep pretending that you're okay when you're not."

"Eventually, the rust is going to get too bad to move, and then what do you do?"

Me: *remembers how much Ozma and his hosts' existence is filled with pain and anguish*