“ we’re both upside down. ”
“ oh, come on, little one. Get up. You’re okay. ”
“ your pain only makes you stronger. ”
“ look! Forest stars. ”
“ i want mac and cheese. ”
“ oh, you want mac and cheese? Okay. Well, I want… caviar and champagne. ”
“ green beans are my favourite vegetable. ”
“ how long do we have? ”
“ you remember when I told you that one day we would have that big adventure? ”
“ guess what? I got Fruit Roll-Ups in the car. ”
“ you’ve got blood on you. ”
“ hold it steady, hold it steady. You’re gonna pull back at 55 knots. ”
“ please, please, I beg you. No more undercover work. I wanna get back in the action.”
“ never let them take your heart. ”
“ did you get it? ”
“ get away from her! Don’t touch her! ”
“ don’t touch her! I will kill you all! ”
“ you’re gonna need to hand me that gun. ”
“ i don’t wanna go back there. ”
“ you’re gonna take care of each other, okay? And everything, everything’s gonna be fine. ”
“ the Red Room is your home now. ”
“ all right. Stay alert. I’m sending in alpha squad. ”
“ don’t do this. you’re embarrassing yourself. It looks desperate. ”
“ you look like you could use some bed rest. ”
“ you got no friends. Where you gonna go? ”
“ i’ve lived a lot of lives before I met you. You shouldn’t have gone to all this trouble. I’m done. ”
“ i have sights on collateral one. ”
“ she’s on foot with the package. Stay high. I’m going to ground. ”
“ oh, no. What did I do? ”
“ you’re in my bed. ”
“ i’m… I’m not even under the covers. ”
“ got passports, entry visas, a couple of local driver’s licenses. Mix and match, you should be able to stretch it to 20 or so identities. ”
“ what, are you 12? ”
“ i hear things. You know, something about the Avengers getting divorced… ”
“ it’s fine. I’m actually better on my own. ”
“ you can tell me, you know. That’s the way the whole friends thing works. ”
“ people who have friends don’t call me. ”
“ you should know I’m a better shot when I’m pissed off. ”
“ you’re not here for me. ”
“ why are you skulking about like it’s a minefield? ”
“ so, we gonna talk like grown-ups? ”
“ i’m not here trying to be your friend, but you need to tell me what that is. ”
“ it’s a synthetic gas. The counteragent to chemical subjugation. The gas immunizes the brain’s neuropathways from external manipulation. ”
“ where’s an Avenger when you need one? ”
“ yeah, sure, “simple.” That’s what I’d call imploding a five-story building and then shooting it out with the Hungarian Special Forces. Took 10 days in hiding before we could even get out of Budapest. ”
“ do you believe me now? ”
“ you can’t just steal a guy’s car. ”
“ so you want me to chase him down and un-steal it? ”
“ you got a plan, or shall I just stay duck-and-cover? ”
“ that’s a shit plan. ”
“ put your seat belt on. ”
“ you’re such a mom. ”
“ great plan. I love the part where I almost bled to death. ”
“ the truth rarely makes sense when you omit key details. ”
“ well, I doubt the god from space has to take an ibuprofen after a fight. ”
“ where did you think I was all this time? ”
“ you just didn’t want your baby sister to tag along, whilst you saved the world with the cool kids.”
“ why do you always do that thing? ”
“ the thing you do when you’re fighting. This thing that you do when you whip your hair when you’re fighting with the arm and the hair. And you do, like, a fighting pose. It’s a fighting pose. ”
“ you’re a total poser. ”
“ i’m not a poser. ”
“ it does look like you think everyone’s looking at you, like, all the time. ”
“ i was trying to actually do something good to make up for all the pain and suffering that we caused. Trying to be more than just a trained killer. ”
“ you were fooling yourself because pain and suffering is every day and we are both still a trained killer. ”
“ i’m not the killer that little girls call their hero. ”
“ to him, we are just things. Weapons with no face that he can just throw away. Because there is always more. And no one’s even looking for him. ”
“ did you ever look for your parents? Your real ones? ”
“ i never let myself be alone long enough to think about it. ”
“ you’re going to give me some big hero speech, I can feel it. ”
“ speeches aren’t really my thing. ”
“ that sounds like a shitload of work. ”
“ you know, this is the first piece of clothing I’ve ever bought for myself. ”
“ is that like a… Is it army surplus, or… ”
“ the point is, I’ve never… I’ve never had control over my own life before, and now I do. I want to do things. ”
“ i like your vest. ”
“ you can put so much stuff in there. You wouldn’t even know. ”
“ we’re gonna need a jet. ”
“ you know what you didn’t give me? Time. Or money. I’m not made of jets. ”
“ i thought you were supposed to be the best. Like a real pro. ”
“ was the free flat and lifetime supply of kissel not to your liking? ”
“ don’t let her wind you up. ”
“ no, I take exception to impugning my professionalism. ”
“ aw, he’s sensitive. See why you keep him around. ”
“ you know, you’re getting dangerously close to running out your tab. ”
“ you’re a very annoying individual. ”
