β youβre awful calm about it. β
β donβt pretend you do this because you care. β
β you take bullets like a champ and donβt whine about it. β
β donβt beat yourself up. i wouldβve done the same thing. β
β i wanna do what you do. i wanna be just like you. β
β listen to what iβm saying. you know in your heart iβm right. β
β you stared down your demons, and youβ¦you conquered them. β
β youβre incredible, and you make me want to be a better person. β
β iβm strong enough, and i can do this! β
β i should have prepared you better. your life has been soft and painless. β
β thatβs the tricky part of the job, balancing what you wanna do, with what you need to do. β
β iβm still working on my one-liners, but that one is really bad. β
β do you want to talk about yesterday?Β Β Β you look like you need to talk about yesterday. β
β i didnβtβ¦i didnβt mean to hit you so hard. iβm sorry. β
β hey, donβt walk away from me. β
β no, i donβt trust you. not anymore. you broke that. β
β itβs natural to doubt yourself, but if you can push through that, and do what needs to be done, youβll do just fine. β
β what the hell has gotten into you? β
β whatβs dumb is how long iβve been putting up with your bullshit. β
β iβm actually getting used to this a little. β
β okay. i guess that still counts as a landing. β
β donβt try to change the subject. β
β everyone else is fine. concerned about you, but fine. β
β i feel gross. iβm taking a shower. β
β donβt try to talk. youβre going to be okay. youβre safe now. β
β if you donβt have anything else to say, you need to leave. β
β you think you might have bitten off more than you can chew? β
β this is the beginning of a long journey for you and me. β
β i donβt think youβre ready. β
β i thought it might have been a dreamβ¦i wish it were. β
β iΒ wouldnβt be able to live with myself if i didnβt make things as right as they can be.Β β
β look, if this is too much, just say so. β
β i canβt begin to explain the devastation, the painβ¦the loss. β
β this is what i want. you and me, here. together. β
β you donβt still have a concussion or something you havenβt told me about, do you?Β β
β pathetic. this battle is beneath me. there is no honor in killing insects. β
β youβre just gonna keep prying if iβm evasive at all, so, umβ¦iβm scared. β
β does that make you feel strong?Β Β Β to know i canβt physicallyΒ make you do something? β
β honey, itβs the middle of the night. β
β sometimes, i forget how beautiful this planet can be. β
β my apologies. didnβt mean to scare. β
β how could someone who promised to keep us safe, to protect us against any threat, become that threat?Β β
β a little trust goes a long way. actions go further. β
β can we do that again? start over? β
β i havenβt figured out anything. i donβt know who i am, who iβm supposed to beβ¦ β
β i didnβt want to do itβ¦but it had to be done. β
β i love you, man, but i need someone else to talk to. β
β i came out here because i needed to start over, but that doesnβt mean ignoring the world when it needs me. β
β itβs like iβm hollow inside. nothing seems real. β
β i know youβre not okay, but do you want to talk about it? β
β okay, stop. enough with the sulking, you big baby. β
β i got everything i ever wanted, and i messed it all up. β
β you have no idea how much i needed to hear you say that. β
β you still feel somethingβs wrong. donβt you? β
β from the sounds of it, iβm the one who should be apologizing. β
β who do you think theyβre gonna believe? me or you? β
β demons know evil when they see it. β
β youβre ruining my childhood, and thatβs hard because it already sucked. β
β if we can die and any time, we can drink at any time. β
β can weβ¦talk about something else? β
β fly away, or take the stairs. i really donβt give a shit. β
β iβve been an asshole, and iβm sorry i didnβt realize that sooner, but that all stops today. β
β huh. that is a strangely non-specific story. β
β mistakes were made, but everythingβs back on track. β
β i feel like iβm standing on the edge of a cliff, and iβm the only one of us who canβt fly. β
β youβve been talking about home. you never talk about home. β
β i donβt know if i could do that. leave everything behind. β
β and what if the greatest me isnβt enough? β
β youβre hiding something from me, and it hurts. β
β iβve heard so much about you. β
β you expect me to worship you because of it. β
β youβve been distant, annoyed at everything, and youβve been mean. β
β along the way, youβre gonna need to do things you donβt want to do, or might not think you can do. β
β first thing: stay out of sight unless something goes wrong. β
β as much as iβd love to help with your very special crisis, iβve got my own crap to deal with now. β
β look, i screwed up. i know i did, i justβ¦i just, i donβt know why i keep doing this. β
β i take back everything i said about you before, and i said a lot. β
β or what? are you threatening me? β
β we haveβ¦responsibilities that normal humans donβt. β
β try to hit me. β
β after everything theyβve done, how can i possibly live up to all that?Β β
β iβm more like you. iβm nothing special. β
β you barely remember anything you donβt see in the mirror every morning. β
β if you really wanna do what i do, you have to be prepared for anything. β
β donβt look downβ¦stop looking down! β
β if youβre up for it, iβll make some time tomorrow for training. β
β iβ¦had a pretty interesting day. β
β no, you donβt! i know you think i canβt do this! β
β it wasnβt too much, i could take the pain. β
β howβs everyone else? or was i the only loser who got the shit kicked out of them? β
β i thought you two hated each other with the burning fury of a thousand suns. β
β every time i try to be a hero, i just make things worse. β
β you said that you wanted to start over. you said that. you promised. β
β i know itβs hard to love someone when they donβt seem to love you back. β
β make the world you wanna live in. β
β iβm not here to help. just here to make sure you donβt get hurt. β
β shut it! i feel dirty even talking to you. β
β iβve faced death more times than i can count, but iβll be damned if that didnβt put my balls in my throat. β
β make sure you get a good nightβs sleep. β
β iβve never done anything that hard in my life. β
β youβve had it rough, you know, but youβve really pulled yourself together. β
β you got a problem with a demon? i thought you were an atheist. β
β donβt make me get the spray bottle.Β β
β the world was fine before i came along. itβll be fine without my help. β
β i wasnβt ready before. now i am. β
β i covered for you. told them you got hit by a bus which, by the looks of you, isnβt far off. β
β forget this. we did our best, and we won. β
β iβm twenty minutes late, but thereβs no way youβre gonna be mad at me. β
β one nightmare scenario is enough to worry about right now. β
β thatβs not blood on you, is it? β
β do you need a replay on what happened last time, ass? β
β i never thought i would have a family, and then you came along, and i love you so much. β
β oh,Β βoutβ. every womanβs favourite destination for a romantic evening. β
β hell, last time you sprained your back. β
β one day, it seems like you have all the time in the world,Β Β Β and then the nextβ¦itβs gone. β
β kill that one and move on! β
β iβm happy youβre awake. your recovery wasβ¦tenuous at times. β
β just gotβ¦a lot on my mind, i guess. β
β what are you thinking? you look ridiculous. β
β i need something to punch. β
β iit changed my life. i know it changed yours, too. β
β you make me sound like a monster. β
β it may not look like much, but you did far more damage there than you needed. β
β you are big and strong, arenβt you? β
β i know youβre crazy about me. β
β i can take it from here. too dangerous for you. β
β weβre gonna be fine. weβll get out of this. β
β please, you couldnβt just sit this one out? β
β you just take all the time you need. β
β i donβt know what just happened, but i think i speak for everyone here when i say i never want it to happen ever again!Β β
β umβ¦thanks for saving my butt back there. β
β iβm here for you. whatever you need. you wanna talk, iβll listen. β
β i donβt know who you are, but itβs time to go. β
β weβre keeping this all hush-hush for now, but news will break. β
β please, donβt waste any more of my time. β
β i said, no. youβre still injured. β
β trust you? how could i possibly trust you now? β
β every date should feel like a first date. β
β i understand what itβs like for the world to look at you and see one thing, never knowing the truth of whatβs inside. β
β look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power. β
β this isnβt your world. itβs theirs. β
β you saved himβ¦so much effort, for what? β
β thereβs a lot of things i thought i knew about you. β
β youβre terrified of me, arenβt you? β
β this is my home and i wonβt let you destroy it. β
β we can finally do what we were meant to do. be who we were meant to be. β
β this isnβt how i wanted to do this, but i donβt have a choice. β
β someoneβs controlling you! tell me how to stop them! β
β what happens out there, the mistakes, even the victories, you canβt bring it home. β
β didnβt mean to offend. nuance of human conversation is difficult for me. β
β never get invited. show up anyway. β
β itβs a rare, lucky few of us who find someone who understands our path, even rarer if they accept it. β
β no matter what threat i faced, i knew i wasnβt facing it alone. β
β get out! before i send you back to hell myself. β
β you donβt seem to understand. earth isnβt yours to conquer. β
β i love you, but, man, sometimes, youβve got a screw loose. β
β i already told you everything i remember. β
β this is why i have always hated you. β
β everyone you know and love will be gone before you even look 30. β
β hold on, i just wannaβ¦i wanna talk! β
β sometimes people arenβt who they appear to be. β
β this is your life now. this is what you do. β
β could you define βnot that toughβ? β
β admirable intention, but i am not positive we can handle this. β
β itβs okay. itβs okay, iβm here. are you hurt?Β β
β iβd say iβd see you in hell, but thereβs a worse place waiting for you. β
β we gave people time to escape. thatβs what matters. β
β your voice is like music. i hang on every word. β
β your stubborness against the inevitable killed those people. β
β you tread on dangerous ground, my friend. β
β did seeing that man lose his life disturb you? β
β how does it feel to save the world? β
β stop, please. iβm not here to fight. β
β you donβt understand the choices i have to make. β
β iβm not an idiot. i know when someoneβs lying. β
β ohβ¦youβreβ¦youβre out for revenge. β
β how many more need to die? itβs up to you. β
β you canβt do this hero bullshit on your own.Β β
β am i important to you? it really doesnβt feel like it. β
β you only see good and evil. black and white. β
β ithat was amazing, but also the scariest thing iβve ever seen. β
β itβs kind of like peeing your pants on purpose. β
β i did actually help people. not sure how grateful they were, but whatever. β
β please donβt lose interest in me while iβm gone. β
β when you start a sentence withΒ βi thinkβ, you murder 90% of the romance in it. β
β itβs all i ever wanted for as long as i remember. β
β you wanna be a hero, right? fame, glory, get the pretty gal? β
β kids your age think theyβre invincible and it holds them back, makes them careless. β
β donβt you do enough for the world? β
β i canβt imagine what youβre going through. β
β itβll be worth the wait to see me on my best behavior. β
β iβm wasting my potential here. i could so so much more. β
β you said you wanted to tell me months ago, but youβre still not telling me now. β
β oh, i know. youβre confused, but youβre used to that. β
β no, no, what about you? β
β all human failings are simply engineering challenges crying out to be solved. weβre machines, and the sooner we recognize that, the sooner weβll reach our true potential.Β β
β once again, it seems you have an opinion to share? β
β you canβt save the world. itβs gonna get you killed. β
β huh. i thought youβd try and talk me out of it. β
β i donβt want to lie to you, but i donβt want to tell you the truth either. β
β lots of people are going to tell you how to use your powers, but itβs up to you to make these decisions. β
β if i didnβt know better, iβd say youβre trying to get rid of me. β
β thatβ¦sounds like a commitment to a second date? β
β iβm a little jumpy. maybe you can understand that. β
β donβt you dare shush me. β
β iβm sorry. i must have pinched a nerve. i forget how soft humans are. β
β never seen anything like this. β
β itβs impressive, but, like, who needs that many rooms?Β β
β when in doubt, throw them into space. β
β i want to see fear in your eyes. β
β i think you might have skipped a few steps. β
β i mean, can a person even have an eight pack? β
β you make it sound like i am obsessed or something. β
β havenβt you earned a day off? β