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