1. Your attention, please.
Attention, please.
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in 20 minutes.
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3. Don't touch it, please.
I got it!
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4. Wow.
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5. This is awesome.
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6. Whoa.
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7. Warrior Angel.
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8. Hey, Harry, is it true
that no one's ever read it before?
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9. I read on the Internet
that no one in the whole world knows...
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10. what the Warrior Angel's
secret battle cry is.
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11. - You've got to let me take a look at this.
- No, no. You know better than that.
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12. Anybody opens that book,
the value drops.
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13. I know.
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14. But aren't you at least curious
what's inside?
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16. But if I so much as breathe at it funny,
my boss would kill me.
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17. Besides, there's nothing
in that fantasy world...
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18. that's gonna make a lick of difference
out here in the real one, kid.
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19. No, no, no!
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20. - Come on. Some of these are priceless.
Hey, look, man, I didn't see it.
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21. Security! Security!
Somebody stole my comic book!
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22. I'm sorry.
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23. Hey.
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24. - Sorry. I can't see a thing in this helmet.
- Lois.
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25. This is not what I had in mind...
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26. when Randall said I gotta be
embedded journalist for the day.
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27. Shouldn't be hard for Lois Lane
to nail down a human interest piece.
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28. Save the hammer.
I can't get anything out of these people.
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29. They keep looking at me
like I'm from another planet.
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30. Which is saying something.
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31. You know, no offense...
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32. but that armor doesn't exactly
make you Miss Approachable.
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33. Look.
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34. Like this?
Don't be afraid.
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35. Right. No wonder
Clark's been avoiding me.
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36. I am losing touch with fantasy
without even realizing it.
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37. The last thing Clark feels
when he thinks about you is boredom.
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38. Maybe I'm doing this to myself.
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39. You know, maybe it's a deep-rooted fear
of intimacy.
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40. Maybe I'm not letting loose,
because every time I do...
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41. things fall apart.
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42. My therapist was right. I used to have
these fantasies about Clark.
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43. And now,
not so much as a dirty limerick.
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44. Maybe you just need to calm down
and focus on your work.
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45. Oh, sorry.
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46. You're right.
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47. And maybe you should take advantage
of being immersed in your element.
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48. Get your hands off of the digital world
and onto some hunky human fantasy...
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49. for a change. Have a little fun.
One of us should.
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50. - All right.
- Good.
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51. Now, I have to go make a call.
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52. Promise me you're gonna kick
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53. I promise.
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54. Okay.
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55. Can't believe I'm doing this.
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56. Whoa!
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57. "With angels' might."
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58. Warrior Angel was really just the kid?
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59. Uh-oh.
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60. Are you okay?
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61. - Lois.
Clark. Where are you?
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62. Look, I'm sorry. I'm late.
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63. But I guess I got caught up
with some chores.
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64. - I'm in the truck on the way there now.
Oh, good.
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65. Can you grab something from my place
while you're at it?
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66. - Check in the closet.
- Sure.
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67. Like you said, I'm already late, so...
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68. I'm cashing in a rain check.
You cannot renege on a rain check.
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69. Can I rain check on your rain check?
No.
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70. You've been cashing in
so many rain checks lately...
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71. that I am soaking wet
with disappointment.
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72. Luckily, I'm driving by the Talon
right now, Lois. What do you need?
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73. - What was that whooshing sound?
- Nothing.
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74. I just had the truck window open.
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75. Okay, this is what I got:
some red leather thing.
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76. Nope.
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77. - Salute the flag?
- Less gabbing, more grabbing.
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78. French-maid outfit?
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79. Need-to-know basis.
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80. There's a garment bag.
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81. Finally. There you go.
Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?
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82. - Yeah, piece of cake.
You're my hero.
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83. After that heroic hit-and-run...
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84. it would be hard for even the most
distressed damsel not to take offense.
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85. What would a hero say?
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86. You're welcome, citizen.
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87. Uh, and you left a not-so-subtle trail
of breadcrumbs on your way over here.
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88. I'm sorry.
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89. This is all kind of new to me.
I didn't realize how fast I was.
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90. No sonic boom.
So not that fast, I guess.
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91. Did you wanna...?
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92. What?
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93. Oh, ha.
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94. Um...
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95. Not very heroic.
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96. Good street look, though.
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97. Uh-huh. Well, look,
whether you feel like it or not...
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98. I know a superhero when I see one.
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99. I'm sort of in the business
of helping superheroes.
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100. I don't think anyone's dad
talked about that on Career Day.
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101. - Are you for real?
- Yeah, I'm about as real as it gets.
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102. Chloe Sullivan.
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103. Stephen Swift.
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104. - Ow!
- Sorry.
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105. Maybe we can talk about
how you fit in...
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106. among the world's finest
over coffee sometime.
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107. That sounds pretty cool.
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108. Great.
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109. So did you wanna
get that coffee now, or...?
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110. Now? Uh, yeah. Okay.
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111. I mean, if you're not doing anything.
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112. Yeah.
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113. Ladies first.
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114. Bill.
- Come on, man.
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115. You only get to frown when you've been
sweating like a pot roast all afternoon.
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116. I'm sorry, Lois, I just don't get all this.
The colors, the costumes.
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117. Everyone has a popcorn image
of what being a hero's about.
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118. It's called a fantasy, Clark. An escape.
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119. Something, I don't know, more magical
than what we have in our normal lives.
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120. The reality of being a hero...
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121. is about sacrifice, responsibility
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122. From what I've heard.
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123. Did you and Chloe
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124. Was there a memo?
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125. Look, a costume
isn't just about hiding who you are...
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126. it's about seeing the world
in a way that you haven't before.
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127. What's your dream?
Getting swept away in a little fantasy...
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128. might do you some good
every once in a while.
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129. Lady's got a point.
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130. Without a dash of fantasy, life's just life.
And where's the magic in that?
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131. - Zatanna, when did you—?
- We need to talk, Blue. Alone.
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132. I hope it's okay
that I borrow him for a bit.
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133. Lois, Zatanna. Zatanna, Lois.
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134. Not exactly what I meant
about being swept away.
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135. I shouldn't be surprised that you decided
to follow in your father's footsteps.
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136. A lot can change in a year.
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137. Somehow I don't think you detoured
your roadshow to play catch-up.
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138. I found out
my late great father got cocky...
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139. and went on a cursing spree
in his roaring 20s.
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140. I have been cleaning up his mess...
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141. rounding up all the things
that he cursed.
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142. You think this comic book
was one of those items?
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143. It's not as crazy as it sounds.
According to my dad's journal...
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144. our thief is bound to be feeling
the effects of true power.
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145. Just like in the comic.
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146. I'm normally a solo act...
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147. but these things
never seem to end well.
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148. And I can't think of anyone better
to help me with this than you.
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149. Hey, come on.
Hey, buddy, wait your turn.
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150. Would you excuse me one moment?
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151. Back of the line, buddy.
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152. Lois, why are you
in the men's bathroom?
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153. You obviously haven't seen the line
for the women's room.
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154. - Lois.
Just a minute.
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155. - Stop gawking and prosper.
- That's what was in your bag?
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156. Well, this Amazon princess
won't get nerd-walled again.
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157. I still don't understand how this qualifies
as Amazon, but whatever.
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158. While I was waiting for you
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159. a story finally happened
right under my nose.
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160. - Someone stole—
- A rare Warrior Angel comic book.
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161. I know. My friend Zatanna told me.
She's into antiquities.
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162. She has a few leads that
she wants me to help her track down.
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163. I'll bet you do.
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164. - No, Lois, it's not like that.
- No, I get it.
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165. You mind if I get a picture with you?
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166. Take a picture?
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167. We'll cover more ground
if we split up anyway, right?
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168. How—?
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169. My caramel java-chip white-chocolate
mocha has three shots in it, right?
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170. Yeah.
- Great.
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171. - And for you, sir?
- A glass of milk would be great.
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172. I mean, coffee.
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173. Dark, black, please.
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174. Everything okay?
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175. Yeah. It's just strong, is all.
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176. If I'm gonna help you get acclimated,
I need to ask you—
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177. You really know superheroes?
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178. Yeah. Now, let's just focus on—
All of them?
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179. Most of them, I guess.
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180. What?
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181. You know actual superheroes,
and you couldn't sound more bored.
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182. - That's— That's amazing, is what it is.
- Well, it's a living.
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183. Can you at least tell me
which heroes you know?
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184. Don't. That would compromise
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185. I can't believe I asked that.
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186. Let's focus
on what makes Stephen Swift so super.
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187. So were you exposed to meteor rock?
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188. That would make you Metahuman.
Or maybe you're from space.
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189. That last one was a joke.
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190. Kind of. Oh, God, you're not actually
from space, are you?
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191. No. Just—
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192. Sorry.
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193. I'm an orphan.
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194. And I got sent to Metropolis
to live with my aunt when I was...
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195. little.
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196. And then a couple weeks ago,
I got caught in a...
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197. In a chemical fire.
And, well, here we are.
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198. - It's common to the archetype.
- Yeah. I thought I was the expert.
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199. Cry to his mama
because he lost his bike.
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200. Give it back. Come on.
I need that to get home.
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201. And who's gonna stop me?
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202. Excuse me, Miss Sullivan.
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203. Ow! Ah! Stop it.
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204. You heard the man. Leave him be.
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205. What you're doing to this kid here
isn't right, and it isn't fair.
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206. And he shouldn't let you
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207. Mind your own business.
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208. I'll give you something to laugh about.
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209. No.
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210. - No, no, no.
- Apologize!
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211. Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. Just—
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212. I'll give it back. Just put me down.
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213. - Everybody, home, now.
Come on!
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214. It hurts.
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215. Thanks, mister.
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216. Sorry. I just had to save the day.
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217. So, what's next?
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218. Sorry my locator spell
wasn't more accurate.
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219. Like I said,
I need all the help I can get.
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220. We should be close?
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221. I guess you can't expect magic
to be an exact science.
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222. Was that a clever play on words?
Wonderful wit and sparkling theatrics.
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223. Mr. Blur's really upped his game.
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224. Found it.
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225. I always knew you were packing
some heavy artillery under that tie...
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226. but seeing through walls,
well, that's a showstopper.
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227. - All in a day's work, I guess.
- Wait.
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228. With powers like yours...
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229. how can you possibly say,
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230. I don't really think about it.
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231. Being like this
is almost like breathing now.
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232. And with a gift like that
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233. Exactly.
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234. I've spent so much time
trying to do what's right...
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235. that I guess I haven't had any time
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236. And these people,
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237. I don't know, they just don't get it.
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238. But...
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239. Right there with you.
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240. Magic. Fantasy.
It's all in a day's work.
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241. Day in, day out.
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242. What I create
as everyone else's fantasies...
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243. has become so normal.
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244. I suppose even the illusionists
can become disillusioned.
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245. But, hey, at least you have that
fiery spacetrooper to stargaze with...
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246. at the end of the day.
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247. Yeah, well,
based on my last relationship...
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248. I'm afraid I'm keeping Lois
at arm's length.
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249. You're afraid
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250. you're gonna get burned again.
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251. Right now, everything's under control.
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252. Fantasy isn't about being in control...
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253. and fire doesn't always have to burn,
you know.
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254. Maybe what you need
is a tiny moment of true fantasy...
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255. to remind you
what sparks are all about.
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256. I'm good, thanks.
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257. No.
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258. No, you're not.
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259. Sparks lead to flames,
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260. Now...
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261. I can't do this.
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262. That's a shame.
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263. I think we found a mouth
more magical than mine.
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264. - See you later.
- Thank you.
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265. - Hey.
- Oliver, what's up?
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266. Me? Just owed Lois
some Sharks tickets.
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267. But you, buddy...
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268. you may be bulletproof, but you may
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269. Good luck.
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270. Hey.
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271. So your friend Zatanna,
what was she dressed up as, anyway?
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272. - That's just how she dresses, so...
- Of course it is.
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273. Lois, you don't have anything
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274. Of course I don't. Wanna know why?
Jealous women worry.
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275. Me? Not jealous. Not even a little.
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276. See, I know that I have nothing
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277. because Clark Kent,
he is the most honest man that I know.
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278. So if anything were to happen
between the farm boy...
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279. and Lady Fishnets...
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280. Lois Lane would be the first to know
about it, not the last, right?
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281. Well, you can tell your supervisor
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282. that I can't find anyone
worth talking to in Missing Persons.
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283. When did we drift from missing comic
to Missing Persons?
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284. We course-corrected
when our thief's aunt filed a report.
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285. Aunt? How old is our thief?
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286. Meet Alec Abrams,
our preteen, pre-convict.
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287. He's been AWOL
ever since he stole the book.
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288. Not that I can blame him.
It's worth thousands of dollars.
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289. - The cops are looking for him.
- Police are the least of his worries.
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290. - We need to find him as soon as we can.
- Don't think I haven't been trying.
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291. His ID was flagged in
the Planet database as a potential story.
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292. He kept sending letters to the post office
addressed to the Blur.
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293. "Your world
is so much better than mine.
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294. I wish I could be a hero
so I wouldn't get bullied at school.
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295. I wish I could be a hero like you
so I could've saved my parents.
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296. I used to think heroes weren't real
until you showed up."
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297. Looks like our little juvie
is in desperate need for a Big Brother.
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298. He's just looking for someone
to understand what he's going through.
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299. Goal. Kick save.
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300. Nice save.
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301. Kick save.
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302. I don't get why you didn't wanna
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303. It's way cooler than my room.
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304. I mean, my pad.
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305. You know,
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307. when you said
you wanted to come upstairs.
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308. - Why do you keep doing that?
- Doing what?
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309. You keep trying not to smile
like the whole night.
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310. We're having fun, right?
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311. Uh. Sure, I guess.
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312. You guess? Come on, get up here.
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313. No. I've never even touched Lois' Xbox.
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315. Maybe you need to look ridiculous.
When's the last time you had any fun?
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316. - I have lots of fun.
Just tell me when...
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317. and you can keep watching me
have all the fun you're not having.
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318. All right, fine. Look, if I get up, do you
promise to answer all my questions?
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319. Cross my heart.
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320. Restart.
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323. Goal. Nice. Kick save. Nice save.
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324. All right, a deal's a deal.
Powers. What's under the hood?
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your standard super-speed...
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326. enhanced strength,
augmented hearing.
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327. I like to call it Angel Hearing.
But I think that's it.
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328. - How about flight?
- What? Why would you think I could—?
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329. Holy crap. I can fly?
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330. Holy crap! I can fly!
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332. Come on.
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334. What happens if I fall?
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335. Don't worry.
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336. I'll catch you.
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337. - So you got caught up in the moment.
- Under magical duress.
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338. I was just trying
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339. Even though we live lives that everyone
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340. we don't get to take a break
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341. We don't get to take breaks.
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342. Which is why us Super Friends
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345. - No.
- Yes.
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346. You certainly seem
to be in good spirits.
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347. Yeah, well, I had a really good night
for the first time in a while.
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348. Which is more than I can say
for the two of you.
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349. The company that published
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from a friend of Zatanna's father.
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352. my father put a curse
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353. hoping to teach the publisher
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357. There isn't anything wrong with having
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359. And according to Zatanna's research—
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360. The curse should've turned Alec
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361. Oh, my God. He is just a boy.
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362. If we figure out
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363. we can use Watchtower
to track him down.
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364. Then I can slap him
with a counter-curse...
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365. and we'll have him home
by breakfast.
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366. - Chloe?
- I have a few things I need to look into.
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367. I'll let you know if I find anything.
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368. Remember how you said
magic wasn't an exact science?
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369. Well, there's a catch too.
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370. And my dad really outdid himself
on this one.
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371. There's a monster
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372. Not surprised your dad's friend
had trouble selling this.
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373. This isn't the origins of a superhero,
it's the birth of a villain.
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374. In the original story,
Warrior Angel becomes Devilicus.
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375. And the moment our hero feels
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376. He becomes a monster.
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377. I got a bunch of games you might like.
We could order pizza or— What's wrong?
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378. I know your real secret. I know
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379. and that's how you got your powers.
I know you're younger than you look.
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380. Well, it was just an accident.
I had to look inside.
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381. And now I'm finally a hero,
and I won't go back.
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382. My friend can reverse this curse.
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383. I just wanted to get to you first
so you wouldn't freak out.
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384. - We're gonna get you back to normal.
- Normal?
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at school every day.
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386. Normal means not having the power
to defend myself.
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387. Do you have any idea
how much my actual life sucked?
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388. This is everything I ever wanted.
No one can ever hurt me again.
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389. But this isn't real, Alec. You're gonna
find a way to get through this, okay?
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390. That's what being a kid is all about.
Now, you just calm down.
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391. My name is not Alec.
This is who I am now.
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393. You can't make me.
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395. I have a feeling no one's gonna
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396. We're a little late to the party.
You find that guest of honor yet?
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397. The computer's doing
a facial-recognition search...
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398. based on the age progression
from Alec's photo.
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399. Abracadabra.
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400. Chloe?
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401. Why didn't she say something?
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402. If you found out
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403. how would you have reacted?
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404. If I were Chloe, I'd try to fix it myself.
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405. Wait. No!
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406. Let me go! Put me down!
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407. Please tell me
your counter-curse is ready to go.
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408. As ready as it's gonna be.
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409. Bring our girl home.
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410. Sins of the father shall not be repeated
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411. Tell me where your friend is
so I can stop her.
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412. I don't wanna hurt you, Chloe.
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413. But I will if I need to.
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414. Think this through.
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415. You wanna be a hero, right?
This isn't something a hero would do.
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416. Lethal enforcers
are way more interesting.
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417. - They were big in the '90s.
- That's Alec talking. You're still in there.
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418. Think about your parents, Alec.
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419. - You think—?
- You don't know anything...
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420. about my parents,
and you don't know anything about me.
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421. Sins of the father
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422. - What is that?
Shall not be repeated
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423. - Sins of the father shall not be repeated
- Do you hear that?
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424. Sins of the father shall not be repeated
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425. Innocence lost is once again found
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426. You all right?
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427. It was just an accident.
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428. Everything's gonna be okay.
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429. How's Chloe?
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430. She's been better.
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431. I'm sorry.
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432. I don't know what happened.
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433. I've never felt like a— Like a—
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434. Like a bully before?
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435. Yeah.
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436. No one starts out
wanting to be the bad guy.
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437. Life can be pretty hard on you
sometimes, huh?
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438. The test of a true hero...
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439. is not letting the sadness
and the loneliness take over.
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440. Especially when
you have superpowers.
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441. Especially.
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442. Just because you can do something
doesn't mean you should.
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443. That sounds hard.
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444. - It is.
- So why do you do it?
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445. I do it because I wanna help people.
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446. Like you.
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447. Not because I have to,
but because I choose to.
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448. What do I do now?
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449. You...
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450. should go home and be a kid.
Remember...
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451. the next time you run into a bully
that there is some goodness in there.
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452. - Because everyone's worth saving.
- And a hero's work is never done.
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453. Before I go,
I wanna give you something.
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454. I wrote this
when you were still Red and Blue.
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455. And I didn't really know
what you looked like then, so...
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456. I like the S better.
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457. I do too.
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458. Is that him?
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459. Oh, thank God.
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460. I could swear there's a twinkle of magic
in your eyes.
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461. Or is it just pride in a job well done?
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462. I think I always gain a bit of perspective
when you blow through town.
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463. Careful. A girl might just start
to crush on you.
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464. Are you sure
we can't keep this team-up rolling?
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465. You've saved me more than once now,
and I'd love to return the favor.
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466. - As flattered as I am—
I'll be right with you.
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467. Come on.
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468. —think I'm interested
in finding my fantasy somewhere else.
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469. Must be love.
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470. Make sure she knows
just how lucky she is, Clark.
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471. Hey.
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472. I don't know how many wands
she had to wave...
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473. but your lady magician managed
to get the charges dropped against Alec.
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474. It helps that she knew the family
of the original author.
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475. But, listen, about Zatanna, Lois, I—
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476. Let me preface this by saying
that she is just a friend.
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477. Spit it out, Clark.
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478. When we were tracking down a lead
for the comic, which was the truth...
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479. her and I got to talking about the fact
that she was really stressed out.
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480. I got caught up
in my stuff so much...
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481. that I didn't realize
she had gotten so close to me.
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482. She kissed me,
but it's not what I meant to happen.
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483. Honest.
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484. I was wondering
how long it would take you to fess up.
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485. For a guy without a single poker face,
you've got a million tells.
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486. And you wouldn't look me in the eye.
And you smelled like a magazine insert.
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487. Well, let me assure you
that this will never happen again.
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488. Lois, it's just this whole thing with us,
it's new to me right now.
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489. Yeah. It's new for me too.
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490. Do you think that I like being insecure?
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491. I don't.
I just have to get used to the reality...
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492. that I'm not the only gal
that thinks you're fantastic.
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493. Well, this isn't the reaction I expected.
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494. Expect the unexpected?
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495. That look on your face,
remember how that feels...
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496. the next time
one of your sexy lady friends...
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497. invades your personal space.
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498. I'm gonna finish my apology now.
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499. At the end of the Con every year,
there's a, um, costume ball.
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500. - You hate costumes.
- Yes.
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501. But I was rethinking what I said
about not understanding...
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502. fantasy, and, uh...
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503. You asked me what my dream was,
and it's this.
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504. With you, Lois.
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505. Now, that, my friend, is an apology.
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506. I get to pick out your costume.
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507. Slow night?
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508. Figured I'd squeeze in
some target practice.
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509. And a single malt.
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510. Did you bring enough
for the rest of the class?
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511. Yeah, help yourself, professor.
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512. Running a little light
on allegory tonight.
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513. Bumpy day?
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514. Not the smoothest.
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515. Someone asked me when the last time
I had a good time was...
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516. and I didn't have an answer.
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517. I don't think anyone can fault you
for being on edge, Chloe.
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518. I mean, hell, if anyone can relate,
it's me. I get it.
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519. Yeah, you can.
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520. You know...
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521. sometimes you gotta take your fun
where you can get it.
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522. And sometimes
it's right in front of your face.
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523. You just have to wanna see it.
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524. Come on.
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525. How do I know when to let go?
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526. It's all about your heart.
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527. Just listen...
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528. right there in between the beats.
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529. That's when you let go.
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