"Yeah, I know how that is. My brother was the one who was all set to take up the red and green...not me. He was all hot on it, taking after Pop like he did. Me? I was the rebel. Then David got shot and my life blew up and here I was, taking up my jacket and my badge and taking up the name."
He looks down at Kyle.
"Hated it at first. Thought it was stupid. Still do sometimes, the whole superhero thing. I mean, I only took the job originally because Pop promised to work on harnessing the cosmic energies for a clean power source...but I guess it grew on me."
He looks back up at her.
"Don't worry too much about being stuck here. My dad was stuck for a while...and he came back. And, well...if you can't leave, not much to do about it anyway."
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"Yeah, I know how that is. My brother was the one who was all set to take up the red and green...not me. He was all hot on it, taking after Pop like he did. Me? I was the rebel. Then David got shot and my life blew up and here I was, taking up my jacket and my badge and taking up the name."
He looks down at Kyle.
"Hated it at first. Thought it was stupid. Still do sometimes, the whole superhero thing. I mean, I only took the job originally because Pop promised to work on harnessing the cosmic energies for a clean power source...but I guess it grew on me."
He looks back up at her.
"Don't worry too much about being stuck here. My dad was stuck for a while...and he came back. And, well...if you can't leave, not much to do about it anyway."