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Give people a little credit. It's hard not to get sidetracked when things start getting bombed and supervillains start going on rampages. You kind of have to split your attention when that kind of thing happens

I never said I was afraid! I'm just not good at it

[NO HE'S TOTALLY SCARED OF IT]

No, I do get that. It's just that when those things happen, it's like EVERYONE jumps to attention. You don't bloody well see the entire imPort community frothing at the chance to go downtown to help build homes for the poor on the weekend, but the moment some wanker wearing arse-lifting leiderhosen starts panting about his plans for world domination, suddenly the street is thick with us. Honestly, really, don't get me wrong, I KNOW we can't just let wicked people do as they ought and we're better at stopping them than the police are. But really, I just wish that people would get excited about fighting poverty the way they get excited about fighting crime. And all right, what parts of it aren't you good at? I don't really think there's much to it TO be good at, really, since it's just going up there and saying something true, but you never do quite know.

[oH GOD WHY WON'T KITTY STOP LECTURING HIM]

Probably cause stopping the dude punching people in the face is easier

[An eloquent response for a well thought out critique.]

Ehhh I'm just not as good with words

[He's such a bullshitter. He's not great with words, okay, point in his favour, but when the cameras are turned on him, he just stutters, mumbles, and looks anxiously for the next exit. Maybe Kitty will never know.]

Yeah, well, there's one thing in the world worth doing that's easy: breathing. Everything else worthwhile is hard, isn't it. Anyway, punching usually doesn't solve anything anyway, does it? You've got to either kill him outright or remove his reasons for doing the things he does. And that doesn't come from everyone hitting him. Anyway, what's that even mean, not good with words? You communicate just fine, don't you. I've always understood you. What more is needed?

You know that me saying something doesn't mean that I'm saying they're right don't you?

Anyway case in point is that you were able to write out like an entire lecture in about thirty seconds and I wrote you back one line. To be a good public speaker you can't just say one thing and then be like yeah okay I'm done. You need some serious speechifying skills

Well, and you know that me arguing doesn't mean I'm arguing with YOU, right? (You'd know if I were arguing with you. I'd get a LOT shirtier, and meaner. I'd probably insult your facial hair a bit, wouldn't I.) (Though honestly, I wouldn't be all that surprised if you WERE one of those going out there and fighting crime. We've still got a few people in costumes unaccounted for and you keep some AWFULLY rowdy company. I expect you're a bit wilder than you seem, aren't you.) Anyway, you could have said a lot more if you'd wanted to. You were just being a bit lazy. Anyway, no one LIKES hearing someone prattle on and on. Eurgh, like there was this one junior junior undersecretary to the minister for education or something of that sort who came to our graduation ceremony and went on and on and on and on and on and on...It must have been two hours he talked. I nearly ran up to the podium and slapped him. I'd sooner have someone who says one thing and then is like yeah I'm done.

It's okay everyone makes digs on the hair. I think it's like a mean magnet.

[HE'S GOING TO SHAVE IT OFF ONE DAY. Other than that, though... YIKES. Does she know? Is she certain, or is she just throwing guesses out there? What does he say?

Deflect! Deflect, deflect, nothing suspicious to see here, nosiree, not at all!]

And I think you'd be a little surprised by how not rowdy my company actually is when you get to know them. They're all rough on the outside with ooey gooey centers. It's kind of a running trend.

I guess you're right though I like people who keep it short and simple too. I didn't actually listen to the guy talking at my graduation. I was playing on my phone

[ Good deflection. She honestly does wonder a little bit, for a lot of reasons - little things he's said, skills he's got, the fact that he's got such a strong conscience but gives no indication that he ever uses his powers to back that conscience up - and if he'd tried to fight her on it, that little fire of curiosity would get fed. Just letting it breeze past doesn't give her any kindling. ]

'Running trend.' PLEASE tell me that was intentional. And I don't expect any of those graduation speeches are worthwhile, anyway. They're all pretty predictable - go out, join the workforce, make yourself a productive member of society.

What can I say I've got a wit

I went to an elementary school graduation too. That one wasn't so bad.

Elementary school?

Yep. Sometimes elementary schools will have little graduations too for the kids and a kid I know was graduating so we all went to cheer him on. It was pretty cute

[ She was more unclear on what elementary school entailed (but a quick run to Google after he answers tells her all she needs to know). ]

That's sweet. And really weird. They're just doing more school after that, right? But it's still really sweet. And I bet the speech was less unbearable. Less of 'diligent work will serve the glory of your nation' and more of 'well done, all of you.'

Yeah they're doing a lot more school. It's kind of a congratulations on getting this far and to say good bye once they go to a new school? The speech is all about opportunities and how great they're gonna do. They read from some picture book too.

Plus there was cake

Oh, that's REALLY sweet. What a completely lovely thing to do. The kids must have been awfully excited.

It takes a little more than that to excite the kid I know but I think he had fun anyway. The rest of them were pretty excited too. Where I'm from they always read a poem to the kids on the graduation. It's kinda cheesy but it's sweet too. Hold on I think I remember the part I had to memorize when I was in school

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who'll decide where to go."

Not a bad one for little kids right?

[it's so cheesy, and read constantly, but whatever. There's certainly worse out there.]

Aw, I'm applauding! And no, that's BRILLIANT for little kids. And for some adults, for that matter. Everyone can use reminding now and again that they're in charge of their own lives.

Had a funny feeling you'd like that one. I think that's probably what my graduation ceremony back home would be more about. We're a little less patriotic than this world is I guess?

Oh, but you all still have to do that creepy pledging your loyalty to the flag thing, right?

Yeah actually you're right.

[He never thought much about it. He just sort of sleepily mumbled his way through it and got one with his day.]

Eugh. There's something wrong with the world when even the SANER countries try to program their subjects into blind unquestioning obedience.

I don't think it really works that way

No?

Well if it worked we really would be robots. As it is, half of the country is usually busy yelling at the other half cause they don't like the government

I don't know. I've heard a LOT of people going on about the greatness of America. Never mind their feelings about their government, but their loyalty to the country itself is rather mindless.

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