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[sirens wailing]

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[growling]

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[loud thud]

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Ladies and gentleman,

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please welcome to the stage...

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the latest, and might I say,

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greatest, addition to the Vought

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crime-fighting family...

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The Homelander!

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- [cheers, applause]
- [Madelyn] Not since
Soldier Boy

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has Vought been
so excited to work

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with a superhero of
The Homelander's caliber.

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[camera shutters clicking]

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Hello, friends.

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[reporter] The Homelander,
what made you decide

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to join up with Vought?

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[camera shutters clicking]

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I, uh... Um...

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[crowd murmuring]

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[high-pitched ringing]

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Say, you guys ever hear
of the Whitehall Tigers?

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What? No?
Ah, that's okay.

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That was my team back as a kid.

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Back then, I only wanted
to do two things,

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play baseball and play baseball.

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[heavy breathing]

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[Homelander] Every night
on the farm,

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playing catch with my dad,
I'd dream of the big leagues.

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Hitting a homer
at Yankee Stadium.

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Heck, I would've settled

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for just warming the bench
at Yankee Stadium.

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- [crowd laughing]
- [screaming]

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What I'm saying is, my baseball
career didn't exactly work out,

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but Vought? Well, Vought is the
big leagues for someone like me.

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A chance to use my gifts

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to help make the world
a better place.

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- [applause]
- New York's a lot rougher

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than a Whitehall
baseball diamond.

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How are you getting ready
for everything

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this city can throw at you?

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- [Homelander] Great question.
- [screams]

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Vought's teamed me up
with someone I've idolized

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my entire life.

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My friend and yours,

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- Black Noir.
- [triumphant music playing]

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[cheers, applause]

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[camera shutters clicking]

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[music distorting]

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This was supposed to be
your big debut.

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Your big moment.

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And he puts Noir
up there with you?

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You should be fucking upset
about this.

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If Mr. Edgar believes
Black Noir can teach me...

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Noir is not there to teach you.

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He is there to watch you.

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Make sure you follow the script.

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Make sure you don't screw up
and embarrass the company.

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And bring you in if you do.

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And do you think Noir wants you

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in his number one spot?

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Not likely.

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Being on stage--

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all those people
who wanted to be you,

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or be with you, or fuck you--

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it felt good, right?

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Yes.

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That's the future
I'm building for you,

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but you need to take it.

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Don't let some murderous,
mute psycho get in your way.

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We should drop the "The."

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Just "Homelander" is better.

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♪ ♪

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[TV reporter] The group,
calling themselves

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the Chemical Liberation Front,

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have taken eight hostages

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at the Cruz Chemical plant
on Staten Island.

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The hostages are said to all be

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Cruz Chemical managers
and executives.

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The CLF also released
this footage an hour ago.

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We didn't want to do this,
but Cruz left us no choice.

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Their toxic poisons
drift into our schools,

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our parks, our homes,
and cause this.

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Until they close this
fucking cancer factory,

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we're not fucking
going anywhere!

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[Homelander] I'm here.

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[handler] Hold position.

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Black Noir on route.

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ETA 14 minutes.

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[Madelyn] Don't let some
murderous, mute psycho

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get in your way.

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These hostages
don't have 14 minutes.

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I'm going in.

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[handler] Wait, Homelan...

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- [Homelander] Excuse me, ma'am.
- [gasps]

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- [loud punch]
- [grunts]

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[shaky breaking]

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I'm sorry, but you'll
need to stay here

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- until the authorities arrive.
- Ah!

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- Ow! I can't breathe.
- You'll be fine.

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You wrapped a metal pipe
around my chest.

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What the hell
is wrong with you?

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Ted! Ted, help!

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- Liz? You okay?
- [Liz] Help me!

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[grunts, groans] Fuck!

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[groans] Oh, God,
you broke my fucking nose.

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And you, I'm afraid,
broke the law, Mister.

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Ah, fuck you.

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Clown-suited piece of shit.

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[CLF leader over radio] Ted?
Can you check on Liz?

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She's not answering. Ted?

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[whimpers]

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Fuck! That means someone's here.

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We got to get fucking ready.

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[gasps] I don't want to die.
I don't want to die.

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- I don't want to die.
I don't want to die.
- Shit. Okay. Here we go.

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Please, we just work here.

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We don't make any decisions.

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- [door opens]
- [gasps]

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[lasers blasting]

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[coughing]

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My name's The...

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My name's Homelander.

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And I'm not here to hurt anyone.

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Don't come any closer.
We'll kill them.

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Whoa, ho, ho, ho. Easy, friend.

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I understand you're angry,
but this...

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this violence is no way
to effect change.

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So put your guns down
and let's talk.

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Just stay back. I'm warning you.

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Fuck you, you facist fuck!

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- [gunfire]
- [screaming]

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[gasps]

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[grunts]

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Violence is never the answer.

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Now, if you come peacefully,

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I'll make sure your cause

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is discussed
at the highest level.

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If you don't get the fuck
out of here,

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I'll kill him.

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No, but...

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y-your gun's useless now.
It's over.

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This thing will still fucking
explode if I pull the trigger,

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so get the fuck back!

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You know, friend,

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it's hard to hold a gun

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when it's 500 degrees
Fahrenheit.

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No, you idiot, it'll ex...

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[screams]

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[woman gasping]

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[woman screams]

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[groaning]

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[screaming]

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You weren't...

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You weren't supposed to do that.

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That was you!

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What the fuck
do you think happens

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when you heat up a fucking gun,
you stupid fuck?

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I... I didn't know.

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We weren't gonna hurt anybody.

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We were trying to save lives.

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[crying] Oh, fuck, my hand.

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[Sharon] What kind of fucking
superhero are you?

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[screaming]

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No, no, no. Stop.

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I just need to think.

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Y-You're all being too loud,

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- and I need to think.
- [Sharon] You're a fucking

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fascist murderer and...

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Shut up!

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[groaning]

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[screams]

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No, no, no, no.
Wait, wait, wait.

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Don't... don't be afraid.

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This is their fault.
They're the bad guys.

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I-I'm the hero. You love me.

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You're a monster.

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- [panting]
- [screaming]

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[gasps]

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No...

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Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Fuck.

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[woman grunting]

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[coughs]

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[panting]

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[woman gasps]

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Oh, God. Oh, pl-please... Oh...

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- [crying] God...
- No, no, no, no.

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They... they made me do that.

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I didn't want to,

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but... they made me.

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[panting]

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I can explain, okay? Uh...

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They had guns, see, and-and...

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He murdered everyone.

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He killed everyone.

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No, no. You...

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You don't fucking understand.

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Oh, this is perfect, isn't it?

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You're gonna use this
to get rid of me, aren't you?

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Keep your spot as
Vought's number one hero.

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Well, you know what?

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That's not gonna happen.

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I'm not gonna let you
or anyone else

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take my future away from...

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- [explosion]
- [grunts]

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[grunts]

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Come here.

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I made one fucking mistake, and
you're gonna hang me over that?

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You just don't want
the competition, do you?

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But let's be honest,

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it's not really
a competition, is it?

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[grunts]

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Your time's over, Noir.
It's my turn.

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I paid my fucking dues.

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[gurgling]

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It's since... Jesus, fuck!

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[static]

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[coughing]

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Oh... fuck.

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[woman coughing]

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[panting]

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[coughing]

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[bones crack]

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[body thuds]

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They had a bomb.

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I covered it with my body,
but the blast was too great.

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We searched the rubble.

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Sadly,
we're the only survivors.

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I failed you, all of you.

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No, no. What are you...
[stammers]

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You risked your lives for us.

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- We're grateful to you.
- [cheers, applause]

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Thank you, but... [sighs]

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...those poor hostages,

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they were the real heroes.

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Well, not exactly the rollout
I imagined for you, but...

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[sighs]
...you handled it well.

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Believe it or not,
even with everyone dead,

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your ratings went up.

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Good. That's good.

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You know,

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- you were wrong about Noir.
- Was I?

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He had a few things
to teach me after all.

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[slurping]

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♪ ♪

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♪ ♪