On upcoming plots.

[batmanschmatman]

You know, being bitten by a poisonous snake and being taken hostage, interrogated about stuff I don't have the answers to anyway, and then rescuing myself? Isn't a normal day at the office. Even for me.

If this is your solution to feeling kind of burnt out right now, I really hope it doesn't turn into some kind of tradition.

Comments

[sixthanimorph]

I'm sick of you talking down to me like that, that's what I get!

[batmanschmatman]

Whatever, David. You can do what you want. I'm done being an advocate for you after this.

[sixthanimorph]

I'm done being here after this, so you and Tim can find some other dumb kid to lead around by the nose who's stupid enough to buy into your line of bullshit. I was stupid to even believe it at all.

[batmanschmatman]

You seriously think that's what we were trying to do? We went to the wall for you when everyone else was willing to just toss you under the bus, and that's all you're taking away from it?

[sixthanimorph]

You lied to me!! All that talk about 'the Code' and 'doing the right thing', and you were breaking your rules when no one was looking just like everyone else! Who the hell do you people think you are, telling me how to live my life?! At least I'm upfront about what I've done!

[batmanschmatman]

What the hell are you talking about?

[sixthanimorph]

I'm talking about Tim and Sylar, Dick. Their little arrangement. I know everything now. Claire told me.

[batmanschmatman]

What happened with Sylar I never approved of. I don't know what Tim did or didn't tell you, but I never lied to you, and you're turning around and thanking me by almost killing me, and apparently, potentially doing the same thing to my friends.

[sixthanimorph]

You remember what you told me that day I wanted to kill Kirk, you and Tim? I do. "What's our rule? What's our first rule?" You talked me out of going after Kirk that day and I believed in you and all the time, all the time, Tim had made a deal to let a serial killer keep right on killing. And you knew about it. You knew, and you let him act like he had some moral high ground over me. So why should I believe a word you say now?

[batmanschmatman]

Because I didn't lie to you. That is our first rule, and yeah, Tim bent it, but that had nothing to do with me or what I was telling you. You don't think it bothers me, that he thought that was okay?

[sixthanimorph]

You had all this time to tell me. How many times have I let you two talk me into backing down? You talked me out of killing Kirk. You talked me out of finishing off Bourne. You talked me out of helping Randall Flagg. Every time, I thought you and him... I had this whole thing built up in my mind, you and Tim were the only people worth listening to, because you wouldn't compromise your beliefs. And all the time, Tim was just a hypocrite, and you were just happy to sit back and let me buy into it. Didn't matter if was true or not, as long as I believed it and did what you wanted me to. Isn't that right?

[batmanschmatman]

No.

[sixthanimorph]

Then what was it? What was it, then, if it wasn't about control?!

[batmanschmatman]

You're just a kid, David. A kid who's been through a lot of terrible stuff and who's made a lot of really stupid decisions. We just didn't want you to make more. You still have time to fix things. I mean, do you want to turn into someone like Hoffman?

[sixthanimorph]

I want to go home, Dick. No, I don't wanna turn into Hoffman. But it's not fair that I'm even in the same place he is. Hoffman's a monster. I'm not. Maybe he deserves this living hell, but I don't. I don't.

[batmanschmatman]

Sorry David. You're not getting a lot of sympathy from the guy you're going to poison in a couple days. I gave you more than enough chances, and you're thanking me by almost killing me.

[sixthanimorph]

I don't need your sympathy Dick, and I don't want it either. All I want now is to get off this ship. Besides, if I wanted you dead, you'd be dead. I'm gonna make sure you get out of this alive, and that's a damn sight more than Hoffman would do.

[batmanschmatman]

Oh, so now you're going to be taking me to the infirmary and telling McCoy he'd better hope he has rattlesnake antivenom?

[sixthanimorph]

I'm getting you with just enough to keep you down, and not a drop more. Don't play this game with me, Dick, I'm doing what I have to do. You think I don't know you could kick my ass, Riddick's ass, and Alex's ass all over the Barge if we did this the straight way? I'm not a moron.

[batmanschmatman]

It isn't some kind of magic knock out drug, David. It's a hemotoxic venom that destroys tissue. How long are you planning on keeping me hostage for, exactly?

[sixthanimorph]

As long as I need to, talk quick and it won't be that long. And excuse me for not having a magic knock out drug, 'cuz if I did, I'd use that, but I have to do this with the tools I've got.

[batmanschmatman]

Well, I'm not talking, so you'd better hope the infirmary has something to reverse the damage.

[sixthanimorph]

Then don't get mad at me, you're bringing it on yourself. All you've gotta do is talk and it'd be over.

[batmanschmatman]

I don't even have the information you want. Neither does Capa or Jim.

[sixthanimorph]

Yeah, because you just had to go and make it difficult, didn't you? Nothing can ever go easy, it's all gotta be an uphill battle with people like you.