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[hostage]

[This guy sounds like a total hood, his voice rough and gravelly with a cadence that suggests he's straight outta Compton. (Or, you know, Albuquerque. Whatever.) Even so, he doesn't sound angry. He's excited, actually.]

Yo, so… Oh my god. This shit about -

Hold up. Lemme start again, sorry.

My name's, um, Jesse. Jesse Pinkman. ABQ represent. 'sup.

Anyway, so this shit about superpowers. Like, I get it, but… For real? They brought us here to be superheroes? With like the whole mask and alias thing and everything? 'cause it feels like - no offense, okay - but it feels like some kinda Punk'd thing and any second now some camera crew's gonna jump out and Ashton Kutcher or some asshole's gonna…

[He loses that train of thought, laughing to himself.]

Unbelievable. That's what this shit is.

Comments

AUDIO.

[glassinine]

I believe the phrase is "a party pooper."

AUDIO.

[selfimage]

Yet I meant to encompass a broader spectrum of possible celebrations. All the parties, you see?

AUDIO.

[glassinine]

Regardless. I merely believe that people should keep to high moral and linguistic standards.

AUDIO.

[selfimage]

You mean "boring." I heard "boring."

AUDIO.

[glassinine]

I - I do not. And may I say also that I do not understand those who take the position that things that are shocking are automatically interesting.

AUDIO.

[selfimage]

Now, now, I didn't say that. Shock value is enough to get someone's attention now, isn't it? But if vulgarities are used all the time, they cease to be shocking.

Unless they're shocking to you all the time, regardless.

AUDIO.

[glassinine]

They are not. I simply do not like them.

AUDIO.

[selfimage]

Words have little meaning unless you put meaning to them.

AUDIO.

[glassinine]

Quite so. But "you" means "society at large." Meanings are decided by convention. And I dislike the convention of those ones.

AUDIO.

[selfimage]

I always see "you" as more of a sweeping generalization then anything that specific in this context. Besides, if we want to talk about convention, then why not be so bold to change it? Coming out of that box of yours may have some merit.

AUDIO.

[glassinine]

If I am going to focus on change, sir, I am not going to expend my efforts on the elimination of profanities.

AUDIO.

[selfimage]

"Sir" ... oh, I kind of like that.

AUDIO.

[glassinine]

[Er - ]

It is a generic term of respect.