"And as Sabrina, his girlfriend, I can only do so much. As Sabrina the witch... I could... fix this. If I-- If... If we have... the power to ease his suffering why shouldn't I use it?"
"Well, for a start, there are rules. And it's a treacherous business. Life. Death. The... afterlife. These are not things to be trifled with."
"Why? Is it that complicated?"
"Well, no, actually. The incantation I have is really quite simple and yields great results. I've seen them firsthand. But you can't. I beg you."
"Wait, you have this incantation?"
"Somewhere in my office, on the shelves in Baxter High. A Book of the Dead, full of all sorts of necromantic rites. But Sabrina... even if you did use this rite, there's one part of the spell that's unspeakable."
"Which part?"
"I'm loathe to say it out loud. The spell requires an offering for the dead to rise. Balance out the cosmic forces."
"Oh. Someone has to die for Tommy to live again."
"An eye for an eye. A life for a life. But you couldn't cross that line."

This is the big idea. We make the world a better place. We do it our way no matter what he says. Then we don't have to follow any rules. From his point of view, we are no different than any other bad guys.

"And as Sabrina, his girlfriend, I can only do so much. As Sabrina the witch... I could... fix this. If I-- If... If we have... the power to ease his suffering why shouldn't I use it?"
"Well, for a start, there are rules. And it's a treacherous business. Life. Death. The... afterlife. These are not things to be trifled with."
"Why? Is it that complicated?"
"Well, no, actually. The incantation I have is really quite simple and yields great results. I've seen them firsthand. But you can't. I beg you."
"Wait, you have this incantation?"
"Somewhere in my office, on the shelves in Baxter High. A Book of the Dead, full of all sorts of necromantic rites. But Sabrina... even if you did use this rite, there's one part of the spell that's unspeakable."
"Which part?"
"I'm loathe to say it out loud. The spell requires an offering for the dead to rise. Balance out the cosmic forces."
"Oh. Someone has to die for Tommy to live again."
"An eye for an eye. A life for a life. But you couldn't cross that line."

This is the big idea. We make the world a better place. We do it our way no matter what he says. Then we don't have to follow any rules. From his point of view, we are no different than any other bad guys.

I assure you that without me, many people would come looking for a pound of flesh. You would be on the hearing end of the boardroom speech. You saved the world, but only temporarily. If you become good, I would be left with no protection and the world would collapse like a house of cards.

"You're all fools. That mask was mine. By rights of the Amazon, that mask was mine. Hello, Gabrielle. Thought I was dead, didn't you?"
"I don't know how you survived that fall, Velasca, but you're hurt. You need help."
"I have all the help I need right here."

"I've eaten a lot of canaries. It's taken some work. But I finally have them. The worst of the worst."
"There's rumors, Amanda, that some of them have abilities."
"Well, the rumors are right. You know what the problem with a metahuman is? The human part. We got lucky with Superman. He shared our values. The next Superman might not."
"You're playing with fire, Amanda."
"I'm fighting fire with fire."
"You're not going to pitch us that Task Force X project of yours again, are you?"
"Yes. But this time you're gonna listen."

"And as Sabrina, his girlfriend, I can only do so much. As Sabrina the witch... I could... fix this. If I-- If... If we have... the power to ease his suffering why shouldn't I use it?"
"Well, for a start, there are rules. And it's a treacherous business. Life. Death. The... afterlife. These are not things to be trifled with."
"Why? Is it that complicated?"
"Well, no, actually. The incantation I have is really quite simple and yields great results. I've seen them firsthand. But you can't. I beg you."
"Wait, you have this incantation?"
"Somewhere in my office, on the shelves in Baxter High. A Book of the Dead, full of all sorts of necromantic rites. But Sabrina... even if you did use this rite, there's one part of the spell that's unspeakable."
"Which part?"
"I'm loathe to say it out loud. The spell requires an offering for the dead to rise. Balance out the cosmic forces."
"Oh. Someone has to die for Tommy to live again."
"An eye for an eye. A life for a life. But you couldn't cross that line."

This is the big idea. We make the world a better place. We do it our way no matter what he says. Then we don't have to follow any rules. From his point of view, we are no different than any other bad guys.

My sister studied law. The Corporate Law teacher hired her to do Q & A sessions. And she told him, "I don't have all the answers. I explain something and the students say, 'There's another way of looking at it' and I realize they are right." And the teacher said, "Who said that you have to have all the answers?"

"To your right. Warm. Warmer. Disco."
"Hello?"
"Push the button if you wanna talk."

I found a psychology test.

SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOUR PARENTS

4 Your parents have amnesia and don't remember you

What? We're bad guys.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

2 Rebellious, antisocial, violent

DISASTER STRIKES

8 Hunted by law: You are hunted by the law for crimes you may or may not have committed (your choice).

"Wow. The Batman. Or is it just Batman? Uh, your choice, of course."

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?

7-8 Get what's rightfully yours

THE CAUSE

4 Accused the other of cowardice

Can I have it all or is that too much

HOW IT WORKED OUT

Loquacious little teen
Gods I swear that I'll scream
if I end up stuck inside
one of your cutscenes

LOVE AFFAIR WITH PROBLEMS

8 One of you is insanely jealous

You're never gonna let that go.

> "Okay, losers, everybody front and center. So, what have we learned today?"

"And which fool listens? That one is wise! Praise [...] that one, and pity the rest!"
Necropolis

"Oh, hey, you're that singer no one listens to."
"Hey, you're the asshole no one likes."
"Jesus. Who the fuck is this? What?"
"We've got a situation. This kid, she's got the diamond. Her name's Cassandra Cain."
"Holy fuck."
"Where can I find Cassandra Cain?"
"Okay. Now we're good."

"Chyna, how many times have I told you not to turn your brother to stone?"

"But you: a lawyer who got innocent people off death row. You're special, Eleanor."

Getting 1 innocent person off death row now would put ~100 000 000 in the future. Failure is unthinkable.

> Necropolis
It was republished for 3rd edition.

"Oh, just give it a minute, you'll go into shock. Yeah, there it is. So, as I was saying --"
"You made a big mistake coming alone."
"She's not exactly alone. She brought a plus one! It's me, Joker! Apologies, but your friend, Rupert, just couldn't face coming out here. I'm so sad. Where's my body?"
"Puddin? What... what the fuck are you doing? You're not supposed to take his face off yet. I had this covered."
"Yes, but I thought up that great 'plus one' line. And then I'm not going to not puppeteer his face. All right, fine. Do your thing."
"So, listen up motherfuckers! You better jump in the harbor right now, or I'm gonna kill -- God, really? You just did it again."
"That's because I forgot I had the acid bomb."
"But we agreed I'm the muscle! I do the hitting!"
"You know, you're great, you're great. You do your thing, I do my thing. You're the appetizer. I'm the entrée."
"I can't spend my whole life just bashin' goons. When Gothamites hear the name Harley Quinn, I want 'em to piss 'emselves!"

--
I will take you to heaven before I take you to hell.

On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:44:14 AM UTC-4, Mihai Moise wrote:
> "I've eaten a lot of canaries. It's taken some work. But I finally have them. The worst of the worst."
> "There's rumors, Amanda, that some of them have abilities."
> "Well, the rumors are right. You know what the problem with a metahuman is? The human part. We got lucky with Superman. He shared our values. The next Superman might not."
> "You're playing with fire, Amanda."
> "I'm fighting fire with fire."
> "You're not going to pitch us that Task Force X project of yours again, are you?"
> "Yes. But this time you're gonna listen."

Do I have to come over and press PLAY.

"Selina, about that Christmas getaway we planned... I'll be going alone."
"Well, the party never stops on Selina Kyle's answering machine. Guess I should've let him win that last racquetball game."

"Oh. You're thinking small, pumpkin. It's all about world domination. Knuckleheads! Mal..."

"You will go. You will find the fairy godmother and you will bring me back her magic wand. Easy-peasy."
"What's in it for us?"
"Matching thrones. His-and-hers crowns."

The context for something does not mean anything. For example:
"We didn't go to Earth to save you, Max. We need you to save Planet Drool."
It is snuck in a context where the public would interpret it differently.
"So I snuck him home, when my parents were too busy to notice."

"To lie most cleverly is to tell the truth when one least expects it, so that unbelieving, the fool would venture forth to his certain doom."
Necropolis

> I found a psychology test.

Oh, Vanellope, it's so... You.

And that's all you'll ever be!

> "Well, the party never stops on Selina Kyle's answering machine.
As in making fun of you.

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/gloria-gaynor-survives-thrives/
To make matters worse, she was hospitalized with spinal injuries after a fall at a concert in Europe. When Gloria got out of the hospital and started recording again, “I Will Survive” was a song with personal relevance, and the sentiment came true.

Doctors call spinal surgery "the gold standard".