âI should never have allied myself with a madman.â
âWow. That looks like it really hurt.â
âWhoa, now, hang on! That looked like it hurt a lot more.â
âWhat hurts more â A, or B?â
âI think you may have a collapsed lung. That always impedes the oratory.â
âPlease tell the big man I said âhelloâ.â
âOh, to hell with this. Iâm gone. If you brain donors wanna hang aroundâŚÂ â
âYou wanna die? Thereâs easier ways to kill yourself!â
âYeah, like yelling at the guy whoâs holding the AK-47.â
âThat took me two hours. Wanna see what I can get done in a whole evening?â
âMake no mistake. Iâm not asking you to kick in with me â Iâm telling you.â
âNo. Youâre anything but good.â
âLie to me again and crashing into a wall head-on will be the least painful activity of your evening.â
âPacks quite the punch for a toaster on steroids, huh?â
âDid you know s/he could fly?â
âI wouldnât be offended by a few suggestions!â
âHard to forget that night, huh?â
âIn a way, _____, this was the sight of your first great failure. Maybe your greatest. But certainly not your last, right?â
âAh, memories.â
âGood thing Iâve always had perfect timing.â
âCould you just once say, âLetâs get in the carâ? Is that so hard?â
âYou could probably use a little sun. Then again, who am I to talk?â
âYou really think I would stir up so much troubleâŚand not make sure you knew it was me?â
âOh, good. Heâs pissed.â
âDonât be nervous, kid â but if you keep staring at me like that, Iâm gonna cut your eyes out.â
âYou know what I missed most about running with you? The toys.â
âYou havenât lost your touch, _____.â
âIâm chatty. Itâs part of my charm.â
âHeâŚdid just thank me, right? Weird.â
âYou guys having a party? I guess our invite got lost.â
âTwenty rounds a second and you were still too slow.â
âWe needed him. He would have talked.â
âSorry. That was dumb. But he deserved it.â
âMaybe my last request was too mired in subtlety. I want this man dead. When I say âdeadâ, I mean seriously dead. Beaten, broken, his-head-mounted-on-my-wall kind of dead!â
âI donât care who takes care of you â you watch your mouth.â
âSo you have all this power, and all you do with it is kill for money?â
âFrom what I hear, we have that in common.â
âOh, the fight hasnât started yet. Iâm just stalling.â
âIâve got to say, I missed watching you work.â
âAwful close. You afraid youâll miss?â
âJust be happy I only killed one of them!â
âYou want to rule them by fear, but what do you do with the ones who arenât afraid?â
âTell me what happened to you. Let me help.â
âItâs too late. You had your chance.â
âIâm just getting started.â
âYou wanna tell me why this guy ainât dead?â
âCanât you feel it? Weâre stuck in the damn crossfire.â
âWow. S/he sure can move when s/he wants to.â
âItâs gonna be a sleepover, right? I packed my toothbrush.â
âIt was stupid and careless!â
âI hope you understand the trouble Iâve gone through to arrange this little get-together here.â
âYouâve never shied away from drawing blood.â
âS/heâs taken everything Iâve ever taught him/her and turned it on me. Itâs a hell of my own making.â
âYou loved him/her. S/he knows that. It should be enough.â
âI thought youâd enjoy seeing some old faces. After all, most of these guys used to work for you.â
âYou think I care if that scum dies?â
âSo, Iâve been bamboozled. Oh my.â
âIt only hurts when I laugh.â
âIâm just something you helped to make.â
âThatâs pretty cryptic. But interesting.â
âThis ends tonight. All of it.â
âNobody knows that better than me.â
âOh, you and your gadgets.â
âYouâre not the only one with toys.â
âPlease, I can help you. I know what happened.â
âWeâre both just a couple of walking armouries.â
âYou say you want to be better than me, but it wonât happen. Not like this!â
âI know I failed you â but I tried to save you, _____. Iâm trying to save you now.â
âI donât know what cloujds your judgement worse â your guilt, or your antiquated sense of morality.â
âBut why â why on Godâs Earth â is s/he still alive?!â
âI thought Iâd be the last person youâd ever let him/her hurt.â
âYou donât understand. I donât think youâve ever understood.â
âAll Iâve ever wanted to do is kill him/her.â
âBut if I do that â if I allow myself to go down into that place â Iâll never come back.â
âThis is what itâs all been about. This â you and me and him/her. Now is the time you decide!â
âIf you want to stop me, youâre gonna have to kill me!â
âItâs him/her or me! You have to decide!â
âYou managed to find a way to winâŚand everybody still loses.â
âDonât you just love a happy ending?â
âThis doesnât change anything. It doesnât change anything at all.â
âAre you kidding me? This rocks!â
âThis is the best day of my life!â