[civilian? a ghost of a smile crosses janus' face-- the first real change to their facial expression that they've had since this fiasco started, thanks to their rather. robotic tendencies. the new version of them, what d.e.s.t.i.n.y.'s filling their head with, is not exactly unlike the old version in this way.
but in other ways, there are new gaps to fill in. no hero. civilian. how does janus make sense of this then? easy. an associate of the mafia might be prone to violence, the very opposite of heroics, but janus is also a new yorker— and that comes with a certain set of pride and obligations. soldiers and capos around town, they're sure, are doing just the same. invaders are fucking invaders.] All right, [they tell thom, who seems sweet; fanboy, probably. naive, but clearly in a useful way.] That's a good idea.
But you'd better watch yourself. Unless you're like the green monster man from the news.
[a beat. janus thinks about how harlem looked when the hulk got through it.]
Especially if you're like the green monster man from the news, [they say. but they're carrying the woman toward thom already. energy weapons screeches in the distance.]
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but in other ways, there are new gaps to fill in. no hero. civilian. how does janus make sense of this then? easy. an associate of the mafia might be prone to violence, the very opposite of heroics, but janus is also a new yorker— and that comes with a certain set of pride and obligations. soldiers and capos around town, they're sure, are doing just the same. invaders are fucking invaders.] All right, [they tell thom, who seems sweet; fanboy, probably. naive, but clearly in a useful way.] That's a good idea.
But you'd better watch yourself. Unless you're like the green monster man from the news.
[a beat. janus thinks about how harlem looked when the hulk got through it.]
Especially if you're like the green monster man from the news, [they say. but they're carrying the woman toward thom already. energy weapons screeches in the distance.]