requiemed | pc catchall for ray (selfimmolates)

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[Dryly:]

Maybe I'm a superhero in my free time. You never know.

[just as dryly:]

Yeah? And what would your superpower be?

Oh, you know. Flying, invisibility, x-ray vision... The whole package.

[It's still dry, but there's a hint of a smile there now.]

Heh. What lightning bolt hit you? That's how some superheroes started, right?

I was thinking a radioactive spider, but I guess that wouldn't make me fly.

[Hm.]

Maybe I got bitten by a radioactive bird.

Honestly, I'd be kind of impressed if you got bitten by a bird. That, or wonder what the hell you did to piss it off.

Right. Zoe Murphy, tormentor of birds.

[A smirk.]

Careful, there's a guy with a crow walking around here.

I'll survive. Laser vision, remember?

You're going to kill the bird? Harsh.

Nah. I'd go for a warning shot first.

So, you're the kind of superhero who tries to be semi-peaceful at first?

I mean, I would hope most superheroes don't just jump to murdering everyone they don't agree with.

I'll admit it's not my area of expertise.

The superheroes or not murdering people?

[It's a joke, probably.]

Oh, definitely the not murdering people. [a beat.] Superheroes.