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“Never do that again.”
“Eddie, I’m fine.”
“You got stabbed, Steve!”
“Lightly stabbed.”
“You have internal bleeding?!”
“That’s where the blood is meant to be.”
“You have a hole in your lung!”
“Just the one.”
“JUST THE ONE! I could kill you.”
“After what I just did?”
“Because of what you just did!”
“Bit rude, tryna kill me when I just got stabbed for you.”
“I think the real question is why you got stabbed for me, Steve?!”
“Meant to be me.”
“It clearly wasn’t. They came at me with a knife. You weren’t anywhere near me when it happened!”
“Sorry about that.”
“Sorry?! What the hell do you have to be sorry for?”
“Shoulda been there.”
“Steve, we’ve gone over this, you can’t be with me at all times.”
“Hafta. Or you’ll get stabbed.”
“It’s fine.”
“No, it’s not. Gotta protect you.”
“Steve, I’m not one of the kids. You don’t need to be my human shield.”
“I know. I want to be.”
“Wait, you want to be?”
“Hmm. Wanta be a lot of things.”
“They’ve got you on the good stuff, huh.”
“Was thinking it before. Why’d you think I let myself get stabbed for you? Gotta protect what’s mine.”