"Kid, I've seen planets die. Entire planets. I've had to bury an alternate universe version of my baby brother -- who died trying to help me. I've been assimilated by evil robots and brainwashed into helping them terrorize the innocent. I even died and came back to life."
He said it all very calmly.
"So no, maybe I don't know exactly what it's like to deal with a few of those things, but we've all got our burdens to bear. You don't know what it's like to watch an entire world die around you, either."
He drew in a deep breath.
"Pretending you're not dealing with it at all -- or pushing everyone else away -- all that's going to do is turn you into an island. It'll leave you facing it all alone -- and you don't have to be alone. You're part of a team, and a lot of the people on that team have struggled and suffered, and understand hardship. You're not the only superhero that's faced the public hating them, or being brainwashed, or their parents hating their heroic half, or alternate evil versions of themselves."
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"Kid, I've seen planets die. Entire planets. I've had to bury an alternate universe version of my baby brother -- who died trying to help me. I've been assimilated by evil robots and brainwashed into helping them terrorize the innocent. I even died and came back to life."
He said it all very calmly.
"So no, maybe I don't know exactly what it's like to deal with a few of those things, but we've all got our burdens to bear. You don't know what it's like to watch an entire world die around you, either."
He drew in a deep breath.
"Pretending you're not dealing with it at all -- or pushing everyone else away -- all that's going to do is turn you into an island. It'll leave you facing it all alone -- and you don't have to be alone. You're part of a team, and a lot of the people on that team have struggled and suffered, and understand hardship. You're not the only superhero that's faced the public hating them, or being brainwashed, or their parents hating their heroic half, or alternate evil versions of themselves."