Superman:
You killed them! Murdered the Pokolistani soldiers!
Manchester Black:
No offense, but someone had to do something while you were playing spastic on the floor.
[Sees Hat discard an empty wine bottle]
Manchester Black:
Oh, Hat! Every time we win a battle, he gets knackered and pukes all over the place.
[Hat gags then vomits offscreen]
Superman:
This isn't a joke. You can't murder people and call yourselves heroes.
Manchester Black:
Why not? Your government does it all the time. Look, Supes, when we take down the baddies, they stay down. Isn't that better for everyone?
Superman:
We are not above the law. We have to show the world that there's a better way. That people can be better.
Manchester Black:
But that's the problem. They can't. The world's overflowing with sick puppies. Original sin in 36 flavors.
Superman:
I'm not an idiot. I know there are bad men in power. It's not a perfect world, but we can't just throw morality in the garbage.
Manchester Black:
You don't have a clue what it means to live in fear, do you? To wonder why no one can stop the bogeyman who knock down skyscrapers or blow up schools. Well, we do. Human beings do. We understand fear all too well. So now we're wiping the Earth free of scum, and they love us for it.
Superman:
It can't be this way. You know that. I can't allow it.
