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And in local news, police report finding

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three men literally stuck to the ceiling

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of a warehouse they were trying to rob.

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But the adhesive wasn't glue or paste. It

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was static electricity. According to the

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frightened thieves, they were caught by a

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young masked man who had mutant

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electromagnetic powers and called himself

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static. Mutant. That's degrading.

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You got a better word?Well, I kind of

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like. Metahuman. Catchy.

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For a related story, we go live to Shelly

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Sandoval. Thanks, Jim. Victims are still

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arriving here at County General following

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the gas explosion that's come to be known

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as the Big Bang. Here is just the latest

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arrival.

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According to doctors, this young man's

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road to recovery could be rather long.

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Police say there may be hundreds more of

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these unfortunate young people still on

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the streets. Hundreds. Yo, V,

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did you hear the... Verge?

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Verge?Not now, Rich. I'm vibing.

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HuhI'm a human CD player. Even got

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surround sound. Hey.

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Verge, civilian at 12:00.

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Why the look, Frieda?They all out of

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Brittany?There's this kid over in the

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corner. It's like he's sick or something.

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That explains where the Britney CDs went.

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Virgil.

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It's a bang, baby!

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Virgil, the tough guy. Bad

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timing, Francis. What's the rush?That!

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That's what the rush is.

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See?A bang baby. Don't tell me you're

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scared of a baby. Me?No, I'm just running

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for the exercise, but you might want to

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show a little concern here. Stay

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put. You still got business with me.

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With what's left of you, you mean?He's

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certifiable. We knew that back in second

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grade.

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You're You're a bang baby, too. Fresh

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born and ready to play. Even got a new

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name. Hot streak.

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One char bro geek kabob coming up.

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You know, Frida, you've always been real

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cold to me. How about we change all that?

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Step off, Francis.

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Getting warm out of here, isn't it?So

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what about it, Frida?

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That wasn't nice. Neither is this.

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Yes! Tell me that doesn't give chest pain

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a new meaning. Are you all right?Yeah,but

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look out! AhNewton's

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laws are catching up with you, hot

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streak, or should I start calling you

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burnout?

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See, gravity's my friend now. Woo-hoo!

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If you think this is a standoff, you're

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wrong.

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I don't even know your name, but in about

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a minute, it's not going to matter.

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ohh

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What happened, Verge?You had him down for

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the count, man. I... I choked.

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Verge...

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Everywhere you look, there's another bang

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baby. Setting fires, wrecking buildings,

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scaring everybody, and no one's doing

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anything about it. Well, what about that

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kid they were talking about on the news?

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What's his name?Static. He's doing

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something, isn't he?Didn't you hear what

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happened today?He got beat. Bad.

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Besides, he's probably a bang baby, too.

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If he is, he's one of the few good ones.

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For now. What's that mean?Nobody knows

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anything about these metahumans. Now,

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what if Static keeps changing?What if he

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turns into some kind of monster?Nobody

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knows. Not even Static himself.

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What if I turn into some kind of BLOB?

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You're not gonna turn into a BLOB. Now,

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primordial oosh, that's another story.

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Okay, Mr. Def Comedy Jam. Just give me

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the slide with your blood.

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Looks the same as mine. Make you feel any

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better?Not really.

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You're looking pretty healthy, Virgil. So

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why are you here?Can't be too careful,

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you knowThat's true, but what are you

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trying to be so careful about?Well, I've

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been going through these changes.

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That's normal for a boy your age. This

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isn't normal. Believe me. Virgil, these

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changes you're talking about, do they

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involve another person?A lot of

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them. Does your father know what you've

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been doing?No, and he can't. Hold up.

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Doc, we're talking about two different

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things here. That's a relief. Except now

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I'm back to having no idea what you're so

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worried about. Can't I just have the

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test, please?All right, Virgil, if it'll

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give you some peace of mind.

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You won't tell my pops, will you?We'll

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discuss that later if we need to. Now

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hold out your arm. Ow. You

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ever heard of painless needles, Doc?

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Madam Mayor, my name is Robert Hawkins. I

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came here to ask what the city's doing

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about these bang babies. Mr. Hawkins, the

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subject of today's meeting is budget

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appropriations. But there will be a

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general meeting next month, and... This

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can't wait a month. Mr. Hawkins, please.

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You're our leader. We put our faith and

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trust in you when we elected you. But you

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seem to be forgetting that you serve us.

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We don't serve you. That's right.

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Wow. Sounds like your pops took some

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public speaking classes. No, he just gets

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lots of practice talking to me that way.

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All right, all right

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We all know the police have what's left

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of the tanks the gas was in. So why

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haven't they been able to trace the owner?

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That's a good question, Mr. Hawkins, and

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I assure you the investigation is going

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ahead at full speed. The minute I have a

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definitive answer, it'll be reported in

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the media. Now, if there are any

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questions about the budget, I smell a

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cover up. If they're going to investigate

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something, it ought to be her.

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How'd the meeting go?You're keeping the

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pressure on, but I'm not pointing my

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finger at anyone. Not until I have all

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the facts. I appreciate your caution.

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This is so cool. Yo, you think you can

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pick up pay-per-view?This is better. You

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know who that guy is?Edwin Alva. Edwin

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Alva. Dude's got big bank. Makes Bill

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Gates look like he's homeless. What's he

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doing out here with the mayor?Not a date,

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that's for sure. My company would welcome

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an investigation. Really?We'll see about

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that.

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V, what are you doing?Time to get back to

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bit-ness.

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York, the mayor's going to cave. Go to

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the lab and erase everything on the hard

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drives about our mutagen formulas and the

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shipping records. But don't forget, when

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all this blows over, I'll be starting up

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again. So say. Everything on disk.

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Bet a lot of people would like to see

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what's on this disc. You. You're that

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freak. You say freak, I say unique.

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The name's static. I put a shock to your

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system. Oh, yeah?Well, so do I.

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You think you can keep me in here?Uh,

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scratch that. What

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else can go wrong?

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I had to ask.

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Nothing.

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Ow. Air pressure's going up in here.

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Just what I needed. The gas doesn't kill

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me, the pressure will.

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But what if I added to it?

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Roll it on, Bird. Roll it

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on.

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Yeah, that's it.

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Where's the guy get a recharge aroundhere?

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Hey! Excuse me, gentlemen, but I'm out.

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ohh Time for your pills, Francis.

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Buzz off.

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Take your medicine.

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It's all right here, Rich. Everything the

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cops need to put Alva on lockdown. Too

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bad there's no reward. Ohh Yes, there is.

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Once the doctors see this thing, they'll

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know exactly what was in that gas I

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sniffed, and I can stop worrying. Or

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start, as the case may be. Thanks, glass

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half-empty man. Oh, what

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now?Came from the square. Verge the

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bus. We'll get the next one. Come on!

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Hot streak.

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Hey, boys and girls, come and get

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'em.

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That's why they call them hot dogs.

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You know, next bus should be here in a

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couple of minutes, but get the bus.

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Are you crazy after what he did to you

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last time?Got to.

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At least wait for the fireman then.

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Can't.

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Yo, Virgil, don't let your history with

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him get in the way. You're not just

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Virgil anymore. You're static. Remember

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that. I'll keep it in mind.

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How come nobody's eating?Afraid of

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heartburn?Maybe it's your

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lousy cooking.

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Ah

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No! Lose

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something?

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Hot streak.

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Got you where I want you in your

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dreams. No, I've been watching you.

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Your power only works on metal. And look

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where we are. No metal, no

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power. But mine's working

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just fine. Fool. I brought you here on

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purpose. I didn't want anyone else to get

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hurt, right?Sure. This

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is a city. There's metal everywhere. Even

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if you can't always see it. Oh.

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Hey!

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You did it! Yeah. Lucky that water main

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was there. Uh, Verge, that wasn't a water

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main. It was a sewer line.

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I think Static's work here is done. You

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ever hear of King Pierce?He must

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have missed history that day. He fought

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the Romans. Beat 'em bad. But so many of

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his own men died, he might as well have

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lost. They call that a Pyrrhic victory.

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Ah, Virge, don't go thinking that way.

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You stopped out of a cold, but all the

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evidence got burned up, and he's still

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walking around free.

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Hello?Virgil, Dr. Harris. Dr. Harris,

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did you... Is everything... I got your

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blood tests back, and everything's fine.

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Whew. Except for one

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thing. What?Your electrolytes. They're a

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little high. My... My electrolytes?

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You know about electrolytes?Uh, no, no

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Why would I know anything about

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electricity?Electrolytes. They get

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high when you eat too much salty food.

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Fries, pizza. Fries?

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Pizza?You cut down on that stuff and

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you'll be perfectly normal. Thank you,

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Doctor. Thank you. Did you hear that?

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I'm okay. I'm normal!

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Woo-hoo!Perfectly

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normal. Yeah, right.