[His teeth grit. It hurts to be called worse than the others, because it's in line with the whispers in his head, but he refuses to let it show outwardly more than that. Whatever this is, it isn't Tony.]
You're right, I'm not a hero.
[He won't deny that, not ever. He knows he doesn't have it in him to be a hero, the most he can hope for is to make his way to being good again.]
But you are, and you're better than--
[He cuts off as Tony takes a swing, dodging swiftly out of the way.]
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You're right, I'm not a hero.
[He won't deny that, not ever. He knows he doesn't have it in him to be a hero, the most he can hope for is to make his way to being good again.]
But you are, and you're better than--
[He cuts off as Tony takes a swing, dodging swiftly out of the way.]
Don't do this, I don't want to fight you.