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[When the feed switches on, there's the chiding tone of an Initiative worker in the background that Raven has to shrug off. It's obvious from the stark white pillow and the meticulously cleaned walls behind her that she's in one of their holding facilities, and if the bandaging over her shoulder is any indication, it's their medical ward.

He voice rises as she speaks, until she's nearly shouting.]

You know, I was just waiting for something like this to happen. What, was one of you trying to lull me into a false sense of security before you tried to finish me off?

[She's angry now that she's pretty sure she's not going to die, and rightfully so. It isn't as if she's ever really felt like she belonged among regular people, and this just seems to be justification that people here didn't believe it either.

She can already hear Charles' voice: It was an isolated incident, Raven. Everyone was going to make excuses. She's quieter when she speaks next, at least at first, but she's still irritated.]

Well, joke's on you. I'm fine, but I know what you look like and you're not just going to get away with shooting me!

[Occurring after this and this.]

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So you look like this to not -- literally -- make people crazy?

That's nice of you.

No... any loss of sanity would have been temporary and would be a more fortunate response.

The last woman who looked upon my true form was blinded by it.

[ Which is a much, much nicer way of saying her eyes were burned out of their sockets... and she lived. Many others were not so fortunate. ]

...well, uh. The rest of us thank you for not making us wear sunglasses that are angel-proof, I guess.

You're welcome.

[ Captain Literal, this guy. ]