“Y’know, I think I’m allowed to be a little pissed off, considering some crazy old crack pot has persuaded my brother to join their team. Yeah - just, go away.”
‣ ”it’s ironic considering you have the power of persuation. seems like your team is so bad, i just have to say a few nice things to have a boy betray his own brother.“
“it has something to do with it. a team that trusts,
and respects on another is always going to be better off than a team who’re put together for fame. you don’t think we have plans and strategies? lydia isn’t called the diamond mind for nothing, you know? well sure, being nice isn’t gonna get you anywhere, but telekinesis can sure stop a bullet going through your head. you might’ve gotten into peter’s head, but hell’ll freeze over before i join team y. i’d rather die.”
‣ ”okay, if you’re so smart, then tell me, what do you do after your entire team lost his power because there is someone out there that can give and take the power of other heroes. and then your team is paralyzed, on the ground, and you’re left. everyone is relying on you and while you thinking about how you’re going to save all of them, the first one gets shot in the head before you can even move a single muscle.
i used to be like you, stiles. full of hope and convinced that the good will always conquer evil, but then i lost my wife and my best friends because i didn’t think ahead. because i thought, that i was invincible. that i had the power. but there are others out there, strong, fast and the only way to beat your enemy is to know how to use their strenght against them.“
“———— peter’s never been as strong willed as i am,
trust me, i’m his older brother, i know. lydia would never join you, she hates you, actually. & as for me, old man, well, you might have my best friend on side, and you might soon have my brother, but i’d rather be stripped of what i am before i join you.”
( he’s totally lying. he’s been thinking about it for weeks. )
‣ ”it’s not about liking your team members. i don’t care who hates me and i am quite sure that some of my team members dislike me, too, but i know potential when i see it. and i know how to use it. after all, i’ve been in this for longer than you can imagine and i dedicated all my life to this. that’s why people join team y. because they know i can help them, because they know that strategy, experience and wisdom is nesscesary when you deal with criminals everyday. flowers and love won’t stop the bullet from going straight through your head while a plan might stop the bullet from being fired in the first place.”
‣ ”none of you is really focused. you get distracted so easily. a few nice words and your brother is already close to joiningmy team. how long ‘til i convince lydia, and then you, too? team x isn’t what it used to be. you’re not a threatanymore. just some teens without a plan.”
