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She means to save the world but it never quite works out.
When she was a little girl, did she say she wanted to be a superhero with a red cape and tights? To brandish a flaming sword and fight for justice?
It's harder work than she thought.
A well-ordered life doesn't provide the appropriate backdrop; you can't fall on the grenade if your life runs on rails.
Self-sacrifice requires the right ingredients and careful preparation.
A noble cause. | To fight for. |
Chaos. | To struggle against. |
Villains. | Are in short supply. But with a little make-up, ordinary people do just as well. And they need never know what part they have auditioned for. |
And an audience. | It's nothing without an audience. |
It's just no fun without an audience.
Someone has to watch as the train rolls out of control.Someone has to provide the applause.