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Pat Dugan : A kid died today. A child. That's why we can't go on.
Courtney Whitmore : A kid died today. And that's exactly why we have to, Pat.
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Courtney Whitmore : Is this thing real?
Pat Dugan : Yeah. It's Dr. Mid-Nite's owl. There's something special about him. I don't know what, but every time we'd come here, that owl, he'd fly right to Dr. Mid-Nite and land on his arm. He doesn't know Dr. Mid-Nite's dead. He's been waiting for him for years. Dr. Mid-Nite's not coming back, Court. None of them are. Icicle and the Injustice Society killed them all. And the truth is, you and I don't stand a chance against him.
Courtney Whitmore : What if we had help? I'm the new Starman, so why couldn't there be a new Hourman, or a new Dr. Mid-Nite?
Pat Dugan : No. No one can take their place.
Courtney Whitmore : That's what you said about Starman, but then the staff picked me.
Pat Dugan : Court, these guys, I mean, they were the best in the world.
Courtney Whitmore : Did they start out like that?
Pat Dugan : No. But still, with years of experience, they couldn't defeat the Injustice Society, do you understand that?
Courtney Whitmore : This stuff shouldn't be sitting here collecting dust. It should be in the hands of possible heroes.
Pat Dugan : Don't touch the Thunderbolt! That's the most dangerous thing in here.
Courtney Whitmore : A pink pen?
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Courtney Whitmore : This is our destiny, Pat.
Pat Dugan : You know, that's exactly what Starman said to me the night he died. Come on, we're leaving. And until I say so, no more Stargirl and S.T.R.I.P.E.
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Pat Dugan : Oh, hey, a friendly reminder. Family dinner is at 6:30 tonight. I'm thinking I'll make fish, maybe some salmon or a nice tilapia.
Mike Dugan : How about some fish sticks?
Pat Dugan : No, Mike, because fish sticks...
Mike Dugan : Are awesome. You can't even taste the fish.
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Pat Dugan : We can't go after Icicle, all right? If it is him, then he clearly wants to be found. This is a trap, Courtney.
Courtney Whitmore : For him.
Pat Dugan : No.
Courtney Whitmore : Pat, we're talking about the man who killed my father.
[the Cosmic Staff warbles]
Courtney Whitmore : See? The staff wants justice, too. We're going with or without you.
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Dr. Bridget Chapel : Can I help you?
Pat Dugan : Oh, hi. Uh, yeah, I'm just an old friend of Dr. King's. Henry and I... yeah, well, I heard about what happened.
Dr. Bridget Chapel : Seizure. It's horrible. Henry's the cornerstone of this institution.
Pat Dugan : I'm sure that he is. Well, where'd they find him?
Dr. Bridget Chapel : Just outside the emergency entrance.
Pat Dugan : Right. So, what did he have on?
Dr. Bridget Chapel : [a little confused] His lab coat.
Pat Dugan : Right. 'Course. Yeah. Well... here's hoping he gets well soon.
Dr. Bridget Chapel : [pulled aside by a colleague] Excuse me.
Pat Dugan : [looking at the comatose Brainwave] He's not alone.
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Pat Dugan : Being a superhero is not being one most of the time. I need to find out if Brainwave was alone or not, and I need for you to go to school and just... act like a normal teenager.
Courtney Whitmore : That's boring.
Pat Dugan : It's safe. Text, tweet, do your homework, whatever. Just... will you do that?
Courtney Whitmore : Okay. Fine.
Pat Dugan : Thank you. Thanks.
Courtney Whitmore : Keep working on S.T.R.I.P.E., and if Brainwave wakes up, come get me from class.
Pat Dugan : Do you ever listen to anything that I say to you? Ever?
Courtney Whitmore : Everything. Keep your eyes open. Remember, they could be anywhere or anyone.
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Courtney Whitmore : What is this place?
Pat Dugan : It's the headquarters of the Justice Society of America.
Courtney Whitmore : [looking around] What is all of this?
Pat Dugan : Each of the JSA members had abilities, powers, tools, like your Cosmic Staff, and they used them to protect the world against people like Icicle.
Courtney Whitmore : Who's that?
Pat Dugan : Wildcat. His real name was Ted Grant. He was a heavyweight champion. He gave me my Big Boy keychain. It's the closest thing he could find to a Stripesy action figure. Said it was good luck. I don't know.
Courtney Whitmore : Hourman...
Pat Dugan : The Flash, Dr. Fate. They were my friends. My family, really.
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Mike Dugan : What am I supposed to do in my room without my games?
Pat Dugan : You know, I was in the middle of real important work, Mike, and when I was your age, we weren't playing games in class.
Mike Dugan : Yeah, back in your day, you didn't have any video...
Pat Dugan : [taking his controller away] You see, that's where you're wrong. It was actually the golden age of video games, and I was down at the arcade playing Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Dig Dug, Defender, Spy Hunter, you name it. But my personal favorite was made by the Rolls-Royce of video game manufacturers. Atari.
Mike Dugan : A what?
Pat Dugan : The game was called "Paperboy", Mike, and I used to play it all day, every day, until one afternoon my father came to me and he said...
Mike Dugan : You were adopted.
Pat Dugan : [sarcastic chuckle] No. He said, "Son, you need to stop feeding quarters into that machine and go make some money of your own. You like this game "Paperboy", how 'bout you try the real thing?". So he got me a paper route.
Mike Dugan : Does this story ever end or does it just keep going on forever?
Pat Dugan : It continues. It doesn't have an ending because you, Mike Dugan, are gonna take up that great family tradition. You're getting a paper route.
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Courtney Whitmore : I was walking home through Blue Valley Park and you'll never guess what I saw.
Pat Dugan : What?
Courtney Whitmore : I found a frozen field.
Pat Dugan : A what?
Courtney Whitmore : An iced-over field, and it was in the shape of a star. It's a message. I know it. It's Icicle. It has to be.
Pat Dugan : Hold on, just tell me exactly...
Courtney Whitmore : He killed my dad.
Pat Dugan : He killed Starman.
Courtney Whitmore : We have to go and find him.
Pat Dugan : And do what? Arrest him?
Courtney Whitmore : That's a start. There are more of them here. I was right.
Pat Dugan : You have no idea how dangerous he is, all right? The only thing I've ever seen hurt Icicle is the staff.
Courtney Whitmore : That's great!
Pat Dugan : That's terrible.
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Courtney Whitmore : Don't drive me to school.
Pat Dugan : What? Why not?
Courtney Whitmore : Because we have to find the rest of the Injustice Society. They've probably assumed new identities in Blue Valley like Brainwave did.
Pat Dugan : Okay, aren't you even a little scared of Brainwave? I mean, we both could've been killed.
Courtney Whitmore : But we weren't, and as crazy and insane as it was, it was the first time since we moved to Blue Valley that I... felt like I was in the right place. Like, I finally know who I really am. Starman's daughter. Stargirl.
Pat Dugan : Okay, Court... even if there are other members of the ISA here, we need to proceed carefully. Lay low, make a plan.
Courtney Whitmore : I have a three-point plan. Find them, surprise them, kick their asses.
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Pat Dugan : I'm loving this Blue Valley oldies station, right?
Mike Dugan : Please, God, make it stop.
Pat Dugan : Yeah, it's pretty good. This DJ is a hoot, huh?
Mike Dugan : Can you change the radio station? They play the same ten songs over and over, and they're all fossilized garbage.
Pat Dugan : You know what? You want a little public radio, you got it. Straight outta Lincoln.
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Pat Dugan : What are you doing down here? I told you to wait in your room until dinner.
Mike Dugan : [taking a bag of Cheetos out of the pantry] Yeah, well, my stomach says it's dinner.
Pat Dugan : Okay, well, I-I'm working on this vegan casserole.
Mike Dugan : Vegan casserole? Big pass. Did I interrupt something important?
Pat Dugan : No. I'm just giving Court a couple of cooking tips.
Courtney Whitmore : Yep, I need 'em. Mmm.
Pat Dugan : [giving Mike some money and taking the Cheetos back] You know what, buddy, why don't you take this, ride your bike up to the store, I'm gonna take these, you get yourself whatever you want, okay?
Mike Dugan : Twenty bucks. Awesome. Anything?
Pat Dugan : You got it. Anything you want. That's an advance on the paper route, okay?
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Mike Dugan : Wait, where's Barbara? I thought this was family dinner and we all had to be home for it.
Pat Dugan : Mike, not tonight, okay?
