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THE BOYS 4x04 | Wisdom of the Ages

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HOMELANDER SHOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT HER HERE, it was a shit move, even with her brain leaking out of a bullet wound in her temple Sage knows that much, her mouth just can't work to form the words. the concept locked behind forty-eight ounces of grey matter turned to sludge.

> who the hell are you ? @nightmdic

Any questions the doctor asks are left unanswered for approximately twenty-eight minutes while her brain puts itself back together inside her skull. John doing a majority of the answering, half ass-ed attempts to clarify the situation without giving the whole truth, without revealing the plan, and without an ounce of respect shown to the moan wiping the blood from the side of her face.

When she finally finds her words -- “ Call me Sage, a sort of . . . Handler, for our mutual friend. ” She sees no reason to hide her alias, nor her name, when the woman's work falls this far from the line of legality. Blackmail can go both ways, and she knows she is not important enough to benefit from silence.

“ Does he usually talk to you like that ? ” Quid pro quo, though Sage already knows the answer. She likes to stir the pot. Curiosity an impulse she cannot control.

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↪     𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐄 , 𝑰'𝑴 𝑨 𝑭𝑬𝑾 - ᶰᵒ ᶠᵃᵐᶤˡʸ ˒ ᵗᵒᵒ . 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑚 𝑖 ?    (  a  series  of  sentence  starters  from  season  1  of  “ orphan black ” .   adjust  phrasing  as  necessary . will be updated !  )

i wanna see [ name ] .

well , that's not fair , is it ?!

oh my god , you look like crap .

i didn't miss your birthday , did i ?

something really weird just happened at the train station .

what the hell is wrong with you ?

listen to me , [ name ] , i'm only gonna ask you this once .

oh , i'm fine by the way , thank you .

get in the car .

when you don't give a damn , i get pissed .

you'd better be ready . are you ready ?

you're sure as hell overdressed . what , were you out all night or something ?

this shit is as hard as it gets . but you've gotta stop making it worse .

i panicked , what do you want me to say ?

i'm kidding . where's your wit gone ?

you don't have to babysit me , dipshit .

i know this thing's got you all twisted up , but try to forgive yourself .

[ name ] , open the goddamn door !

yeah , the last thing i am is special .

[ name ] , where have you been ?

where have i been ? uh .. long story .

oh , jesus , are you alright ?

you have a few words , [ name ] ? anything you want to express ?

plead your mercy & your pity .

love is imperfection itself .

say it . go ahead , say it's my fault .

who the hell are you ?

of course not . you think we'd let that happen ?

i'm at home , you've got it all wrong .

you know what ? don't . i'm going to ignore that .

i'm worried you're losing the plot again .

sorry , i've got ... i've got a lot of work to do .

i mean , what am i supposed to do ?

you don't have to take this on .

i can't keep waking up every night , checking your breathing , worried you're mixing your meds , booze ... god knows what else .

i knew it was too good to be true .

why would you help such a stupid plan ?

i'm not going to play [ name ] in the middle .

i'm not dirty , i just freaked out .

if there is another version of this story ...

walk me through it again . so i know you won't crack under questioning .

you're making me nervous .

finally ! where have you been ?

who am i speaking to ?

how did you find me ?

idiot . do you even know who you're talking to ?

i don't care who you are .

nope , that is not my responsibility .

go , & wait for a call .

what i'm trying to do is move on .

we have known each other for awhile now , [ name ] .

i nailed it , man . every detail .

come on , [ name ] , give me a little love here !

you know , my skin just breaks out every time i leave downtown .

whoa , hey , [ name ] - you always do this to me !

i don't do backup , i don't even know what backup is !

i got stuck , i was running from my own shit .

i'm not giving you shit 'til you give me some answers .

don't ! do not shoot me , please !

seriously , it's life or death .

am i going insane ?

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Sage's  brain  does  not  have  an  off  switch,  she  is  constantly  connecting  dots,  running  scenarios,  revising  every  plan  she  has  ever  made  or  worked  on.  She  is  constantly  multitasking  to  stay  engaged  whether  that  is  reading,  or  listening  to  podcasts,  or  watching  shows.  Sage  spends  so  much  of  her  free  time  lobotomized  because  she  genuinely  cannot  stop  thinking. 

She  is  neurodivergent,  thank  you  for  coming  to  my  Ted  Talk.

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Susan Heyward as Sage in The Boys (4.01)

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