[For a moment, Eddie manages to keep a straight face, and then his lips twitch, he looks down, holds his breath and licks his lips anxiously again.]
Hero. Right.
[His voice cracks a little bit, and he exhales shakily, and maybe if he hadn't been stuck in the elevator, if he hadn't been dwelling on all the time spent under STAR Labs, it might not have hit home quite so much.]
I'm not a hero, believe me. Maybe a damsel. [A soft laugh.] It's really funny how the stupidest things can get you, you know?
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Hero. Right.
[His voice cracks a little bit, and he exhales shakily, and maybe if he hadn't been stuck in the elevator, if he hadn't been dwelling on all the time spent under STAR Labs, it might not have hit home quite so much.]
I'm not a hero, believe me. Maybe a damsel. [A soft laugh.] It's really funny how the stupidest things can get you, you know?