[ TT ] People refuse to acknowledge their hero 's increasingly dark behavior and keep making excuses for him .

*Interviewer*: And the time he held that woman by her ankles at the top of the sky-scraper? 
 
 ***Mayor***: That? Oh, that was a misunderstanding. He wanted to help the young lady get the change out of her pockets. 
 
 *Interviewer: * And kill a couple of people by throwing objects down along the way, I guess. 
 
 ***Mayor***: I'm afraid you've lost me there, sorry. 
 
 *Interviewer*: Nevermind. * ( looks at his notes ) * Anyway, if I recall correctly - and this close-up an eye-witness shot might imply so - the woman was wearing a skirt. 
 
 ***Mayor***: Some skirts do have pockets. 
 
 *Interviewer, sighs*: Okay. I'll give you that. But why on earth did he have to fly with her to the top of a 83-story-building? 
 
 ***Mayor***: It is scientifically proven that... that the effect of gravity increases with height. Yes. 
 
 *Interviewer*: Those pockets must have been awfully tight, then. 
 
 ***Mayor***: Probably. Coffee? 
 
 *Interviewer*: What? 
 
 ***Mayor***: Would you like a coffee? 
 
 ***Mayor reaches for a coffee pot with trembling hands. *** 
 
 *Interviewer*: I do n't think so, no. 
 
 ***Mayor, stands up and walks over to closet***: Oh, we do have a variety of other drinks as well. Like our collection of excellent local wines. Just last year, I had the pleasure to taste a great- 
 
 *Interviewer*: Are you trying to change the subject? 
 
 ***Mayor***: Now, young man, I do n't mean to sound condescending, but there's a lot more to this whole business than what is at the surface. You still have a lot to learn. 
 
 *Interviewer*: Let's go a little deeper, then. What about Mr Magneto's threat to destroy the city center with a giant laser from orbit? Was that a misunderstanding as well? 
 
 ***Mayor, taking a seat again***: Indeed. While it may certainly sound shocking at first glance, his intention was not the destruction of our city per se as much as criticising the state of its architecture. And in that regard, I do have to agree with him. Lots of exposed concrete from the seventies. Really, who builds like that today? 
 
 *Interviewer*: Are we talking about a super hero or a struggling artist? 
 
 ***Mayor***: Art, my young friend, is in the eye of the beholder. There is a lot more to many things than the untrained eye can *see*. 
 
 *Interviewer*: I do n't understand how that is connected to anything. 
 
 ***Mayor***: Ah well, everything is connected to everything, after all. Was n't it Heraclitus who said `` You can not escape the same prison twice''? 
 
 *Interviewer*:... 
 
 ***Mayor***: Or maybe not. Are you sure you do n't want a cup of coffee? 
 
 *Interviewer*: I think we're done here. Thank you for your time, Mayor. 
 
 * ( Interviewer stands up, extends his hand ) * 
 
 *** ( Mayor stands up, grips Interviewer's hand with both of his. ) *** 
 
 ***Mayor***: Oh, it was a pleasure. Please do not hesitate to contact us again in case you need... help? ( locks eyes with Interviewer ) 
 
 *Interviewer*: Okay... I guess. Goodbye Mayor. 
 
 ***Mayor***: Goodbye, my friend. ( smiles forcedly ) 
 
 The interviewer left the room, and looked at the scrap of paper the mayor had slipped into his hand. Four letters were scrawled across it hastily: H E L P. Suddenly, things made a lot more sense.
