Khalil Payne quotes from Black Lightning

YOLO.

Khalil

What?

You only live once. [pulls a bottle of alcohol out of her bag and starts drinking]

Khalil

What, so you're drinking now? At school? [takes the bottle from her] It's not cool, J. [throws the bottle away]

Khalil, calm down. I just wanted to ask you something.

Khalil

Look, I'm not going to calm down. Look, you saw and went through some craziness, I get it. But that is not the way to deal with it. I've seen it all, J. Brother shot and killed, father in jail, momma working her damn ass off, just to provide. Yeah, I live the life that rappers talk about, and ain't none of it cute. None of it. But you know what? God gave me a gift. I can run fast. So I'm gonna run my black ass straight up outta here, and I ain't looking back. But I want you to come with me. But not like this. No, that is going backwards, and I can't do that.

I just see the world completely different now.

Khalil

Oh, I got'chu. Really, I do. That's just growing up. Come here, J.

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How'd you like the gifts? [Khalil stretches towards the light switch] You mind keeping the lights off? They hurt my eyes. My name is Tobias Whale.

Khalil

What are you doing in my room?

I wanted to see how you were doing.

Khalil

Why'd you give me all those gifts?

I understand what you're going through. Black Lightning messed my life up too. I wanted you to have some nice things to keep your mind off your troubles. I know it's hard to see now, but in time you will. Black Lightning's the reason you're lying here paralyzed. There were many times when I was younger I needed help, but no one showed up. I don't want to have to see you go through the same thing.

Khalil

Why?

Well, I followed your athletic career a long time and it hurt me to see you hurt. But what I've learned about pain is pain makes you stronger, pain makes you tougher. Eventually you get to a point where you don't even feel it. If you'd like, I can show you how to cure your pain.

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There's part of you, I know, that wants his old life back. I even heard you tried to get your old girlfriend back. [laughs] You made a deal, son. Legs for loyalty. So Garfield, that girl, they belong to the past now. I want you to remember what they did to you, hold onto that anger, then go do what I need.

Khalil

Aye, yeah.

What was that?

Khalil

Yes, sir.

Screw up, and I'll rip that spinal implant out and shove it down your throat.

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Khalil

Mr. Tobias, I'm sorry. I know you said not to kill Black Lightning, I couldn't help it.

So this is what? An apology?

Khalil

Yes, sir.

Sy, what do you think? Should we accept Painkiller's apology?

SSyonide

[pulls a pistol on Khalil] Good question. I have one too. Can you put a dart in me before I shoot you full of holes?

I know the answer to that one. [laughs with Syonide] Have a seat. [Syonide holsters her pistol and Khalil sits] I am unlike other men. The laws of convention and morality do not apply to me. That's Napoleon, and he was a weak-ass Frenchman. You're Painkiller. Never apologize. So you killed Black Lightning when Proctor wanted him alive, I'm not mad. Martin Proctor was down with Lady Eve, I always knew sooner or later he had to go. Just gonna have to be sooner, that's all. Real soon.