[at a lull in Terry Silver's party]
Nice view from up here. I guess you get what you pay for.
Is that what you want, John? A check?
I wanna finish what we started.
[scoffs] "Finish what we started". Just like we were supposed to do 35 years ago? Before you vanished?
I was in a bad place. There's no question about that. But I'm back now, and you can be too.
Look around. I'm doing just fine.
Are you? Because the Terry Silver that I knew would have roundhoused old Four-Eyes back there for calling Cobra Kai "adorable." Do you remember when we got back from 'Nam? We went through hell watching our friends die, only to be welcomed home by a bunch of hippies calling us killers. People needed to learn some respect, some discipline. That's why we started Cobra Kai. Together, we made a difference.
Yeah. We did.
We can do it again. There's a whole new generation out there that can use what we know. The only thing standing in our way is Daniel LaRusso.
Danny boy?
He's even teamed up with... Johnny Lawrence.
Wait, wait. Your champ and LaRusso working together?
That's why I'm here. I need a partner. And the only other person who knows how to teach Cobra Kai is you. What do you say?
I say... no. Back in the '80s, I thought I could conquer the world. [reflects on how he trained and manipulated Daniel] And I came pretty damn close. I was so hopped up on cocaine and revenge I spent months terrorizing a teenager over a high school karate tournament. It sounds insane just talking about it. After that tournament, I hit rock bottom. But I built myself back up. [raises hands like getting things clear] Got my ass into therapy, found clarity. Turns out you disappearing was the best thing that ever happened to me.
You know, people expect men of our age to pack it in and go off into the sunset. [chuckles] That might work for you... but I still have some fight left in me. Please thank Cheyenne for the tofu.
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