The Boys · 278 quotes[Some months after Butcher's death, Hughie gets a call from the newly-reinstated President Singer]
HughieHello?
Hugh Campbell? It’s Bob Singer.
HughieMr. President. Uh, hi.
Campbell, the nation owes you and your team a huge debt. But I’m gonna skip all the dick-tickling, alright?
HughieUh, I certainly wouldn’t want the President to tickle my dick, sir.
Vought is a clusterfuck right now. All those V’d-up nutjobs they cooked up are running loose, doing God knows what. So we’re putting the Bureau of Supe Affairs back on its feet. We need someone to run it. [pause] So, what do you say, son? You’d be reporting directly to me.
HughieThat’s… Wow, that’s, uh… That’s an honor, sir. It’s just, um… No, thank you?
“No, thank you”?
HughieI–I really appreciate the offer. It’s just, I actually have my own… start-up venture I’m working on.
Fucking private sector. Offer stands if you change your mind.
[Hughie hangs up, enters the new hardware store he owns with Annie and sets some groceries on the counter in front of her]
HughieI got you ginger beer, ginger candies…
Mm-hmm.
HughieAnd…
Oh.
HughieSaltines.
Saltines.
[Annie is revealed to be pregnant with her and Hughie's child as she grabs the saltines]
Give me the saltines.
HughieSo, what'd I miss?
Mmm... I puked. Um, and then I had to pee, but I got there a little bit too late. And then, I puked again. And then, my mom called.
HughieAnd I assume that was the worst part?
Mm-hmm. She spent 30 minutes straight just bitching about us not getting married.
HughieLook, we can go down to the courthouse right now if that's what you really want.
No. No, I can't because these are the only shoes that fit me.
[She walks out from behind the counter, showing that she's wearing Crocs]
HughieHey, I would 100% marry you in those.
