Mother's Milk and Butcher in “Unfinished Business”

Butcher, what the fuck is wrong with you, man?

I'm sure you're gonna tell me.

That shit you pulled with Ryan and now this cold-hearted shit you said to Kimiko? How could anybody be such a complete asshole?

Practice.

You knocked on my doorstep, motherfucker. Now, I respect the chain of command, but this? I'm not gonna tolerate your bullshit anymore, man.

Do you remember when we met?

Hard to forget.

Me and the colonel, we had our pick of officers. Some, uh… [chuckles softly] Some real haircuts. D'you ever wonder why we picked some grunt Marine stuck in the brig?

Let's see. I knocked out my racist C.O. Sent him to the ICU with one punch, so you knew I was strong. And you read my file, so you knew I hated Vought.

Yeah, it weren't none of them. I mean, they didn't hurt, mind ya, but no. We spoke to the blokes that you went through basic with. And to the man, they said that you were the one that held that platoon together. A natural-born leader.

You never told me that.

Mate, I'm under no illusions about who I am. And that's why we brought you in. 'Cause no matter how hard I gotta be… you're here to look after the Boys. Now, if I thought to do that, I can't be a complete arsehole, can I? Just mostly one.