[Homelander visits a prisoner, revealed to be Queen Maeve, inside a Vought holding cell]
Hey, how you doing? Look, I–I'm sorry about all this. I wish I could say you get used to it, but you never do. So… where are they hiding? [beat; Maeve doesn't say anything] Butcher and Soldier Boy. Where are they?
Wait, is… [gets up and walks up to Homelander] is that concealer? Do you have a bruise?
Yeah. Do you have any idea what you've set loose? Butcher has powers. I assume thanks to you. They've killed Crimson Countess and seven other heroes, Maeve. Seven. The ones that–that survived are done; they're powerless. Soldier Boy fried the V right out of their blood somehow. Maeve, do you understand that could happen to any one of us?
Yeah. That's the difference between you and me. You need to be a Supe. I can't wait till that's over.
[sighs] Maeve–
Why are you letting me live?
Maeve… You know, back when things were better between us… [sighs] I used to dream of having kids with you. [chuckles] No, I did. A family. Nesting, you know? I–I mean, can you imagine how perfect our kids would be? Sublime. Twice as strong as Ryan. No kid of mine would ever know a room like this, I'll tell you that.
Just so you know, I'll fucking shatter whatever you try to stick up there.
Maeve, don't be so crass! We're not savages. I respect what you are, even if you don't. I would never force myself on you. [pause] But I am gonna harvest your eggs. That way, if… God forbid, you do die–whether by accident or choice–you'll die knowing that the very best of you carries on. With me. See, Maeve, I'm not letting you live. I'm keeping you alive.
[smiles and snickers] This is still a top-three day in my life. Because today is the day I saw you scared.
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