But she'll know you... the actual you, not past life, alternate universe, bizarro-world or whatever we're calling it... raised her differently than that guy. I mean, she can't be mad at you for something you haven't actually done, can she?

[ Though, he'd never been a teenage girl, so perhaps his words were to be taken with a grain of salt.

And, back to a very sorry attempt to lighten the mood. Preferably by having another drink. ]

Well, I wouldn't say "space batman" just yet. He's really more of a space... [ hold on, let him look for the right pop culture reference... ] John McClane. If you ever catch me saying "yippee ki yay motherfucker" completely unironically, put me out of my misery right on the spot, ok?