"I already told you that I am not the Rudy you once knew. I am… not the same kind and naive Rudy. I have changed. People change. My powers have changed me, or perhaps they gave me a reason to change. Maybe I was always like this."
"..."
"But Alice, I am the same Rudy you love, and that's not going to change. I will be kind with you and my loved ones, and cruel with my enemies," he added.
Alice finally made eye contact with Rudy and opened her mouth to say, "Always remember; be kind but not weak, be strong but not rude, be humble but not timid, be proud but not egoist, and at last, be confident but not arrogant."
"Wow… that was… deep and meaningful…" Rudy uttered. "And why does it feel like you already had this quote planned?"
"Because you were the one who said it to me," Alice responded.
CRACK!
After hearing that, a scene flashed before Rudy's eyes for a split second, but he couldn't see it properly.
