Well... I think we just use up our sick days. I've missed a bunch of school, but my parents don't mind so long as I keep my grades up.
[...and he gets Brenda to write sick notes for him. What they don't know won't hurt them!]
I think if you're part of a group, or if you look too different to have much of a life, the others will look out for you, but we don't get benefits, or a wage. It'd kind of defeat the point of it being volunteer work, y'know? If we wanted to get paid for using our powers, we'd just go work for the government.
[It's self-sacrifice. That's one concept that seems to be drummed into every superhero, near and far. It's a duty, and sometimes it comes at the expense of a lot of comforts in your life, but it's worth it for the good that you do, the fulfillment you feel, the people you meet.
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[...and he gets Brenda to write sick notes for him. What they don't know won't hurt them!]
I think if you're part of a group, or if you look too different to have much of a life, the others will look out for you, but we don't get benefits, or a wage. It'd kind of defeat the point of it being volunteer work, y'know? If we wanted to get paid for using our powers, we'd just go work for the government.
[It's self-sacrifice. That's one concept that seems to be drummed into every superhero, near and far. It's a duty, and sometimes it comes at the expense of a lot of comforts in your life, but it's worth it for the good that you do, the fulfillment you feel, the people you meet.
(So, a lot like intern work.)]