Alter Egos

- [Yawning]

- On capitol hill today,

the senate will vote on a bill

to cut funding for superheroes.

- They think

they can change anywhere.

The world is not

their changing room.

- Superheroes who are balancing

multiple identities

have a fragile and even tenuous

grasp on reality.

- Since the superheroes

imprisoned

all of the supervillains

over ten years ago,

they have had no enemy to fight.

That, coupled with recent

press coverage of superheroes

living on luxury lifestyles

with taxpayers' money,

has raised questions

about whether the government

should continue subsidizing

the supercorps.

Up next..

[Upbeat pop music]

- No effing way.

- Oh, God.

- I love superheroes.

Are you fishman, man?

- No.

- Which one are you?

- I'm Fridge.

The "F" stands for Fridge.

It's short for refrigerator.

- My name's Jose Maria

de Las Mercedes acostaz.

- Okay.

- People just call me moon dog.

- Great.

That's great.

- Yo, 'frigerator, dude,

you want some?

- You know,

I don't think that I can.

- It's good sh*t.

- Aren't you working?

- It's off-season, man.

There's no one around.

- I'm kind of on duty, so...

- What happens

when superheroes get high?

- I don't know.

- Do their powers get stronger?

- I don't know.

- All right.

Stay super, bro.

- You, too.

- Stay super.

[Suspenseful music]

- You know, it's funny.

Your name is C-Thru,

but I can see right through you.

Are you working for somebody

that wants to help me escape

or someone that wants

to kill me?

- Shut up.

- You're not doing this job

for the money, are you?

It's for the promotion,

the status you want,

the respect you want.

- Everybody thinks superheroes

win the lottery, huh?

Because they're born

with powers?

No one wants to appreciate

the hard work,

the sacrifices that we put in

every day.

Damn it.

- Feels good

to speak to the shrink

once in a while,

doesn't it?

- Hey.

- Hey.

- How are you?

- Good.

How you doing?

- Good.

Hey.

- I--I was gonna knock,

but then I remembered

that you could--

- see through walls, yeah.

- Right, so I just...

What are you doing

in this place?

- I got a really bad stomach flu

last night,

and I had to stop here,

and so I called you in

for backup.

- Wait a minute, aren't you

supposed to have, like,

a police escort

or something like that?

- Solo on this one.

Cops aren't our biggest fans

at the moment, you know?

- Really?

- I'm actually

feeling better now.

You want to get some breakfast?

I'm starving.

- No, you know what?

I think let's just handle

the prisoner transport.

You and I can get some food

some other time.

- You know,

protocol says that, um...

We can't move him till dark now.

- What?

New protocol?

I'm supposed to hang out

with Emily's mom later, damn it.

- Hey, you know, but there's

a diner right down the street.

Why don't we get in our civvies

and go?

I got to get out of this thing.

My butt is itching.

- I'd rather keep the suit on.

- Why?

- You know, I just feel

more comfortable as Fridge.

- How long have you

had this thing on?

- A pretty long time.

Pretty long time.

- But you got civilian clothes

in the bag.

- Don't look through my stuff,

okay?

Please.

- All right.

All right.

- I'm just--please.

- I forgot.

I forgot how much you hate that.

- It's the weirdest thing.

- But, you know,

you really should

get that thing washed

eventually,

and take a shower.

- I think my phone's dead.

I guess I'll just send Emily

an email.

Where's the check-in office?

- Try where it says "check-in."

- Oh.

All right.

Good.

- All right, I'm gonna, um...

I'm gonna go back to my room

for a minute and get something.

I'll catch up with you in a bit.

[Phone ringing]

- C-Thru, talk to me.

Tell me,

how's the mission going?

- Well, he hasn't

done it yet, sir.

- This is time-sensitive,

C-Thru.

Why are you stalling?

And may be going through

some kind of identity crisis.

It's my opinion that we find

an alternative person to--

- no, no, no.

It's got to be Fridge.

Don't question my amazingness.

- Sorry, sir, I would never

question your amazingness.

- You realize, C-Thru,

if this works,

you're gonna get

that big promotion

we've been talking about.

- Right, and I'm also doing it

for the corps, sir.

- For the corps!

- This is not a good day

to call me

because I can not spare

some sympathy

my own feeling

is mostly unclear

and when I'm talking to you

I'm not here

[Bell dinging]

- Hi.

Are you with the other one?

- Yeah, C-Thru.

Room 40.

Um...Can I use your Internet?

- That's against our policy.

Sorry.

- Yeah, I know, but...

I'm Fridge, so...

- Who?

- The refrigerator.

New ice on the block?

Cold boy?

- No, I--

- it's not doing anything

for you at all?

There's nothing there.

- I don't really follow

superhero stuff.

- I shoot ice out of my hands.

Look, let me show you

what I'm talking about.

[Zapping]

[Ice crackling]

And there it is.

- That's $15 for the mug.

- What?

No, no, I was just trying

to show you that I could--

- you freeze it, you pay for it.

- All right, I'll pay

for the mug.

Look, can I use the Internet,

please?

I'm a superhero.

You got to help me.

- I thought that meant

that you're supposed to help me.

- Well, if you were being robbed

or raped or something,

I would help you.

- Somebody say superhero?

I fight crime, too.

- Oh, great.

- Yeah, I applied

to be one of you guys.

They said my power

wasn't complete enough.

- Jimmy, please?

- No, I don't blame supercorps.

You know, they have

their standards.

Want to see my power?

- Uh...

Yeah, sure.

[Whooshing sound]

- I can turn invisible.

[Whooshing sound reverses]

- Oh.

- But only for 2.3 seconds.

- Well, that's not--

that's not bad.

That's not bad.

I, uh...

You know, there are therapists

that can help you work on that

if you want to hold it longer.

- Nah, it's okay.

I got all the power I need

right here.

- Jimmy, can you please

put your gun away

before you hurt yourself?

- You guys aren't allowed

to carry guns, are you?

[Door creaking]

- No, uh...

[Door creaking]

- Is there a problem here,

officer?

- Two superheroes.

How blessed we are.

- Please holster your firearm,

sir.

- Or what?

Are you going to see through it?

- [Chuckles weakly]

- You know, superheroes

used to be allowed to pack heat,

until one of them went

on a rampage,

shot his wife,

and then shot himself.

- Let me tell you something.

That superhero's name

was restore-o,

and he was a great man.

- Look, we're both

on the same side here.

- The same side, huh?

Then why is the government

cutting your funding

and not ours?

- Jimmy!

Would you please just go?

That's the last time

I'm going to tell you.

- This isn't over.

[Whispers]

I love you.

- [Sighs]

- Can I use your Internet now?

- No!

- Oh, my God.

- And you still owe me

for the mug.

- You are so annoying.

- Sorry about this.

You can charge that to the room.

Hey, I'm sorry that a**hole cop

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