Mr. Miracle Page #5

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Well, I know I called you "Adelde,"

but besides that.

Okay, let's see, m...

When you took my rabbit

and told me that he ran away?

Hopped away.

I told you that he hopped away,

and I returned him.

When you sprayed me with the hose

when I was walking by

with my friend Ralph?

Oh, yeah.

But what were you doing on

my side of the street? Come on!

Always making me feel like

I could never measure up to you.

What do you mean?

You wouldn't even

talk to me in high school.

- You always thought you were too good for me.

- What?

Are you still on pain meds?

You were always too busy with

your red car and those cheerleaders.

Is that seriously what you think of me?

That's what I know of you.

It was used,

and it broke down all the time,

but you're right, I did love that car.

Next time, bring enough for yourself,

and sit and join me.

You don't know much about me,

and I want to know more about you.

Please?

Unless you can't get to the door

through all the cheerleaders.

"You love you. "

What more inspiring way is there

for Addie to learn to love herself?

No? That bad?

You don't have to bury it.

I'm angry.

Is that frustration?

Sounds like it.

What's going on?

I was thinking of getting Addie

a "you love you" t-shirt and hat,

but I'm starting to think

that might keep making things worse.

Getting someone to love themselves

after years being out of that habit

takes something much deeper.

Addie needs to learn to deal with

misconceptions about her father

and about herself.

That takes some time.

I don't have time.

Christmas is almost here.

Even if I don't do my job

and I-I have go back,

I can't leave Addie unhappy.

I think I'm gonna need your help.

I know I'm going to need your help.

Help.

I really thought you'd never ask.

Erich invited Addie to make dinner for two

so they could talk more.

How do you know that?

Another power you earn

is the ability to regulate your senses.

I can focus my hearing when I need to.

She's just finishing the meal for tonight.

Let's make sure she brings enough.

What?

Addie needs to open up to Erich,

but she's not about to do that so easily.

What if Erich opens up first?

Would that make it easier for her?

Good!

Now you're imagining it

from her point of view.

Well, I see him looking over

at a Christmas stocking on the mantle.

Excellent.

We pick up on their cues and we act on em.

Now, there's something

that Erich associates with that stocking

that he needs to talk about.

Let's really bring it to his attention.

Oh...

I didn't mean to knock him over!

Maybe a little too much wind.

Hey! Are you okay?

Only in an emergency, right?

How did this happen?

I was trying to take down that stocking

and I guess I lost my balance.

I'm glad you're starting

to get up and around,

but I have to ask,

why do you have it in for that stocking?

My ex made that stocking,

and I just didn't want to

think about it this year.

Ah! You brought enough for two.

For four.

I didn't realize I made so much.

Do you miss her?

Ah, she left a couple messages

after the accident, wanting to see me,

but I haven't called her back yet.

Are you going to?

I don't know.

Put it this way.

She only gives of herself

when it's convenient.

It's not the first time

I've had a girlfriend like that.

Hmm. Selfish and unreliable?

Those... those are great qualities

to look for in a person.

What about you?

I'm not very good at

letting people get to know me.

Why don't you want someone

to get to know you?

Guess I'm not sure they'll like

what they get to know.

I bet you've never felt that way.

You think that

just because I've had success,

that I've had it easy,

but I owe a lot of that success

to your dad, you know.

When my dad left...

It was tough for a while.

Didn't he come back at one point?

Yeah, then he was gone again.

Luckily, I had your dad

to give me some direction.

Yeah.

He tried to give me direction, too,

I just didn't want to take it.

Those years that you were in Montana,

he took me out fishing

almost every weekend.

We talked about business and life.

He told me a lot about you.

What did he say?

I was stubborn and rebellious

and an underachiever?

Not at all!

He said you had drive and potential,

but that you had your own

ideas about yourself that...

He couldn't get you to change.

Yeah.

It always upset him

when I was critical of myself.

He wanted me to look in the mirror

and see the successful person he saw.

He saw a lot in you.

He said you have a gift for medicine.

I don't know if I thanked you

for coming to the funeral.

I don't remember a lot

from that day, but...

I remember you were there.

Of course I'd be there.

I loved your dad.

Me too.

So Scrooge didn't know

anything about cratchit

until "The Ghost of

Christmas Present" showed him,

and then once he saw

what he had to deal with

and the... the kind of person he was,

he saw him differently.

I like that.

Mr. Mills, may I see you for a moment?

Mr. Conceito, everyone!

Sure.

- Hi.

- The desks are in rows for a reason.

What reason?

This is how we do it in...

I don't care how you do it elsewhere,

I want them put back in their rows.

I prefer decorum and respect.

Me too! See, this way, no one's

the "holder" of the knowledge

and we all respect

each other's contributions.

We're having a lively discussion.

Would you like to come join?

I don't join, Mr. Mills. I observe.

I used to do that,

but, luckily, I was selected to join.

It's a whole different experience,

let me tell you.

In the interest of ending

this conversation immediately,

would you please get back

to your, um... "circle?"

We'll discuss this matter another time.

I'm thinking we want to see

if Addie will go over

when it's not part of her obligation.

We want to see where she is, emotionally.

Very good.

I suspect your plan

will also bring them closer.

She's going!

Erich?

Hello!

I just came to make sure that you were...

- Okay.

- Hi!

- Hi.

- I was just going

to look for a flashlight for myself,

and here you are with one.

Yay.

- The lights are back.

- Yes. That's good.

- Why did you turn on the...

- Gotta leave 'em wanting more.

Have you ever broken a rule?

Only one.

And not meaning to.

What were the consequences?

I had a few thousand years under my belt,

and enough goodwill built up,

so I was just written up.

Don't get any ideas.

You're still in a trial period,

and would have to go back for good.

What was having a relationship

with a human like?

How'd you know that was the rule?

Ooh! I'm getting good

at picking up on cues.

You were pretty strict about that.

It was multi-dimensional.

Feelings are such powerful things.

Ouch. Mm.

So are these things.

Yeah.

Physical pain has a purpose.

It's meant to tell the body what to

pay attention to so that it can heal.

Emotional pain does the same thing,

but when it doesn't heal properly,

it can manifest in other ways.

It's time for Addie to get new information

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