"Bring me the usual," said Matthew.
The hotel owner nodded and left. Somehow, he now looked at him with different eyes. Before, he thought he was a quiet young man, but a good person, who really just wanted to strengthen his body.
But his words now made him see a slightly different life.
Matthew remembered his father's words... the one from Earth.
"If your words or actions can change someone's life, then you will be a hero to them, and you must accept that. Sometimes life is simple in the eyes of the beholder, but we don't know how much the person affected suffers because of what you see as simple."
His father on Earth was everything a hero would want to be. His mentality, way of being, and actions were what shaped Matthew on Earth, who had so many desires for heroism, capable of transforming the Earth.
Whose desires for heroism vanished on a starry New Year's Eve, on his last run of the long chase.
