When Hickey speaks, he speaks with a deliberateness. Yeah, he let Rorschach get all that out. He let him say his fun little speech. But Hickey is certain he knows what that man is.

"You became the way you were because you're a stubborn little freak. You were like this back home, yeah? Applying your useless brand of justice, only surviving off of the kindness of what few friends you've got and what you can steal. Can you even start a fire? Plan on running to Goodsir the next time someone hurts you because you can't patch yourself up?"

Hickey shakes his head as he points out, "Mate, I don't need to watch out for you. Give it six months and you'll end up dead in a ditch."