i think you should leave the lady alone , muscles said . setting his glasses down on the side of the tub , slowly , he unbuttoned that crisp and perfect shirt . `` you are very lucky to be alive . `` i 'm going to be here for him . she shook her head and looked out at the night sky and the silhouettes of the great machines against the bright stars , they seemed like monsters from her childhood nightmares . `` he lives on the outside of his skin . 