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[peektuttut]

So now that the fun's passed...should we put the money we don't have on another flood in a week?

Don't worry. I'm knocking on wood and everything. [He doesn't sound particularly bitter, really. More along the lines of tired.]

[Private to Shego]

[He so doesn't know if they're talking about this, but.] So...guess it's too much to hope that you took a good look at specs for anything cool, huh?

[Private to the Seventh Doctor]

Think the Admiral's trying to tell us something?

[Private to Sylar]

Ready to talk?

Comments

[Private]

[peektuttut]

I've already had two. Not sure I could really handle a third.

[...But he's had two dads, too, so that would just be Tim trying to brush things off.]

[Private]

[championoftime]

Excellent. Then I need not go looking. It wouldn't be easy, considering I've made an independent occupation out of frustrating women.

[Private]

[peektuttut]

Well, now I know not to come to you for advice.

[Private]

[championoftime]

I can tell you what not to do, most certainly. [He can also give you the Kama Sutra as a Christmas present, but we like to pretend that didn't happen.]

[Private]

[peektuttut]

[Tim is pretending he doesn't own that while in public. It's in hiding. Possibly with his uniform behind the fake back in his closet.] Oh, good. I'll try to remember to talk to you before I do anything stupid.

[Private]

[championoftime]

On the more genuine side, how was marital bliss, even if it wasn't your marital bliss?

[Private]

[peektuttut]

[It's a good thing this isn't video, because he's turning pink.] Uh. Good. I mean, besides the not-really-our-life thing? It was nice.

[Private]

[championoftime]

Not that I would expect either of you to be content with the mundane, but she was at the very least content with you?

[Private]

[peektuttut]

...I didn't ask. [He thinks so. But. SUBJECT SHIFT.] The mundane was hard to get used to.

[Private]

[championoftime]

Usually it's obvious. [Pause.] It was. In fact, I really couldn't.

[Private]

[peektuttut]

Are you sure? Given the aforementioned frustration.

...I don't really think the heating business is for me.

[Private]

[championoftime]

Even if I don't engage in physical relationships with them, they seem to enjoy me anyway.

Thank heavens. I was about to go bonkers. I had to knock on doors before I entered! [TERRIBLE TERRIBLE KNOCKING!]

[Private]

[peektuttut]

[That is verging on awkward territory, sir.] Well. That's good to know. I think.

[And that gets a laugh.] Knocking isn't so bad. I didn't know what to do with all that time I had to sleep.

[Private]

[championoftime]

[Sex is a strange foreign thing that's all awkward and weird, but that doesn't mean women aren't soft and huggable! Except Benny. She was spiny.]

Heaven forbid we actually learn to abide by a bed time.

[Private]

[peektuttut]

Bed time? What's that?