batmanschmatman | 036 [audio]

There's nothing more frustrating then having some nagging idea - or a problem or whatever - that you just can't figure out the solution to. And I'm not saying this as a cry for help about the stuff I'm stuck on or anything, or making some comment about life on the good ship Barge right now, and it could easily just be that I haven't gotten more then like, three hours sleep a night in a good week at this point, but there are things I just kind of can't seem to let go of, and I'm starting to feel a little worn out.

So basically, if anyone's got any fun new suggestions for dealing with insomnia while stuck in a pretty contained environment, I'd be happy to hear them.

[Private to Jason]

[He was... very seriously considering not saying anything, but. This is called making an effort. :|]

So I took some Benadryl.

[Private to Howie]

I never really apologized for losing my temper with you the other day, so, I'm sorry I lost my temper over something kind of ridiculous.

[Private to Arthur]

I know this is a potentially extremely stupid question, but do you need anything while you're on babysitting duty?

[Private to Tim]

You're waiting for a train. You don't know where it will take you, but it doesn't matter. Why?

[Private to Costigan]

How's Rex doing?

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It's weird to think... that I'm kind of 26 forever here, but I would be 28. If I was at home.

We really don't age here?

Doesn't seem like it? It's hard to tell over such a short period of time, but you don't see any of the old guys significantly deteriorating in health or anything.

Weird.

I mean, I guess it doesn't shock me considering all the other stuff that happens here, but still.

It sort of makes sense, if you think about it. A good number of us are already dead, and the rest of us will probably go back to a certain point in time... and turning up looking six years older would be weird.

Yeah, I guess that would be weirder.

How does that work, exactly? When you're dead, I mean. Do you have to move on, or can you restart your life where you left off or... what? Is it different for everyone?

I think it's different for everyone? You might be able to ask the Admiral to fix history for you, I imagine.

But I'm... not the person to ask about that.

[Have a yawn, Howie. Dick's sort of just chattering.] Why not?

[Howie's vaguely aware of this, and prepared to be more open as you won't remember tomorrow. Possibly.]

Because I haven't... made a deal to get my life back. It's complicated.

You're not sticking around on the Barge forever, are you?

No. I believe I'm going to Heaven.

So like... this is kind of it? You're not going to pop back home again for a while or anything?

This is kind of it.

If I pop back home, I have to re-write history incredibly. I don't want that power. Especially when it involves someone who's already graduated from here.

[Aka: He doesn't want to play God. But that's complicated right now.]

And you don't want to go anywhere else?

Why would I go anywhere else but home?

I don't know.

[Dick has a hard time accepting death sometimes. :\]

Dick, I already accepted my death. I don't want to fiddle around with history, and if I did, it would be to go home.

I guess I understand.

You don't have to. I don't think many people do. That's why I don't tell many people.

No, I mean, I get it. If I had the choice of going back to my life, but it would alter someone else's future potentially irreparably? That's not an choice I'd be willing to make.

Ah. Well, thank you, as it's certainly not one I'm making.

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