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[batmanschmatman]

When I first got here, someone [Costigan.] asked me what happens when you can't get the time away you need to de-stress and relax. When stuff just keeps piling on and there's no way to get some time away to just process all of it, and focus on yourself for a couple days. And I said that "you just suck it up and keep fighting the good fight", because it's either that or letting yourself get crushed under whatever it is you're working on and giving up on it.

I stand by that. If the job's that important, that you've stuck by it long enough to get to that point? You keep working on it. It's something that matters, and even if it sucks, it would be worse to let it destroy you, or to not get it done, or both.

[Private to Costigan]

You ready to get started?

[Private to Tim]

You doing any better, or should I be dropping by to make sure your head hasn't split in half since I've been gone?

[Private to Martha]

We're starting the meds today. I'll keep you updated on how things seem to be going so we can figure out when a good time to bring up the whole "how about just antidepressants" thing should be.

How've you been outside of all this?

[Private to Paddy]

Thanks for helping out with all that.

[Private to Steph]

So, how does being twenty feel?

[Private to Kirk]

In the highly unlikely event that I ever get that wasted and start drunk dialing the Barge, safe to say you're not the person who's going to confiscate my journal? [Amuuused.]

[Private to Ariadne]

[Several seconds of silence as he tries to figure out what to say and how to say it.] Sorry it took a flood with personality changes to make me apologize for being an ass when you first got here. I didn't really know what to say before, or if you'd even want to talk after what happened, sooo... yeah. Sorry about that.

[Derp derp, well, this isn't awkward at all. So, he's just switching off the feed after wondering if he should say something else.]

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[toldastory]

Thanks. I'm hoping it's sooner rather than later, especially with the nature of the Barge.

I'm alright outside of it. How are you?

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[batmanschmatman]

Me too, but I'm definitely not holding my breath. Guy's too stubborn for his own good.

Pretty good. I mean, last night was interesting, but I think there's about a hundred things that could have been worse then dealing with a drunk Tim.

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[toldastory]

Agreed. Hopefully he'll see that they've given him a bit of a brighter outlook and he won't feel the need to take the pills even as a rescue.

I'm afraid I missed Tim's post. How bad was it?

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[batmanschmatman]

[And that's an appreciative chuckle.] I am so glad someone's on my side about this.

It was pretty bad. And might have involved unfortunate metaphors to sex.

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[ichoosefight.livejournal.com]

Like I should be able to drink, and the law is just taunting me.

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[batmanschmatman]

Oh no, I have had enough dealing with drunken former Robins for one week, thanks very much.

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[ichoosefight.livejournal.com]

I bet I can hold my liquor better than the Boy No-Longer-Virgin. If I really wanted to. It's the principle of the thing.

[kingfor-aday.livejournal.com]

Except sometimes it destroys you anyway, no matter how hard you keep going.

[batmanschmatman]

I'd rather get destroyed doing something important then give up on it and watch it fail.

[kingfor-aday.livejournal.com]

As would I. There's just only so many times you can drag yourself over coals.

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[captain-jtkirk.livejournal.com]

It depends on what you say. If you start on a monologue about door love then I can't get in the way of that, lady killer.

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[batmanschmatman]

Yeah, literal lady killer. Has Shego broken up with him yet?

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[captain-jtkirk.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. But I don't have like, a gossip circle with her.

[Private]

[peektuttut]

Shego brought me aspirin.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

So she doesn't hate you.

[Private]

[peektuttut]

I didn't think she did.

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[drafting-dreams.livejournal.com]

[Gosh, this is even more awkward than their last conversation. :I It's nice of him to apologize again. Maybe he's not as bad as she originally thought.]

It's okay. At least you apologized, twice for that matter. That's got to count for something, right? I'm glad we were able to talk to each other about it.

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[batmanschmatman]

[He's trying. :C]

Me too.

So, uh... how's stuff with your inmate going?

Private

[drafting-dreams.livejournal.com]

He woke up thankfully. For the most part, he's fine though he tried to pretend he wasn't tired after being in a coma for a week. [He's so stubborn gdi.] Not the biggest fan of infirmaries either.

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[lostundercover]

Sure, guy.

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[batmanschmatman]

Your room or mine?

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[lostundercover]

Yours. [Then he can leave when things inevitably go bad.] I'll be there soon.

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[And, as promised, Costigan arrived at Dick's door a few minutes later, looking just a little less miserable than the last time they spoke. Although, he hadn't actually caught up with Mal yet and that was its own cause of anxiety.]

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[batmanschmatman]

Yep.

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