batmanschmatman | 043 [voice]

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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Shego brought me aspirin.

So she doesn't hate you.

I didn't think she did.

Not even after that super romantic metaphor?

Oh God, don't remind me.

I'm pretty sure you've heard it enough from literally everyone else.

For the record, fort building was probably one of your better drunken ideas.

Was it my idea? I don't even remember.

I guess it was Jim's, but you definitely took to it like a fish to water.

What can I say, I'm good with forts.

Have you had a lot of opportunity to build them since coming here?

I made an architectural wonder for Shego.

Do you have pictures?

No. But we stole the TV from the common room and I had a whole area set up for it.

[And here he was just realizing how old you actually are.] I knew I liked you for a reason.

[He is allowed to be occasionally childish. :c] I have my perks.

[DICK IS NEVER COMPLAINING.] So, did we learn our lesson?

I am never drinking again.

Good. Lesson learned. Next time you want to mope, just ask me to watch a depressing movie with you or something.

... But seriously, if you're ever doing that sort of thing again, I'd rather you do it with me then by yourself.

Don't worry, Dick, I'm never doing that sort of thing again. Ever.

I'm holding you to that, you realize.

Not even remotely a problem.

And you continue to be the best younger brother ever.

Again, perks.

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