128 [video]

[batmanschmatman]

[Dick looks a tiny bit in shock when he turns on the video feed and slowly holds up this enthusiastically patterned sweater for everyone to see.]

This is the third hideous sweater I've gotten from the Admiral since I got here. [Two years, Three Christmases. It's depressing. :|

He doesn't have much more to say besides that and reaches over to click off the camera.]

[Private to Tim]

I guess I should take the fact that there haven't been any reports of you or Jan winding up in the infirmary as a good thing?

[Private to Sara]

Are you ready for the next chapter in the "Awkward Ways in Which Sara is Introduced to Dick's Psychotic Family" saga?

[Private to Dean]

Any luck with Buffy?

Comments

[ Private : Audio ]

[batmanschmatman]

I wasn't exactly at the top of my game. [And he doesn't really want to talk about how he was hearing Slade, Blockbuster and Tarantula egging him on the whole time, and how he'd really just wanted to hit him and keep going and just. Yeah.

Let's not talk about the Overlook. B(]

Mine, best I can figure so far.

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

[Geez fine, twist his arm why don't you.

Yes, let's talk about your crazyass family instead. That's always a safer topic, right?

Dean has never been so glad to have a small, closeknit family.]

That good or bad? I mean, I didn't pay much attention, I was... ...I didn't pay much attention.

[ Private : Audio ]

[batmanschmatman]

Dean, it's fine. Believe me, I get it. [He'd rather be able to get away with not paying much attention to the whole thing, to be honest. :c]

It's not great, but I guess it could always be worse. He's kind of an asshole and he hates Tim, so basically he should be fun to have around. [Sarcasm. B(]

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

[Dean shrugs, even though he's forgotten it's video and it won't be visible; it's still semi-audible in his voice, even so. It's not fine, but it's the best he can do, so he'll have to deal with it.]

Well, that's one of the requirements to get in, isn't it? Must Be Fun To Have Around Only Not Ever?

[ Private : Audio ]

[batmanschmatman]

Okay, good point. [Similarly, you can probably hear the smile there.] Be careful with him, he can be kind of unstable.

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

[A mock-offended scoff.]

Me? I'm the very soul of caution. And I always think before I speak. And stay out of trouble.

[ Private : Audio ]

[batmanschmatman]

Yes, all of those things are totally what I think of when someone asks to describe you.

[ Private : Audio ]

[surfaceshine]

Flattery will get you everywhere.

[And then something that isn't quite a sigh, but close to it before Dean is back, faking cheerful again.]

Look, holler if you find anything. I need to run and see what the problem is in the showers before we have a flooded hallway or something.