025 [audio]

[batmanschmatman]

Well, that was fun. You know, it's the little things like normal clothes and non-irradiated living conditions that you really miss when you get dumped into wastelands.

If anyone needs me, I'm going to be drinking water and then catching up on some sleep.

[Private to Costigan]

How're things?

[Private to Wally]

How was life on the good ship Barge?

[Private to Donny]

Better or worse then zombie port?

[Private to Hayley]

Hey.

Comments

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

What's up? We haven't talked in a while.

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

..Nothing. [She doesn't bother to hide the obvious lie from her voice.] How are you?

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

I'm okay. Did you go into port?

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

Yeah. Did you?

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

Yeah. Thus the dehydration and exhaustion. I'm guessing everything went relatively okay?

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

My warden and I survived. [That's all you're getting.]

Who did you go with?

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

That's good.

Tim and Molly. Apart from almost getting killed a couple times, I'd almost say we had a good time.

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

Cool.

[Pauuuuuuse.]

I'm glad you're okay.

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

Right back at you.

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

So..

[After another pause, video switches on.]

Mind explaining what this is all about?

[She holds up a comic to the video, blocking out the screen with the image of Dick standing beside Black Mask.]

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

[... Yikes. Dick is just. going to stare at that for a long time before finally answering.]

I told you. I went through a rough spot after what happened to Blockbuster. That was part of it.

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

[Hayley lowers the comic to stare.]

So you joined the mafia?

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

I'm not really sure you're getting how bad of a place I was in.

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

Tell me about it over coffee?

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

Can we talk about something else over coffee?

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

Or we could not talk at all?

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

Why do you want to talk about it?

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

I'm curious.

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

Hayley, I don't... I don't want to talk about it again. You already know what happened.

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

I think I would remember us talking about you joining the mafia and working for a crazy guy with a skull for a face.

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

I mean you know why... about what happened. [Please speak vague, he's not going to say it. :|]

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

What are you-- Oh.

We don't.. I didn't mean to bring that up again. I just want to know more about what you did and how you got out of it and stuff.

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

The comic book doesn't go into that?

Private;

[everylittlegirl]

I don't have the next few issues. Also? I was kind of hoping to hear it from you.

Private;

[batmanschmatman]

I don't...

Fine. But I'm not talking about it in public and you have to promise you won't tell anyone about it. [He's only agreeing because you have the comic book. :\\\]