76 - Voice

[gotgreenmagic]

I must be wasted.

Dr. D? You out there? If you can hear this, don't adjust your set, it's me. [Long pause.]  Wego?

[And then there's an ear-assaulting hiss.]

---ignorina? Ah, the Pavi remembers! You are the dottore's green friend -

[Hiss.]

What the - Faceless, uncross your wires and get off my communicator!  Ugh.  I feel dirty by association.

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[buywithme]

Pavi!

[Sorry Shego, he's just going to IGNORE YOUR UNHAPPINESS ENTIRELY.]

Brother! How are you? Are you all right?

[themostdashing]

[IT'S COOL, SHE'S BUSY BEING PISSED OFF SOMEWHERE. Also, Pavi's just going to mess with his computer until he can bring up the video function.]

Fratello!

It has been a long time, si? The Pavi is very well as always, and GeneCo - she has been flourishing. I have missed you very much, how are you?

[buywithme]

[Video right back! Prefect looks SO DAMN HAPPY TO SEE YOU, Pavi!]

I've missed you too, Brother! I'm doing good as well! I have an inmate now, and his name is Barron and he can change people's memories! And... [Hmm, what else has happened that was important? His mind has gone totally blank in the excitement of seeing Pavi again.] Rex made some people evil? And I helped to get them down to level zero.

How are your family doing? Have any of you... engaged in successful business partnerships lately?

[themostdashing]

We are all very much fine! Amber is still running things most effectively, and Luigi....

...he is still Luigi.

As for...business partnerships, no. The Pavi and his brother and sister only care for much more than brief transactions in the most exceptional of circumstances, si?

[buywithme]

Good.

[Wait, no.]

I mean; Oh! That... I have no feelings on that.

SURPRISE PART TWO

[buywithme]

Still, Luigi hasn't killed you! That's an improvement!

Re: SURPRISE PART TWO

[themostdashing]

Si, he has not even attempted it! I think he was so surprised by my surviving the last incident that he has not thought to try again. And we are not fighting over Papa's inheritance any more, so, things are calmer.

You will tell me more about the Barge? The Pavi learnt a little from Loki's visit but there were...other things to be done. You have made some new friends, si? What is your Inmate like?

[buywithme]

I've made some friends. I mean, I mainly just kept the old ones, but... I might be friends with Arthas now? I'm not sure, it's sort of hard to tell with him.

And my inmate is okay! He's not as evil as a lot of people are, but he really just makes many decisions without thinking them through sufficiently beforehand.

[themostdashing]

Then you will teach him to be more thoughtful, si? The Pavi has every confidence that you will do this thing, fratello - even when you were an inmate, you caused me to think much more than was usual.

[because he couldn't have sex with you. sob.]

[buywithme]

I'll certainly try and teach him, Brother.

[Then a pause, as he realizes he can PLOW YOU FOR ADVICE!]

Not... that I'm trying to get you to say nice things about me, Comrade, but could you be specific about how I made you think more than usual? I... could use any advice I can get, really.

[themostdashing]

Hm.

It is the case that I...could not deal with you in the same way that most of my acquaintances are dealt with, si? So the Pavi had to consider other means.

[buywithme]

Hm.

[Yeah, he's going to have to take away Barron's superpowers. Barron can learn to ~consider other means~ of dealing with people himself.]

Thank you, Comrade. That actually... is a lot of help.

[Pause.]

And I will always be glad that our transactions together weren't brief.

[themostdashing]

The Pavi is always glad of this as well, fratello. And you will always be most welcome at our home. When your Barron graduates, you will visit again?

[buywithme]

Of course, Comrade, I'd love to come and stay with you again some time! And if you ever want to come back to the Barge, or... if I'm ever anywhere else, you'll always be welcome wherever I am also.

SAMJACK

[bythe_books]

Your inmate... can change people's memories?

BESTJACK

[buywithme]

Yes. I mean, it only lasts a few days here, but it's still extremely creepy.

There was a love flood right after he was assigned to me.