Lily/Robin chat
Lily and Robin have a chat. They discuss (what else) Ted and Barney's fight, and neither of them knows what to feel.
Lily says:
Hey, Robin? You there?
Robin says:
Lily, hey
Lily says:
How're you?
Robin says:
A little stressed, but okay. I'm at Barney's... he's sleeping off his major drunkness.
*virtual salute*
Lily says:
Oh, man. Is he OK?
Robin says:
Aside from having drained every bottle this side of Broadway? I think so.
How are you?
Lily says:
Um, OK.
Did he talk to Ted?
Robin says:
Yeah. They talked. I think they're on their way to some kind of reconciliation. What the hell happened with those two?!
Lily says:
Well, Ted kind of laid into him about Claudia and Shannon, and said that he didn't seem to care about hurting them. And Barney flipped out.
Robin says:
Yikes.
So... has Ted been feeling this way for awhile?
Lily says:
Yeah.
We talked about it. A few days ago.
I think it's just been stewing since then.
Robin says:
I don't know, Lily. I don't know what to say. The whole Claudia and Shannon thing, it's like-- I've been avoiding even thinking about it, because what am I supposed to do? Dwell on it for all eternity?
It's like--
Barney is so great with me. He's sweet and wonderful and yeah, he drives me crazy, because he couldn't drive me crazy like this if I didn't FEEL so... strongly about him.
So I think...
how do I reconcile that guy
with that OTHER Barney...
Lily says:
Exactly.
I mean, I have problems with it, too. He's my friend.
But...
Robin says:
But what?
Lily says:
He does bad things. Sometimes.
Robin says:
Do you think he would do that to me?
And I need your honest answer, because Lily
it freaks me out
It's like
I keep stopping myself from getting too close to him, because I want to trust him but past experience tells me that maybe I shouldn't. And if everyone else thinks so too... I don't know. Am I supposed to ignore that?
Lily says:
I... I don't think he'd ever want to hurt you.
But you guys...
*sighs*
I have no clue.
Robin says:
...yeah. I guess I don't... either.
But I keep falling faster.
I don't know how to stop it.
Like Mary's parachute thing. I need one.
Lily says:
I think that the thing with you guys is that you've both got huge potential to hurt each other.
I mean, Barney doesn't have the best track record. But he really does love you, and you've hurt him before.
Robin says:
I never meant to hurt him, I just... he caught me off guard. With the love thing. You know.
Lily says:
I know you didn't. But it's still there.
Robin says:
... I know.
God, I know.
If I could take it back...
I wish I could take back every second of that horrible...
Lily says:
I know.
Robin says:
So are you mad at him too? Like Ted?
Lily says:
... I don't know.
I was.
But...
I don't know if I should be less mad or more mad right now.
Robin says:
I think Ted feels bad for being too harsh or something. But I don't know. Maybe it's better to get this crap out in the open. Even if it's... really awkward for certain parties.
Lily says:
Yeah.
The thing is... I know I shouldn't put up with the bad things he does. But it still sucks hurting him.
Robin says:
He's got that freaking puppy dog thing. It's so annoying.
And yet... irresistible.
Lily says:
Wow, you really do have it bad.
Robin says:
Pssh! I do not.
Maybe a little.
Lily says:
Whatever you say.
Robin says:
Says the girl who swoons whenever Marshall burps.
Lily says:
Hey, at least I admit it.
Robin says:
Whatevs.
Lily says:
Anyway, I'd better go. Past my bedtime.
Robin says:
Yeah. Hey listen, tell Marshall not to be too hard on Ted. I heard he kinda freaked on him.
Lily says:
Yeah, he seemed kinda pissed.
I'll talk to him about it.
Robin says:
Night, sweetie.
Lily says:
Night.
Lily says:
Hey, Robin? You there?
Robin says:
Lily, hey
Lily says:
How're you?
Robin says:
A little stressed, but okay. I'm at Barney's... he's sleeping off his major drunkness.
*virtual salute*
Lily says:
Oh, man. Is he OK?
Robin says:
Aside from having drained every bottle this side of Broadway? I think so.
How are you?
Lily says:
Um, OK.
Did he talk to Ted?
Robin says:
Yeah. They talked. I think they're on their way to some kind of reconciliation. What the hell happened with those two?!
Lily says:
Well, Ted kind of laid into him about Claudia and Shannon, and said that he didn't seem to care about hurting them. And Barney flipped out.
Robin says:
Yikes.
So... has Ted been feeling this way for awhile?
Lily says:
Yeah.
We talked about it. A few days ago.
I think it's just been stewing since then.
Robin says:
I don't know, Lily. I don't know what to say. The whole Claudia and Shannon thing, it's like-- I've been avoiding even thinking about it, because what am I supposed to do? Dwell on it for all eternity?
It's like--
Barney is so great with me. He's sweet and wonderful and yeah, he drives me crazy, because he couldn't drive me crazy like this if I didn't FEEL so... strongly about him.
So I think...
how do I reconcile that guy
with that OTHER Barney...
Lily says:
Exactly.
I mean, I have problems with it, too. He's my friend.
But...
Robin says:
But what?
Lily says:
He does bad things. Sometimes.
Robin says:
Do you think he would do that to me?
And I need your honest answer, because Lily
it freaks me out
It's like
I keep stopping myself from getting too close to him, because I want to trust him but past experience tells me that maybe I shouldn't. And if everyone else thinks so too... I don't know. Am I supposed to ignore that?
Lily says:
I... I don't think he'd ever want to hurt you.
But you guys...
*sighs*
I have no clue.
Robin says:
...yeah. I guess I don't... either.
But I keep falling faster.
I don't know how to stop it.
Like Mary's parachute thing. I need one.
Lily says:
I think that the thing with you guys is that you've both got huge potential to hurt each other.
I mean, Barney doesn't have the best track record. But he really does love you, and you've hurt him before.
Robin says:
I never meant to hurt him, I just... he caught me off guard. With the love thing. You know.
Lily says:
I know you didn't. But it's still there.
Robin says:
... I know.
God, I know.
If I could take it back...
I wish I could take back every second of that horrible...
Lily says:
I know.
Robin says:
So are you mad at him too? Like Ted?
Lily says:
... I don't know.
I was.
But...
I don't know if I should be less mad or more mad right now.
Robin says:
I think Ted feels bad for being too harsh or something. But I don't know. Maybe it's better to get this crap out in the open. Even if it's... really awkward for certain parties.
Lily says:
Yeah.
The thing is... I know I shouldn't put up with the bad things he does. But it still sucks hurting him.
Robin says:
He's got that freaking puppy dog thing. It's so annoying.
And yet... irresistible.
Lily says:
Wow, you really do have it bad.
Robin says:
Pssh! I do not.
Maybe a little.
Lily says:
Whatever you say.
Robin says:
Says the girl who swoons whenever Marshall burps.
Lily says:
Hey, at least I admit it.
Robin says:
Whatevs.
Lily says:
Anyway, I'd better go. Past my bedtime.
Robin says:
Yeah. Hey listen, tell Marshall not to be too hard on Ted. I heard he kinda freaked on him.
Lily says:
Yeah, he seemed kinda pissed.
I'll talk to him about it.
Robin says:
Night, sweetie.
Lily says:
Night.