[video]

[atrumcanis]

[The video feed shows-- for those who know it-- the living room of the Super Secret Firehouse. It's empty for the moment, but one can hear muffled yips in the background. Jack's voice is first.]

Attention, Newcomers of Siren's Port! I think there's a goddman epidemic goin' on here! First Jinx, and now--

Stoppit, hold-- [It's a mutter at first,

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[painhumbles]

Good job, boys. I think the whole situation was gagging for more levity.

[And he's not even being sarcastic.]

[cowboy_newsie]

Let's get cigars, mate, we're fathers.

[painhumbles]

We need one less romp as free men. Ditch Sirius and grab the rest of the single men in the city and we'll party like men who get women pregnant out of wedlock.

Maury would be so proud.

[cowboy_newsie]

I would, mate, but your girlfriend's kinda pissy at the moment, and I got Sirius to think o'.

[painhumbles]

You won't be saying that when Sirius's pregnancy hormones kick in.

[cowboy_newsie]

Oh, I will, believe me. He couldn't ever be nasty to me. You, yes, but not me.

[painhumbles]

He can't logically blame me for knocking him up. ...Okay, he could, but he'd look like an idiot.

[atrumcanis]

Are you sure we weren't all simply gagging?

[painhumbles]

Either/or, my friend. The press is asking to be knocked on their asses for this one.

[Especially since between the Darkness Baby and Jinx's Nephilim, they're gearing up for a Battle Royale. There goes the island.]

[atrumcanis]

Yeah? And isn't that your thing?

[painhumbles]

I'm thinking of something creative. What d'you think? Mutant kittens? It's a throwback to the cat pandemic and feeds their baby hungry needs.

[atrumcanis]

Boring. Surely you can be a bit more imaginative?

[painhumbles]

I could, but why waste good creativity on the press? They'll just make a story out of it.

[atrumcanis]

That's the words of a man too lazy to stand up for himself. And here I thought something of you, for one brief second--but that's gone now. Pity.

[painhumbles]

See, now if I do something, it's just gonna look like I'm jumping because you Marty McFly-ed me. Touche, my magical friend.

[atrumcanis]

Are you saying you can't! Or won't? These are all piss-poor excuses.