Fifth Floor Common Room, Sunday evening

[willbethenight]

It had been a long day, at the end of a long weekend, at the end of a long week, and so on. So Bruce was pleased enough to take it easy for a night and head to the common room. But that was just a cover for something he really wanted to test

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[wesleynotponcy]

Wesley had gotten more enjoyment than he'd like to admit out of finally being able to return to the library and deposit all the books he'd taken out over the past few weeks. Then from there, he came straight to the common room to collapse on a couch. Because he could do that now.

Then he noticed what was wrong with this picture.

"Is the television... actually cooperating?" Wes asked, surprised. HE KNEW YOUR HISTORY, BRUCE.

[wesleynotponcy]

YOUR FACE WAS A POOR, DELUDED NARRATIVE.

"Right," Wes decided. "I'll keep that under advisement." This was srs bzns. "So, ah, other than the... er, that, how have you been?"

[willbethenight]

That didn't even make sense!

"Other than the events of the past few weeks?" Bruce asked. "Other than that, I think I've mostly been free of small talk. Right now I'm just looking forward to finals and then maybe a couple weeks vacation in a sane place far away from Fandom."

[wesleynotponcy]

It made sense if you were Team Tony. That was what he did for people. YEAH.

"Likewise," Wesley agreed. "Though I think at this point that might include just about anywhere else." Because what the hell, Fandom. "Did you have somewhere specific in mind?"

[willbethenight]

All Bruce did for people was give them money, try to improve their lives, and teach them how to punch crime until it cried for its mommy.

"Maybe Italy," Bruce said. "Put a nice, big ocean between me and Fandom and enjoy the Mediterranean. Have any other suggestions?"

[wesleynotponcy]

Lame. He should step up his game. Maybe get some fanboys.

"Italy sounds good," Wesley offered. "I've always been particularly fond of Florence. Though I suppose it really depends on whether portals are running again, and how reliably."

[willbethenight]

"All I need is to get to the mainland in my world," Bruce said. "From there, I can make my own way, because I don't even want to see another portal for a while."

[wesleynotponcy]

"Probably the best option," Wesley agreed. "I take it you had an encounter with Portalocity during the, er, problematic period?"

[willbethenight]

"I tried to take a quick portal home over Thanksgiving. Instead, I got sent to Medieval France and some world with zombies before catching one back to Fandom," Bruce said.

[chief_cheerio]

Quinn blinked at Wes, surprised. "Seriously?" she asked. "It's never done that. Did we get a new TV?"

.... the important questions.

[wesleynotponcy]

"We must've," Wesley decided. "Although... the picture quality's just as unimpressive."

SO MAYBE NOT.

[chief_cheerio]

Quinn squinted at it for a minute. "Yeah, well, we can't have everything," she sighed. "Maybe we're supposed to be grateful just to be watching TV."

[wesleynotponcy]

"Likely," Wes agreed. "And that it's showing something other than that terrible jingle."

Yeah, Kohl's lady, he was looking at you.

[chief_cheerio]

"One of the Christmas ones or one of the other ones?" Quinn asked for clarification. "I love Christmas, but I could live without Christmas TV."

[wesleynotponcy]

"It's a Christmas one," Wesley confirmed. "For Kohl's, I believe. It's rather irritating." A beat. "Though in general, most Christmas jingles are."

[chief_cheerio]

"... well yeah," Quinn said, blinking at him a bit. "Uh. so, not to be blunt, but did you totally miss the part where the world almost ended? I'm glad to have bad Christmas songs to be annoyed by."