oo6; But I grow old among dreams, / A weather-worn, marble triton / Among the streams // VIDEO

[fivestepsahead]

[ Bruce looks pretty tired. There's dark circles under his eyes, but his gaze is as sharp and bright as ever. ]

I think I'm beginning to understand the general attitude towards these 'floods'. [ Small upwards twitch of the lips. ] The past few days have been interesting as an experiment to see how one's personality changes due to time- or how much

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[consultcriminal]

No.

I'm quite tired of this game, Bruce. It's no longer any fun.

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[fivestepsahead]

I wasn't aware it's a game in the first place, Jim.

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[consultcriminal]

Everything's a game, Bruce. Haven't you realized that yet?

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[fivestepsahead]

[ Tuts. ]

And haven't you realized I don't subscribe to your worldview?

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[peektuttut]

I'll let him know. [Good God was that whole thing awkward.]

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[fivestepsahead]

Good.

[ His lips quirk a little. ]

And Tim? Jack Drake was an archaeology student when I knew him at that age.

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[peektuttut]

[FFFFFFFF facepalm.] Yeah, I realize that now.

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[fivestepsahead]

[ A low laugh. ]

Was it strange for you? The flood.

[young_idealist]

Zorro? That's likely more interesting than pirates.

[fivestepsahead]

Much more. He's a hero, for one.

Hello, Armand.

[young_idealist]

Good day, Bruce. I'm glad to see you survived being a child.

[fivestepsahead]

[ Well, he did. But he isn't sure if he'll survive the next few days. Lol not sleeping. ]

I didn't manage to run into trouble, no.

[82prctmoremanly]

Dude, you pretended to be Zorro? [Andrew grins.] That's kinda cool, dude! [He shrugs.] I pretended I was Batman, so it's probably, like, no big deal... right?

And, uhm... about personality stuff, I think I changed! I mean... I... no longer have asthma?

[...remember that nerd Buffy and Spike warned you about?]

[fivestepsahead]

[ ....... oh. my god. THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING and potentially awesome. ]

I think children all pretend to be fictional characters as some point.

[ Blinks. ] ... Good for you. What's your name?

guess I should clarify video;

[82prctmoremanly]

[Embarrassing? Could never imagine whyyyyy...]

Yeah... Too bad we can't get away with that kind of thing anymore, huh? It would... make things easier sometimes, I think. [He smiles a little and shrugs, lowering his chin for a second. After a thoughtful beat, he looks back up.]

I'm Andrew. I would say I'm pretty new, but... I'm not really. There's just so many people that I haven't gotten to talk to everyone yet! [But, by god, he sure is working on it.]

Who're you? Are you a warden? You sorta talk like a warden. Like, I think some wardens talk a lot different than inmates, so you can sort of just tell. But there are some really thoughtful inmates, too! So sometimes I can't be sure...

yay hi you get to see Batman's fais

[fivestepsahead]

[ .... That name is really, really familiar. He's hoping it's not the same Andrew that Buffy and Spike told him about - it's a familiar name, after all - but given his luck?

Sob. ]

... Yes. I'm a warden. [ God why do some people talk so much???? ]

Why would you want to pretend to be fictional?

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[victimofnoone]

I thought you were pretty cute as Zorro.

Is your item any of the weapons?

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[fivestepsahead]

[ :| so not addressing that first bit. ]

No. I have that with me.

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[victimofnoone]

Good, then I won't feel guilty holding them hostage. Every time you do something sincerely nice-- not just to me, you'll get one back.

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[fivestepsahead]

[ PAUUUUUUUSE ]

Are you my courtesy officer suddenly?