#37: Silly Games

[horrible_phd]

[Video]

[The familiar video blog angle, showing Dr. Horrible sitting down, goggles pushed up onto his forehead as usual.  But--are those trees in the background?  Where's the weird lab equipment?]

Captain Hammer!  I'm tired of these silly games.  I challenge you, you beat me up, I create something unspeakable,and on and on and on.  It's time we

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Voice;

[thatdeadguy]

...Are you one of those mad scientist fellas?

Voice; this is said very proudly

[horrible_phd]

Yes I am.

Voice; and this is said very doubtfully

[thatdeadguy]

Uh huh.

Cute goggles.

Voice;

[horrible_phd]

I'm called Dr. Horrible.

Uh...thanks. I think. But they're, you know, supposed to be science-y and menacing and stuff.

Voice;

[primrosella]

You can't possibly mean to say you're really going to challenge Captain Hammer to--

...play...checkers...?

Voice; very solemnly

[horrible_phd]

Yes, things have finally reached that point.

Voice; equally solemnly, but obviously trying not to giggle

[primrosella]

Will you command the mighty forces of the red checkers, or the battalions of the black?

Voice;

[horrible_phd]

I'm not sure. I kind of like the color red, but then I won't get to move first.

[necromerchant]

What's the predicted casualty count?

[horrible_phd]

Uh...twelve?

[necromerchant]

Well, I'm sold.

video;

[horrible_phd]

[He's counting checkers pieces to make sure he got that right, and it becomes clear what he actually meant.]

[horrible_penny]

You're going to play checkers. With Hammer?

[horrible_phd]

Yes. And this time I'm going to win. For you!

[horrible_penny]

That's really sweet, but you don't have to. Unless you really want to. I mean, checkers... that's pretty serious.

[horrible_phd]

I do want to. This is very important to me.

[haroicsacrifice]

Supervillains and superheroes settling their grudges with checkers? That's progress!

[horrible_phd]

What do you mean?

[haroicsacrifice]

They're not exploding checkers, are they?

[horrible_phd]

Not...yet.