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[beathach]

Who: Charles and Hank + You Losers
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS Blameless
When: Right Now

[two old nerds appear on screen, unboxing a large colouring create with "Congratulations On Your One Year Anniversary!" written on the side in big, bold letters. Inside appears to be plushies of DNA, antibodies, and other related paraphernalia.

Of course, while doing this they're sharing the popular "rumors" about them out loud, for their own amusement. Or bemusement, either or]

Let’s see . . . 'Aliens stole Charles' hair.' I can’t say that’s wrong.

In a manner of speaking, sure.

What else . . . 'Hank is a beast in bed'. Hank, you sly devil.

—No comment.

Hmm. 'Hank and Charles are the perfect couple'. I think our students got a hold of this one.

Huh. I just read one lamenting our divorce.

Hold on, what’s this?

[ Charles pulls out a business card ]

Well now . . . I guess I’ll be keeping this.

[Hank's response is to burst into laughter. What a helper]

Comments

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[beathach]

Nah, I'll put some aside for you, just in case. I have a feeling we'll have plenty left over.

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[outstandingbalance]

You're too kind.

[If they don't have a sense of humor about these things, were would they be?]

I wonder how much longer we have to look forward to these rumors?

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[beathach]

[definitely not cracking jokes about them, that's for sure]

I'm wondering that, too. Surely they have to run out after a while.

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[outstandingbalance]

At least you'd think they'd lose interest, even if they didn't run out of rumors to spread.

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[beathach]

You'd think that. [a shrug] I do hope that nobody is taking them seriously - the ones I've seen are a little too ridiculous for that.

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[outstandingbalance]

Most of them. A few have caused a little trouble... but most of them aren't worth paying attention to.

It's all about who's got a harem, or is a sex god.

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[beathach]

[a snort of laughter] Of course it's about that.

I'm relieved they're fairly harmless, though. A number of them sound exactly like the sort of rumors my students would come up with.

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[outstandingbalance]

I think that says something about the level of the general viewing audience.

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[beathach]

That they're all high school-aged? I'd believe it.

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[outstandingbalance]

Or of the same maturity level. Seems most likely.

[beathach]

Very likely. [he nods in agreement]

[outstandingbalance]

It explains why there are so many beach episodes.

[beathach]

[he opens his mouth, pauses . . . ]

. . . I . . . don't think I know that reference.

[outstandingbalance]

Don't worry about it too much. Just... excuses to get people in swimsuits seem to come up pretty regularly.

[beathach]

Ah. Yes, I've noticed that. Or excuses to dress up.

That was fairly common in the other place I went to. Though I don't think there were - ah, many beach episodes.

[outstandingbalance]

Might be harder to have that if you're not traveling. Unless you were. Seems like there's a lot of differences between other places people have been spirited away to.

[beathach]

There were different realms we were forced into - I remember one or two being suited for . . . beach episodes or grand parties.

[outstandingbalance]

When you say for different realms, you mean... realities? Not just different planets.

[beathach]

No, I mean realms. Each . . .er, "being" had their own realm that they would take us into for their competitions. We never left the main world, as far as I know.

[outstandingbalance]

That went out of the scope of experience real quick.

[beathach]

Haha, yeah, it's . . . pretty unique.

[outstandingbalance]

Who would have thought there were so many inter-dimensional kidnappers out there.

[beathach]

It's unfortunately more common than one would think.

[outstandingbalance]

So we're learning, hm? The scary part is that it's starting to seem normal.