☢ 007 | dictated

[wantsiceland]

So now we all know what we have to look forward to in our golden years. Thanks for that, castle. A full review of all the major age groups was exactly what I needed this month.

How does the aftermath of this stuff even work here? Do we take the "avoid the subject and pretend it never happened" approach? Because that's sounding pretty appealing right now.

Comments

[gottaknockhard]

[He thought he'd avoided the journal long enough, but they're still talking about it. If only...]

More or less.

[wantsiceland]

[sorry, Spike; she was avoiding the journal for a little bit too, so you get stuck with the latecomer]

Good to know.

[gottaknockhard]

[Repress faster, come on.]

As long as it doesn't turn it into an annual thing.

[wantsiceland]

[Shego represses on her own time and no one else tyvm!!!!]

They're already a monthly thing, aren't they?

[gottaknockhard]

[Ugh, he didn't even want to get into this, why does he...]

It's usually different, but there's a few the castle likes repeating.

[wantsiceland]

Right, like the babies. I've heard about that one.

[gottaknockhard]

Yeah, like that. [Apparently just saying the word 'babies' is too much for him...] We don't need to make other exceptions.

[wantsiceland]

As far as I'm concerned, we don't even need that one exception.

[gottaknockhard]

There's always someone who missed the warning anyway.

[wantsiceland]

All things considered, I think I'd rather have stayed blissfully ignorant.

[gottaknockhard]

[Yes, see? This is exactly why Spike never explains things to new arrivals, let them enjoy not knowing while they can.]

Nothing good ever came from asking questions.

[wantsiceland]

But that's the thing; I'm curious, too. Call it a Catch-22.

[gottaknockhard]

That'll get you every time.

Filtered to Shego

[kid_apocalypse]

[He recognizes that voice, or sort of does. She sounded a lot older then, but there's no mistaking her tone.]

I'd...umm...appreciate it, if you didn't mention to anyone what we talked about at Holly Peaks. I...remember everything that happened, but...that's really not how I'm like at all.

[wantsiceland]

So.

You have a name?

Filtered to This Guy

[wantsiceland]

What's the matter, you're a good guy now?

Filtered to Shego

[kid_apocalypse]

I've always been a good guy. The old man was...En Sabah Nur. He's a reminder of what I could have been, if I hadn't chosen to be a hero.

Filtered to This Guy

[wantsiceland]

That's disappointing. Sorry to hear it.

[that he's a good guy, of course, not that he could have become bad]

[gottaknockhard]

Spike.

[wantsiceland]

Shego.

[gottaknockhard]

Nice meeting you. [In regular circumstances... Which sadly still means over a magic journal.]

Written

[jimfromit]

Pretend what never happened? ;-)

[Yeah so he didn't take part in Holy peaks fun but he's still dealing with his own tarantula related issues.]

/written

[savethedarkness]

[by this point, M's gained herself a nice cozy spot in the clinic, and she's finding it as good a place as any to get her bearings and read through this ridiculously odd book... she refuses to dictate, though, not when she's on pain drugs. it wouldn't be a good if she accidentally started slurring words]

Pretending things never happened isn't often the best of ideas.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Oh, look who's back to normal.

I've always been a big fan of the pretend it never happened approach.

[wantsiceland]

Uh-huh. How long have you been around?

[journal smalltalk is always so awkward]