Who: RollThunder and Beeb [Barbara Gordon and Ted Kord] NPCs: --- When: April 17th, 2012 Where: Cyberspace What: Ted makes contact with Babs, and blurts out that he googled her. Rating: G
Beeb:are you there? Beeb: So been a while - Beeb: I was thinking about getting a monkey thoughts? Beeb: I hope the whole lunch at the office didn’t make you realize I am a Complete Nerd -
Beeb: This is ground control to major Tom ... Beeb: Can you hear me major Tom? Beeb: :D
RollThunder:Oh god... RollThunder:I’m the worst...
RollThunder: Bowie. Nice. RollThunder:God, that was lame.
RollThunder: How are you?
Beeb:I’m good! I’m great! I’m using way too many exclamation points! Beeb: I’m good. Beeb: Yourself?
RollThunder: I’m good. RollThunder:I just had a mini-breakdown and totally forgot about you. That’s all. RollThunder: Been pretty busy lately.
Beeb:Oh here it comes. Beeb: Cool. Working on some really cool consulting job?
RollThunder: Yeah. My head’s really been in the sand lately.
RollThunder: Sorry--I get like that sometimes. RollThunder: Kind of realizing now that it might have seemed like I was ignoring you. RollThunder: I’m not. I’m...y’know. Just an unintentional jerk ;)
Beeb: Hey work is work, I get it. Beeb: I didn’t think that or it didn’t seem like that. Beeb: Just you know - I know you live in Gotham now and I keep seeing the news reports coming from there. Beeb: I was a little worried.
Beeb: I googled you. To see if I could find a news report. And I found some old ones -
RollThunder: Aww. You’re sweet :) RollThunder: You don’t have to worry about me. RollThunder: I’m a lifelong Gothamite. I can take care of myself.
Beeb: Gotham living gives you lots of skills to help survive? Beeb: It’s like Darwinism in action!
Beeb: Actually Beeb: At the risk of sounding like an internet stalker Beeb: Well internet and real life stalker I guess Beeb: I kind of googled your name + Gotham Beeb: Just in case you know there was some report about A Barbara Gordon
RollThunder:Shit.
No immediate reply. Five minutes later.
RollThunder: I’m guessing you didn’t tell me that because you think my faculty bio is swell. RollThunder: Listen, Ted. The last thing I want is your worry or your pity. RollThunder: That was three years ago, and I’ve recovered.
RollThunder:Well, this sucks..
Beeb: well actually it IS a swell bio Beeb: No worry Lies and no pitty. Beeb: I just knew Beeb: and I don’t know, I don’t do well with not blurting out things Beeb: That i know Beeb: you have no idea how hard it is not to tell people what I do -
RollThunder: That’s fair. You suck.
RollThunder: gtg. Kind of busy. RollThunder: If I’m MIA on chat, you can always drop me an email.