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[Say hello to Ray and Chris, hanging out in one of their favourite locations: the pub. But something is amiss! Ray and Chris do not seem to be setting anything on fire, laughing, shoving each other around, or otherwise causing a mess. In fact, they are off to the side (almost removed), being rather well behaved and quiet.]

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{look at me commenting. But watch Kisha beat me anyways. And I am supposed to be on hiatus but you two never post, sob.

So Diva is in the bar as well, but she doesn't say anything yet}

[Finally having figured out what Chris is doing, I tag in bravely. What is Chris doing? Playing with an ice cube. Yeah, that's right. He's got it on a napkin and he's poking it with a straw.

Silently.

I know, it's frightening.]

[I applaud your bravery. But unfortunately, Ray is apparently not doing much better on the vocal and loud front. Though he isn't fiddling with ice cubes and straws.

He's just got his head tilted back with his eyes closed for the time being.]

[This ice cube sure is fascinating, the way it...rolls over the napkin and gets a bit stuck to it and flips the napkin with it. Boy oh boy, this is exciting stuff!

If Chris was feeling normal, he'd probably be thinking deep thoughts. Maybe about who named ice. It's a weird word. And short. Ice. Huh.

But sadly, no. He is le depressed.]

[despite certain people's opinions, Handy does still like these two, and he sees them sitting over there looking sad and things.

He hesitates for a moment, and then finally musters up whatever is needs to be mustered and approaches them a little awkwardly]

Everything all right?

[Depressed+Chris=scary thought, I hope you know.

Ray exhales heavily and opens his eyes, then reaches for his pint. If he doesn't feel like talking, he can just get pissed. That will solve all his problems.]

[Well now, this could be interesting. A couple of British coppers and a former truant/troublemaker. Hmmmm....

Anyway, have an Ace. She's a table over in the pub, having a pint of ale.]

[Chris gives a slight start but he glances up, somewhat through his bangs. His voice can be summed up as quiet and lifeless.]

Hey.

[Ray doesn't seem to notice Handy is there - or hear him - until after a few seconds pass.]

Huh? [He pauses before he speaks again.] ...Yeah. Everythin's fine.

[Indeed. Meanwhile, Ray is just all trauma'd again.

Chris looks up when Ray moves, though he doesn't say anything. He'd forgotten he still had a pint. After a moment more of pushing the ice cube around, he abandons it in favour of the pint.]

[Gene is going to take this opportunity to not be a dick to you guys and sit down with a pint in hand. and to show his generosity, he is going to offer the both of you a pint, as well]

Drink up. Long day tomorrow.

[You are indeed a Kisha-beating whore. But anyway! Chris looks up at Diva and he sort of wants to say hi to her, since she's there and a friend and all. But he's not exactly feeling like himself and still has his ice cube to play with.

So watch him look back down and start playing with the ice cube again.]

[he gets that something is wrong, but he's smart enough to not to push it quite yet. he stands there for a moment, seeming to think]

Films. I can get my hands on some films now, yeah? Remember that. Hold up, two seconds.

[and drops from the Plane and returns with a fairly nice television and dvd player. he drops again, and returns with an armful of DVDs and dumps them all on the table]

Right then, pick something you think you'd like to watch.

[have an Annie. she comes over with a drink and doesn't say anything, just taking a seat at their table instead]

[Drinking is so disappointing now, thanks, new body. You could have at least come with alcohol tolerance. Though Ray doesn't know that, so he does as always and drinks from his pint without consideration to this new found lack. Of tolerance. To alcohol, I mean. Other tolerances he still lacks and those aren't new found or anything.]

[Sadly, today they are failed coppers. Or rather, recently revived from the dead ones. Almost like melancholy zombies.

Chris notices the odd bird and wonders why she's there. But then, who wouldn't be drinking at an unlimited pub? So Chris just starts prodding his ice cube across the table again.]

[Chris stops poking the ice cube and looks just a bit curious.]

Dunno. Dunno films from then.

[Ray, on the other hand, does not seem to really notice Ace exists. Sorry, Ace.]

[Ray only glances at the titles and covers, but doesn't seem to be amazingly interested.] You know 'em better than we do.

[The pint is indeed not as fun when the alcohol is so strange on his tongue. He knows he's tasted it but his body apparently doesn't. It's like his first few pints all over again. Not fun.]

[Ray hesitates for a second or two before nodding to Gene.] Thanks, Guv. [And that is all he has to say on that.]

[looks at the two of them, a little concerned for a moment, but quickly tries to shift to cheerful]

Well, there's Spiderman. That's quite good. Actually there are three of those. Batman, a whole library of those. X-Men, three of those too. A good deal of these seem to come in threes. Fantastic Four, there are only two of those. At least I only have two. There's the Incredible Hulk, too. Two of those. A Superman film around here somewhere I think, too.

[continues looking through the comic based movies scattered on the table]

[Ray just glances at Annie before looking off elsewhere. He has nothing to say about anything.]

[Ace might object to being called an 'odd bird' if she could hear Chris's thoughts. Or she might be amused. She notices the look from Chris and turns in her chair a little bit to see him better. Ray she'll leave alone for the time being, as she only notices him a little more then he notices her.

She watches the ice cube for a minute and debates keeping her yap shut. But she is, after all, Ace.]

You alright mate? You seem a bit down.

[Man, Ray has probably forgot what his first few pints were like, seeing as they were ages and ages ago. Though it does seem a bit off, but hey it's probably just bad booze.

Considering their luck, that's exactly what it is, too.]

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