First Shift

[gingerspeedster]

[ There's something different about Wally today. For starters, he seems freaked out. And business-like, something the barge doesn't get to see in him very often. Drake and Arthas may recognize his working face. Of course, the truly strange thing is that he doesn't seem to be moving particularly fast. In fact... ]

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[ He very slowly picks up a pencil and drops it to demonstrate. The pencil falls... just like a normal pencil. Yup, it's just Wally. ]

[ Private to Kitchens ]

I'm preetty sure my food needs for the daay just spiked. Can you haandle that or shoould I aiiim to sleep thisoneoff?

Comments

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Diiiid yoou just say haberdashery?

[batmanschmatman]

... Holy catchphrase, I did.

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

GladI'm not the only one wiith soome weirdness.

[batmanschmatman]

Thanks for being so supportive.

So, you've totally lost your Batsuperspeed?

... Holy smokes, what is wrong with me?

[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

It'snotsomuch that I lost the speeed, I juuust seem to be slowed down a bit. I can almostcatch up to normal time, I'm just having some troubleadjusting.

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[batmanschmatman]

Obviously. At least you've got some Batcontrol over it.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

How am Idoing so far?

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[batmanschmatman]

Your words are running together a little, but for the most part you're understandable.

What kind of Batflood... dammit. Do you think this is?

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

That's something, at least. I'll try to woork on the sluurring. All I know so far is that Drake's hair iisn't all punk-rock anymore and you're referring to everything as being bat-like.

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[batmanschmatman]

Don't forget the Batholy fill in the blanks.

... How many before-you-got here Batnetwork posts have you read?

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

God forbid Iforget those.

None? Shoould I have beeen?

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[batmanschmatman]

Holy oversight, no, you were here when everyone turned into BatTV Show characters.

I think I'm turning back into the excessively kid friendly Robin.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

That's alarming. At least you mostly look the saame? Any memory problems?

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[batmanschmatman]

Holy concerning thought, I don't think so. I mean, I'm Dick Grayson, you're Wally West, we're on the BatBarge, we've known each other since we were kids, founded the BatTeen Titans with Speedy, Wonder Girl and Aqualad... Seems like everything's still there.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Sounds good to me. What about everything fromhere?

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[batmanschmatman]

Uh, I'm a Batwarden paired with Billy Costigan, he broke my nose a couple days ago while we were sparring. Tim, Steph, Cissie, Nygma, Slade, Black Mask, and an alternate Crane are here, Tim and Steph are ahead of us in the timeline, so's Riddler, I'm not sure about Slade.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

As far as I know you're still spot on. Want me to checkinwith you later to make sure?

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[batmanschmatman]

Maybe. If I start running around looking for Cobra Commander and saying Batslang like "groovy", just knock me unconscious or something until this is over.

For now, I think I'm going to see if I've got any Batduct tape lying around so I can stop blurting out this stuff.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Suure thing. I'm not sure how able I am rightnow to knock you out, but I'll give it my best shoot.

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[batmanschmatman]

Knew I could count on you.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

You always caan.

And hey, not to pry oor anything, but if you're havingany girl problems I want to hearabout it.

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[batmanschmatman]

Holy awkward situation, yeah, guess everyone on the BatBarge knows about that now. Apparently I'm a very hot Batcommodity or something.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well I've staked my claim. Clearly they don't know how a wingman is supposed to work.

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[batmanschmatman]

Well I'm glad you're around to educate them.

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[gingerspeedster.livejournal.com]

That's what friends are for.