Doing Well

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        "Hello?  Um, could you hold on a sec, I need to unwind the co--okay, got it.  Who is this?"

        "Hi Cissieit'sme Bart!"

        "Wha--oh, hi Bart.  [laugh]  I'm getting better at this translating thing, don't you think?  So, what's up with you and the gang?  Haven't heard from you lately; Anita either.  You leaving me in your dust again…?"

        "Nooo, Cissie.  It's just that Ikeptforgetting to call everybody because we're reallyreallybusy with everything now, notthatI'm trying to bestupidorinsensitiveorum everything Cassie says when she's mad.  IreallydidmeantocallthoughandI'msorryIdidn'tisthatokayyouaren'tmad?"

        Silence.

        "Cissie?  Aw cripes you are mad, even though it's not like I meant to forget, and besides--"

        "No, no, Bart, it's okay; I'm just trying to catch up with your words.  Ever think of slowing down?  Oh, wait, sorry, didn't mean to pun-ish you."

        "What?"

        "[sigh] Never mind, Bart, it wasn't that important."

        "Well, I've been trying to talk slower; Koriand'r's trying to get me to calm down.  Ithinkshethinks I'm going to swallow my tongue, which is what Maxsaidonce, and I'm trying to be, um, that word that Robin is."

        "Anal retentive?"

        "What?  Dude, I don't even know what that means, Cissie, but I think that's one of the things I could get in trouble for saying."

        "Sorry.  So…are you having fun?  You sound excited, Bart."

        "Yeah!  This is really kewl – even better than the time I saved the universe or the time Max let me eat ice cream for dinner 'cause he was trying to teach me something, I dunno.  But like, Robin and Kon and Cass are here and that's awesome, and then there's everybody else, andthey'reall pretty kewl, and Kory's kinda cute but she's also kinda scary, and it's the kewlest thing ever."

        "Sounds like a lot of fun."

        "It is!  Man, you'd love it!"

        "Mmph."

        "Cissie?"

        "Yeah, sure thing, Bart, sounds really cool.  I'm glad for you guys, I really am.  I hope you're having fun, and whatever.  Y'know."

        "Cissie, you don't sound happy…are younyourmom okay, still?  I mean, you know, but you aren't going to go scary Cissie again are you?  I'm getting tired of everybody freaking out on me, and Wally telling me I'm an idiot evenifhedidn'tsayitbuthemeantit, and I don't want you to be upset."

        "Bart [sigh] I'd be more worried if I wasn't upset.  I mean, this makes it three times, at least, I've been left in your dust--"

        "Wh--"

        "Figuratively, Bart  Not literally."

        "Oh."

        "It's just…well, it's water under the bridge."

        "It is?"

        "It means it's nothing to worry about.  I mean, I retired from playing the superhero gig, so I shouldn't get jealous if you're still joining teams and hanging out with alien girls."

        "Um, thanks – I guess…does this mean you aren't going psycho or anything?"

        "[laugh] No I'm not going psycho, Bart.  I'm doing just fine.  So what exactly are you guys doing now?"

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Note: To ease the scars all this end of YJ stuff has slapped on my heart.  And as Wizard #143 hinted at romance for Bart, I'm still rooting for Cissie, but if it's going to be in-team relationships, I'm thinking Koriand'r.  Or, y'know, what the crap.  Anyway!  God save the Bart.

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