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[shrinkage]

Raise your hand if you think it's unfair for Wonderland to yank you back in mid-event.

[ the video is framed far enough away that you can actually see ray raise his hand to his own question. vigorously. think back to that kid in your class who had to hold up their raised hand with their other arm. were you that kid? yeah, bet you were.

ray grins and shrugs. ]

I guess Wonderland doesn't really do fair, huh? Either way, I'm back! What'd I miss?

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[shrinkage]

Sorry! [ it sounds more like slingblade than snart but ray still makes the effort: ] Mick.

[boilover]

[Mick grunts in appreciation.

See. Look. His name has no silent letters, just idiots who can't say it.]

Do you know what word I hate? [Yes, he's still on this.] Gnome. What the fuck is with the G?

[catchacold]

Not originally an English word, Mick. In other languages, they pronounce the G.

[Yes, this is an old, old argument. The very origin of this silent letter debate.]

I told you, English pronunciation makes no sense.

[shrinkage]

[ ray peeks out over his own leg, eager to participate-- ]

I like pronouncing the stuff you're not supposed to. Kuh-nife. Kuh-nig-hut. Guh-nat. Wuh-rite.

[ and on. and on. and on... ]

[boilover]

Silent letters are a commie plot.

[That's what his dad always told him... his dad was not very bright. At all. Also he just had to be stubborn because Leonard was always right.]

If you pronounce the stuff you ain't supposed to, how do you pronounce Leonard? It's got a weird o for no reason. Leo-nard. Huh. Like Leonardo.

[catchacold]

We talked about that before. Yeah, like Leonardo, like the turtle.

[Also like the great renaissance mind, but Leonard will take the teenage mutant ninja turtle, he knows that Mick has more positive attachment to that then some weird artist he barely remembers hearing about.]

[shrinkage]

Bom-buh. Kuh-nuckle. Mort-gage.

[ ...yeah. ]

Ra-yee-mon-dee.

[ yeeep ]

[boilover]

You know when you say certain words a lot, they stop making sense. Like if you say bowl like fifty times, by the end it's just weird.

[Yes, clearly Mick and Ray have very interesting word based nonsense to discuss here. Too bad Leonard is the only adult and sane one.]

Bowl is another weird one. I always end up like adding an aish noise on the end. Like a la. Bow-la.

[catchacold]

Slow down, Mick, I want to jump out of the car.

[How is he stuck in this situation? Is he going to have to listen to this increasingly more stupid nonsense much longer?

Is this what Mick's life will be without him?

If so, he's glad he's missing it.]

[shrinkage]

[ OKAY OKAY ray will have mercy-- ]

So-- what are we teaming up to do, anyway?

[boilover]

Nah.

[To make a point, Mick speeds up a little. Escape is impossible!]

We're going to read to blind orphans.

[Seriously Ray, what do you think they're doing?]

[catchacold]

And bake cookies.

[What do you think they're doing?]

[shrinkage]

[ what

hang on

wait for it ]

...We're doing a heist aren't we?

[ grrrrrroan ]

[boilover]

We're doing a public service.

Bankers are universal. They're all dicks. We rob from the rich and give to the poor. Like Robin Hood. Or Chuck Norris.

[He has no idea if Chuck Norris does that but he seems like the guy who would.]

[catchacold]

Like Jackie Chan.

[No, he doesn't know what Jackie Chan does either, but he seems like a good enough guy from all he knows.]

I like him more than Chuck Norris.

[shrinkage]

[ ray wants to point out that banks also give loans to people in need, and support charities and--

oh, who is he kidding? wistfully, he'll add to the list: ]

Wyatt Earp.

[boilover]

Bruce Lee is the best. Even Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris would agree.

[Mick frowns and gives Ray a look. He was betting this was some obscure guy or history nerd that only Ray knew.]

Who the hell is that? [Eh. Who cares?] Whoever it is, Bruce Lee could kick his ass.

[catchacold]

Yeah, my money's on Bruce Lee. Wyatt Earp's a cowboy.

[Always here to fill Mick's gaps of knowledge when need be.]

Ninjas are better than cowboys, I'm afraid. Pirates may have them beat.

[shrinkage]

No way.

[ how dare ]

Wyatt was too slick. And his buddies had his back.

[ TEAM OUTSIDERSSS ]

[boilover]

Sounds like a good guy. Bruce Lee could still have kicked his ass though.

[Look, he respects the partner thing and all but

Bruce Lee. Instant win in all fight discussions.]

It goes ninjas, pirates and then cowboys. Always.

[catchacold]

Bringing Bruce Lee up in these discussions is dirty cheating and you know it.

[Damn it.]

This is making me miss all those ninja movies you made me watch. He ever made you watch any, haircut?

[shrinkage]

Whenever it's Mick's turn for movie night.

[ oh yeah. always a kung fu flick. ]

They're actually the ones everyone shows up for. Even Marty!

[boilover]

[Mick always finds this kind of talk so weird. In his time, he barely had anyone besides Leonard and sometimes Ray, he was just Leonard's baggage and he didn't really have the whole team thing.

But apparently they have movie nights and watch kung fu movies? So weird.]

Damn straight they do. No one misses an opportunity to see a Bruce Lee movie.

[catchacold]

No one should. [He can admit that, solemnly. Bruce Lee is amazing and, personally, he's always been strangely endeared by Mick's enthusiasm for the genre.]

We should do that here some time. Movie night. I'll bring the snacks, Mick will eat them.

[shrinkage]

You guys should use the movie theater! It's really fancy.

[ popcorn and booze and comfy seats! ]