Monday Monday... everyone hates Monday... Video

[deadmanbusiness]

[The feed clicks on and Theo is holding up a coffee mug in his hand. It's a rather boring mug, with paisley flowers on it, but other than that unremarkable. Theo, however, is sporting a fantastic black eye and another bruise on his chin. While normally a bit on the pale, needs to be warmed up a bit side of things the black eye really brings out the I look like some sort of dead thing in him.]

Do you know what I really miss from back home? Martha Stewart's Heat'em or Freeze'em line of tableware. Lovely colors and you just have to say 'warm' or 'cool' and the cup or plate will... heat up or cool down whatever is in or on it.

[He sips from the cup and makes a face at it.]

Having to microwave lukewarm coffee is really annoying.

[Is someone a spoiled, over privileged brat? Yup.]

Anybody know what happened to me over the weekend? I woke up this morning feeling like I'd been in a fight and I don't remember a damn thing.

Comments

[Video]

[dragonofalthena]

It looks like you were in a pretty fantastic fight. [He grins.] Maybe the other guy will answer and you can see who looks worse.

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[deadmanbusiness]

[He smiles ruefully at the cat-dragon.]

It feels more like I was on the losing side of a fantastic fight.

[He touches his jaw lightly and winces. Theo has very little illusions about his ability to fight. Despite all his power as a demi-god he's not a very good physical fighter. He's rarely needed to be. People have always avoided fighting him for fear of him, his father or his wife. He can take punches that most mortals can't and walk away from it... but he can't necessarily block them in the first place.]

[Video]

[dragonofalthena]

Oh. [He looks a little sad.] I get you. When Althena was mortal, she wasn't very powerful like that. She was the best healer though!

Do you want to learn how to defend yourself? I can help you.

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[deadmanbusiness]

I know how to defend myself. At least the basics. I usually try to scare people off before they get close enough to hit me.

[He doesn't seem to be too upset about the mishap. More like wondering who hit him.]

[Video]

[dragonofalthena]

I wonder why you didn't this time.

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[deadmanbusiness]

I dunno. I don't remember anything over the weekend.

[Because he was eight.]

[Video]

[dragonofalthena]

Is that an after-effect that happens to people here a lot?

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[deadmanbusiness]

Not that I've noticed.

[He takes a sip of his coffee and makes a face at it again.]

[Video]

[dragonofalthena]

...I have some healing abilities. [You know. For the pain. If you want.]

Video

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I'm wondering what happened over the weekend, too...

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[deadmanbusiness]

Why? What happened to you?

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Someone broke into the casino.

Re: Video

[deadmanbusiness]

What did they take?

[He sounds surprised at this. Who'd do that?]

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

That's the odd part -- nothing of importance. Some of the lost and found items, some accounting paperwork, some cigarettes...

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[deadmanbusiness]

Weird.

Maybe they were high or something.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

It's certainly possible. They broke one of the drawers on my desk.

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[deadmanbusiness]

You should check for fingerprints.

[This is a rare bit of Theo that doesn't come out often here... not so much the law abiding but the I work for an investigation team back home and that's something we'd do side.]

Video;

[makingastatement]

Nice shiner you've got there.

[ Someone is looking way too amused at the expense of Theo's long weekend. ]

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[deadmanbusiness]

Hah.

I've had worse.

[Of course he is.]

Enjoy your weekend?

Video;

[makingastatement]

[ He raises a brow. Those are some stories he could listen to some time. ]

Sure. At least I think so. It's all a little fuzzy.

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[deadmanbusiness]

[Theo leads a very interesting life back home. This is really, in someways, small potatoes.]

Really? Meyer and I can't remember anything. Meyer said that someone broke into his desk and stole the lost and found stuff.

Video;

[makingastatement]

He didn't mention none of that to me.

[ Strange stuff to steal-- junk as far as he's concerned. Any of the good stuff he finds, he makes sure it finds a better home than the one that was so careless with it. ]

We were all there as far as I can remember. I can't think of who closed.

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[deadmanbusiness]

Huh.

[Bad Al. No cookies.]

Neither can I. I think I'd remember getting into a fight, too.

Video;

[makingastatement]

Sounds like the weekend was all over the place.

[ It's okay, he can buy his own. ]

Nobody hit the big stuff though? Cash? Safe?

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[deadmanbusiness]

Nope. It was like a bunch of incompetents robbed the place.