PUBLIC CHANNEL -- DAY 138

[dorkypantsuit]

[He feels like shit, but he is still a supervisor...]

Mandatory check-in.

Name, department, and health status.

Comments

[dontpokethat]

Yeah, see? Which is why you people should let me do my job in peace.

[SO THERE.]

[dorkypantsuit]

You'd get bored without us around and you know it.

[By 'you people' he of course assumes Ginko means Psi and Joker, because who else loves to harass Ginko as much as they do?]

[dontpokethat]

[That's pretty accurate, yeah.]

Or I'd finally get some work done.

[He can't actually keep his fond amusement out of his voice, but it's not like he really tried, either.]

[dorkypantsuit]

Isn't that what I said?

[dontpokethat]

Have you forgotten the part where I like my work?

[dorkypantsuit]

But all the time?

[dontpokethat]

Most of the time. Don't see why it matters if I don't always enjoy it.

[dorkypantsuit]

It doesn't matter, that's what I'm saying, because you've got us to entertain you then.

[dontpokethat]

Right, of course. I appreciate it, but I think you guys might want to work on distinguishing between when I do and don't need to be entertained.

[dorkypantsuit]

Hmmm.... Naah...

[dontpokethat]

[GROAN.]

Okay, see, you two really do just like messing with me.

[dorkypantsuit]

No. It's just that you're entertainment quota is never being sufficiently met. You are fun deficient.

[dontpokethat]

I feel like we've talked before about how we don't really think of the same things as fun.

[dorkypantsuit]

Okay, here's something fun: Not Working.

When's the last time you did that?

[dontpokethat]

Well, I was unemployed for the last week or so we were in Portland, so there's that.

[dorkypantsuit]

[A twinge of guilt, so removed he has to think for a moment to recognize it for what it is. He hesitates.]

Yeah.

Sorry.

[dontpokethat]

[...Crap. That was meant halfway as a joke, he didn't actually mean to make Psi feel bad.]

--Hey, it's alright. I just... would rather be able to focus when I'm working, is all.

[dorkypantsuit]

I just think you would be happier if you enjoyed not working as much as you did working.

But if you disagree. That's fine. Consider the topic dropped.

[dontpokethat]

[Actually, Ginko is pretty sure he's probably right. And sometimes, he does enjoy getting breaks - but even then, he knows Psi probably won't consider the ways he spends his free time to qualify as "fun."

One way or another, though, he can't imagine how he would even start making himself enjoy his life more. But he also doesn't know how to tell Psi that - and given that he seems upset already, maybe he shouldn't try.]

...Okay.

...I'm really not upset. I promise.