[ But that would mean dropping the front that he's fine. Robbie is doing splendidly, because of course he is. He's been working so hard for the past two years to not cause his friends undue concern. They might not be here, but he can't let go of the routine. He might not get it back.
Anyway, they're all at least half distracted by Lassie now, so Rob doesn't have to address the Dixon's comment about nightmares and the sudden flare of anxiety. Who cares if he knows? Everyone has nightmares, like he said. And Dixon is not the only one who's missed an important detail of the joke. ]
Hold the phone, is there a Tim in the temple?
[ Robbie looks positively delighted to find out that his joke had another layer to it and barks out a laugh. ]
Ha! Okay, everybody forget that I shot the Lassie jokes prematurely. I'm going to put them back in my pocket for Timmy, and you're going to pretend that I didn't need a trial run.
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Anyway, they're all at least half distracted by Lassie now, so Rob doesn't have to address the Dixon's comment about nightmares and the sudden flare of anxiety. Who cares if he knows? Everyone has nightmares, like he said. And Dixon is not the only one who's missed an important detail of the joke. ]
Hold the phone, is there a Tim in the temple?
[ Robbie looks positively delighted to find out that his joke had another layer to it and barks out a laugh. ]
Ha! Okay, everybody forget that I shot the Lassie jokes prematurely. I'm going to put them back in my pocket for Timmy, and you're going to pretend that I didn't need a trial run.