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We learn to live with a lot of shit, Connie. Anything specific on your mind at the moment?

Mostly just the lot of shit I've been through. Therapy does that to me.

*puts an arm around her shoulder* Well you've been through no small amount of shit. I just hope therapy is also helping you learn to live with it.

It takes a long time, is all. I'm not good about the being patient thing.

*nods* I've been in and out of therapy a couple times myself. A personal life as consistently fucked as mine will eventually lead up to that. I always wish it was that easy. We just have to hope that the rest of life, outside of therapy, is good enough to keep us occupied while we wait to recover.

I'm much happier when I'm not in a session. And I happen to think your personal life right now has at least one good part.

I would agree with you on that point. As hopeful as I am that your therapy helps, I also hope there are a couple of things that are giving your personal life a decent boost up.

You help. I don't feel so alone with you around. It's nice.

Yeah. Not feeling alone...god, that can come in handy. Can't it.

It's nice to come home to.

And it's nice just to live with that, knowing when you're away that you have that to come home to at the end of the day.

Definitely better than an empty house and microwaved dinners. And the hot tub's not bad either.

*laughs* Just because we have each other to help deal with stress after a long day doesn't mean we can't cheat a little.

And that's a really good way to cheat. It won't destroy our livers like booze or mess with our heads like drugs. It's warm, bubbly and man I like the hot tub.

It's just the ticket after a cold afternoon out with my other stress relief device...the Thunderbird.

I usually shoot things at the range or beat things up at the gym. Which the hot tub is also useful for keeps me from getting sore. But the motorcycle is also good.

And all of that's well and good. But to have you around too...well, all those other things, I'd probably make it without as long as you're around too.

It's more than a safe bet I'm sticking around.

No other choice, really.

Well, there are a few, alcoholism, drug addiction, suicide just to name a few.

No favorable choice, then.

We're stronger for surviving.

What doesn't kill you and all that.

Yeah, builds character. Whether people like that character, that's open to debate.

It's better to have built character through painful circumstances than to be someone that crumbles easily.

I'm pretty sure if we combined our powers, we could kick the world's ass. What do you think?

I think we could go farther than the world.

Hey, I'm all for taking over other universes too. We can be space pirates.

Pirates? Is this another story you've got under your sleeve?

It actually started as a joke with an Air Force Colonel.

I knew there was something.

Yeah, just a joke. Don't worry.

I am wiping my forehead in relief as we speak.

You would make a pretty bad space pirate. You're just too nice.

I'm nice to you because I like you. But I am a lawyer, you know.

Lawyers don't scare me, I'm a cop.

I'm not saying I should scare you. Just that I haven't won cases by being nice.

I'm still not sure you're pirate mean.

Does this mean I get lessons?

Only when I find a spaceship for us.

We'll work on Tony.

Then he'll want to be part of the crew you know.

And then Bruce.

On second thought, let us leave Tony out of this.

Actually, we will need a crew... and having Tony around to fix things would be useful. Bruce can help fun the project. I bet Potts will want in on this too. Five people, that should be enough to run a spaceship.

I'm not sure there would be much running.

Disaster, yes.

Hey, that's what Potts is for. She'll keep us from disaster. That's her job here isn't it?

Well, yes. But with the people in question I'm not sure it could be avoided.