[no attempt to disguise the handwriting at all]

[k4t4str0ph4l.livejournal.com]

Comments

[k4t4str0ph4l.livejournal.com]

Is that so? Good. Do it and we'll have no problems; I'd prefer alcohol to ripping your friend's mind apart. If only just.

[Anon]

[tightsofmight]

[a couple of angry pen marks dot the page]

Where did you want to meet?

[k4t4str0ph4l.livejournal.com]

We don't need to meet; just drop it off in my room, whether I'm there or not. M43. It's what your friend was supposed to do, anyway.

[tightsofmight]

All right.

[anonymous]

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

I find it highly unlikely you could do something like that to me here. After all, I imagine your abilities are just as limited as everyone else's.

I wonder how much you're really capable of here.

[Anon]

[tightsofmight]

Will you quit digging yourself into a hole?

[anonymous]

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

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[k4t4str0ph4l.livejournal.com]

How badly do you really want to find out? You already know that I'm capable enough to wreak as much havoc as necessary.

[anonymous]

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

A tempting offer, but one I will have to look into later.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't test that, Brainy. As a friend to both of you.

--A.F. II

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

....a friend?

[hesitation marks]

We've only just met today.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

We share more than the most obvious, common suffering. I believe that is grounds for friendship, or at least camaraderie.

--A.F. II

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

I... suppose.

[a few pen marks]

I'm not sure how stimulating our conversations would be however, seeing you are just a six.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

...I sincerely hope that was supposed to be a joke.

--A.F. II

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

...I'm sorry. I'm not very good at them, apparently.

- Brainiac 5

[k4t4str0ph4l.livejournal.com]

As an impartial observer who's been in both your heads, Arty's a hell of a lot smarter than you are. Common sense counts for a lot, and you've got next to none.

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

I was only trying I didn't mean

.........

My apologies.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

Schuldig, please... you're not helping me.

And I have no self-preservation instinct and very little common sense, as I've demonstrated time and time again.

--A.F. II

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

.....unfortunately I doubt you've managed to demonstrate it as... effectively as I have.

- Brainiac 5

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

I jumped on an assassin's back, ran off on my own the second night I was here, and opened a drawer full of hallucinogen. I'm not exactly sure how much more effective one can get.

--A.F. II

[k4t4str0ph4l.livejournal.com]

True enough. But you have some, which still puts you pretty far ahead of your friend here.

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

Not at all, I can see the humor in it now. You had no way of knowing that I'm very touchy about my intellect being seen as sub-par. It comes with the territory of being fourteen, you see.

--A.F. II

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

To be fair, the average intellect is six. And there will always be such things as outliers, after all.

Fourteen? I'd be interested in learning more about your achievements at some point, if at all possible. Perhaps there are points of similarity.

- Brainiac 5

[byname-bynature.livejournal.com]

Yes, perhaps. When you're feeling better, perhaps we should have lunch and discuss. I haven't listed off all of my accomplishments in weeks--it will do me good, I think.

--A.F. II

[emotionl4arobot.livejournal.com]

It might also be a much needed break for myself as well. Not to mention I am genuinely interested.

- Brainiac 5