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[ spoilers guys 5.09 ]

I've been going about this all wrong. Human connection wasn't something I was meant to flee, it was something I should have embraced.

It isn't so bad, having someone see behind the mask.

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...Seriously?

You met your new girlfriend while killing someone? When people ask how you met, what are you going to say? I'd love to hear this.

And wait, back this up. "Might be"? I know you know how this works, what's confusing you about it?

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...I should probably come up with something before this weekend, huh?

Well. Then she is my girlfriend. Masouka called us Bonnie and Clyde. [ he really hates everyone ]

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[Have some audio just so you can hear Brian burst out laughing.] Bonnie and Clyde. That's a good one. Who is this guy, Masouka?

But yeah, you better. I'm guessing you're having people over for Harrison's birthday? You'll have to coordinate stories if Lumen's coming.

He's a forensics guy I work with. [ youcan HEAR his eyes rolling ]

We're going to Orlando, but yeah - coordinating stories would help. Well, Astor knows her as my tenant. So I could say.. she was a friend who I was helping out and then, things escalated from there.

Oh, that explains it. He's in the business of morbidity. But I have to tease you about it - I've seen it on all the TV shows, it's what older brothers do. Don't you tease Deb? [Is that... an inkling of a peace offering? Brian says it smoothly, so who knows what he means by it.]

Not to be harsh, but you better be ready to do some groveling if you're going to be telling your dead wife's kids about it.

He's also the one who knows so much about online porn he explained acrotomophilia to us, but. That's neither here nor there. And of course I make fun of Deb. [ a strange tone to that addition, but he glosses over that too ]

I.. I'll figure something out.

[amused,] He's who clued you in, huh? He must've been what sent Batista to me. Mess that that was.

Deb's an easy one to make fun of, though, long as you stay on certain topics. Otherwise you get into vendetta territory.

Is there some reason you need to come out as adjoined beings this soon? Just because it's true doesn't mean you have to tell everyone about it yet.

Yeah. [ nervous laugh ] Mess.

She's scary when you piss her off, I'm telling you.

..Well, it's mostly because Astor already assumes we are. She's way too smart, that one.

...Oh, sorry, you probably work with him, don't you? I panicked. It was a bad night.

I've seen her when you've pissed her off, remember? Steak night. Finally got to scope out your place legitimately.

Wow, you must have your hands full. Come up with something real romantic and sell your guilt, that's my advice. She'll want you to feel miserable. Be miserable preemptively, it throws them off.

Angel's.. fine, now.

Oh, I remember.

The worst part is, we weren't even together when she assumed that. Sell my guilt? That works?

This five years thing still gets me. Hey, you probably have five new seasons of Mythbusters, don't you? Don't tell me it got canceled, it's the best thing on the air since Xena.

It was memorable for you? That story I told really hit something, didn't it?

I'm not exactly surprised that the teenybopper has a better tap on romance than you do, Dex, sorry to say. But yeah, it completely works. Ninety percent of lying to people effectively is figuring out what they want from you and then selling it. Sometimes you have to purposefully not give them what they want, because no one's perfect and people remember perfect, but the guilt thing? To a kid? All out. You'll see.

I don't think they'll ever cancel it. They do like five episodes a year just for Shark Week.

No. I don't know.

...I'll give it a try. [ he'll try anything to get cody and astor back on team dexter ]

Shark Week? You're not pulling my leg, right? Man, I need to worldhop there just to get the DVDs.

Right, it was a while ago for you. I won't hassle.

Let me know how it goes. Seriously, I'm interested. It's hard to keep tabs on you now.

I wouldn't joke about Shark Week.

And I'll let you know.

[laughs again, briefly] Good to know you have your priorities straight. Damn, I had no idea you watched Shark Week.

Appreciated.

It's one of the only things on TV I'd actually clear my schedule for.

We should watch together sometime. Make a night of it. If that's not too forward?

It's not too forward. [ he's surprised when he hears the words, uneasy but certainly not untrue ]

Good. Let me know when you have a spare moment in your avalanche of crises.

.. In that case, it may be a while.

I figured.

Let me know if I can do anything on the Lumen thing. You know how to reach me.

Right, uh. Thanks.

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