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[deadkord]

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Anyone who calls Ted's phone will hear the following voicemail message, obviously in Ted's voice:

"The wireless customer you're trying to reach has not set up their voicemail. Please leave a message after the beep. Beep."

BEEP

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[snarkbot]

[ Skeets pauses, but at the end of the day he's not one to beat around the bush. ]

I was talking to Mr. Wayne, sir. He made an observation about something important and felt it would be best if I informed you. He said you can be insightful.

[deadkord]

Bruce said that? About me?

[snarkbot]

Yessir. I think he's more angry at himself than he ever is at you.

[deadkord]

Does he know that?

[snarkbot]

Very reluctantly.

[deadkord]

Will wonders never cease!

Anyway, what's this important observation I'm supposed to be offering insight on?

[snarkbot]

He seemed to think it was important that I'm developing emotions outside my programming, sir, and implied I shouldn't keep it to myself.

[ He doesn't really know how else to approach it rather than just say it. ]

[deadkord]

Of course it's important, but it's not exactly something new, is it? I noticed months ago.

[ Ted may not be great at his own emotions, but he's definitely noticed them in Skeets. ]

[snarkbot]

Apparently it is obvious.

[ So much for World's Greatest Detective claiming it wasn't. ]

I wasn't aware it was... known, sir.

"friends", tedward. the word you're looking for here is "friends".

[deadkord]

I don't think many other people know, or would even know that you're not "supposed" to. [ Yes, he made air quotes with his fingers. ] But, well. We live together, and we're— I feel like we've gotten to know each other better?

[snarkbot]

I suppose that's true, sir. I originally stuck close to you because I believe that's what Booster would want me to do in his place, but I think now I appreciate you beyond my loyalty to him.

[ Empathy he may have but tact he's still working on. ]

[deadkord]

Aww. That's sweet, Skeets. [ He's only a little sarcastic. ] I appreciate you, too.

Even if I do threaten to reprogram you at least once a week.

[snarkbot]

You do realize that now I have told you I've been developing real emotions, that would be the equivalent to messing with my brain and personality, right, sir?

[deadkord]

You're ruining a perfectly tacky joke, Skeets.

[snarkbot]

No, sir. Jokes are funny.

[deadkord]

Tough crowd.