'tis true! Some dastardly villain has absconded with my voice! Tonight's patrol had been a quiet one. I believe the oncoming winter weather has started sending the criminal element slinking back into the underbrush. At any rate, I was not saying much, allowing Orion the pleasure of sharing his exploits of the past weekend. Finally, he noticed that I had been more silent than usual.
"Yo, Jack! Wussup with you tonight?" he asked as we landed on the roof of the Viewing Point Conference Halls. "Is it Christmas or something? Cause I sure didn't get no memo!"
I didn't reply. I just turned my back and surveyed the city.
"You know, cause of the whole 'not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse' thing?" he continued.
I sighed and looked back at him. "I lost my voice," I croaked.
He burst out laughing.
I turned my back on him.
"Oh that's precious, man!" he laughed.
I called it a night and headed back to Stan's. As we walked through the door, Orion shouted out, "Evening, Stan! I think double-M is going to skip out on his coffee tonight. How about a lemon tea with some honey in it?"
Try as he might, he could not keep a straight face and fell about laughing again. I just slipped into my booth. Eclipse was already there and the smile on her face showed that she was trying not to join in on the mockery.
"I think it's cute," she said to Orion as he finally joined us.
"Cute is NOT a word that is used when describing a super hero!" I growled, trying to raise my voice and failing.
"Well it is," she replied while Orion doubled up in laughter again. "You sound like Mickey Mouse!" she added.
That broke through Stan's defenses and he had now joined Orion in the guffaw-ing. I put my hands on my head and my face on the table.
It's going to be a looooong night...
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