Title: “Class Work” (1/1)

Author: DevLeigh Michaels

Rating: G

Story Synopsis: Two years after “Preservation,” Dick and Tim are hard at work at Columbia.

A/N: Special thanks to Erin for the beta and for the suggestion of the glossary! FYI, there’s a glossary at the end for all the online wordings just in case!

 “Class Work”

Redbird starts session; Bigbird joins.

Bigbird: Not funny.

Redbird: ROTFL

Bigbird: Urs or O’s?

Redbird: Still LMAO

Bigbird: Be happy u r across campus.

Redbird: Y u think I did it now? *g*

Bigbird: I know where u live.

Redbird: B would be angry.

Bigbird: U r in Lamana’s class. At least u r getting tortured. :)

Redbird: Tell me about it. Assigned a 10-pager due Mon.

Bigbird: LMAO

Redbird: Not funny.

Redbird: And it was O’s.

Bigbird: Oooh, was it now? I guess I’m just going to have to teach her—

Redbird: Stop. Please. U go any further, I’ll gouge out my eyes.

Bigbird: *g* I’ll continue unless you change my screen name right—

Nightbird joins.

Nightbird: Better. So, u not coming home this weekend?

Redbird: Figured u drive, I type.

Nightbird: I guess we’re buying a car.

Redbird: Something cool.

Nightbird: LX?

Redbird: Dude, a Lexus? Lex Luthor might own that company. Corvette?

Nightbird: U have a 2-yr-old nephew.

Redbird: And yet u don’t have a car?

Nightbird: Not in NYC. Bike.

Redbird: Fine. Range Rover?

Nightbird: U really a rich boy? Please. Not for a Wayne. Escalade.

Redbird: d(o o) Get an iPod connect!

Nightbird: Oh, totally, but no Nickelback.

Redbird: Forgot who I was talking 2. U like Barry Manilow.

Nightbird: That was 1 song!

Redbird: Sure it was.

Nightbird: How long do u think it’ll take for B to realize? *g*

Redbird: BTW, u tell B yet?

Nightbird: About?

Redbird: U know what.

Nightbird: …

Redbird: Dick?

Redbird: U still there?

Redbird: Dick, come on. Better tell him b4 it hits papers.

Nightbird: Sorry. Prof. walked aisles. Needed to make it look like paying attention.

Redbird: U hear me? B needs to know.

Nightbird: I know. He’s going to be disappointed.

Nightbird: Again.

Redbird: Proud 2.

Nightbird: Maybe.

Redbird: Yes.

Nightbird: Can we change the subject? Hour left in class and I’m bored.

Nightbird: And if u change my screen name to “Bored” again, I will kill u, B mad or not.

Redbird: No worries. U’ll be dead the moment he hears, “Richard Grayson, Assistant DA”

Nightbird: Bar still in way.

Redbird: Not for long.

Nightbird: …B gonna be pissed I’m not joining his company, isn’t he?

Redbird: Only a few days. He’ll realize y.

Redbird: Just let me be there when u tell him.

Nightbird: J said the same thing.

Redbird: And D gonna be the one to kill u. B will sic him on u.

Nightbird: Like a rabid dog.

Redbird: Word.

Nightbird: It was u who tied him upside down to Wayne Tower, wasn’t it?

Redbird: Pleading the 5th.

Nightbird: Wuss. I got blamed.

Redbird: U just pissed I didn’t let u help.

Nightbird: Uh, yeah.

Redbird: Dick?

Nightbird: Yeah?

Redbird: It wasn’t ur fault, y’know? For what happened. It was a technicality. Joker can’t get off again.

Nightbird: Let it go, Tim.

Redbird: Dick, come on. It’s the truth.

Nightbird: He killed 12, almost 14.

Nightbird: Never again.

Redbird: D and I don’t count.

Nightbird: In my book u do. D is debatable.

Redbird: Joker will get his due.

Nightbird: When? When he finally takes u or D or J again. Or finally B or O or T. I’m not waiting.

Nightbird: We do our part—get them back into the State’s hands.

Nightbird: Maybe 1 of us should do its job, 2.

Nightbird: B always says he believes in the system.

Nightbird: I want 2, 2.

Redbird: Be ready. 2 words B will use against this.

Redbird: Harvey.

Redbird: Dent.

Nightbird: I’ve got him.

Redbird: U know 2-Face will target u eventually.

Nightbird: Tell him to bring it. I’ll just slap him with the big-ass book 4 this class.

Redbird: *g*

Nightbird: So, what r u doing after class?

Redbird: Conner, me, Chinese, Village.

Redbird: U want in?

Nightbird:  Only if we skip the fortune cookies.

Redbird: Come on. They’re not written by Dr. Fate.

Nightbird: Nope. Not looking at it.

Redbird: Just because it said u were going to meet an old friend does not mean another lobotomized villain.

Nightbird: Don’t care.

Redbird: OMG. Grow up. They’re fake!

Nightbird: Shut up, Timbourine.

Redbird: What did u just call me?

Nightbird: What? Don’t like it, Timbourine?

Redbird: Stop that!

Nightbird: Calling O! Getting ur screen name changed!

Redbird: Do and I’ll tell the mags that u thrashed B’s Ferrari going 260!

Nightbird: Oh! Oh! I’ll tell B u were actually the one driving it!

Redbird: Who let me?

GKnight: This is what I spend more than $100 grand a semester for?

 

Nightbird, Redbird—End session

 

The End

 

Glossary:

 

LMAO-Laughing my ass off

ROTFL-Rolling on the floor laughing

d(o o)-thumbs up

OMG-Oh my God

BTW-By the way

B4-before

O: Oracle

B: Bruce

J: Jason

T: Tommy (Dick’s son)

D: Damian

Yr: year

Ur: your

U r: you are

*g*-giggling