[ A conversation dated 26 December, 2011 ]
Hyde: This is fun.. It's not so bad after all.
Bane: Oh yeah.. So you don't miss me at all then.
Hyde: It's not like that, man..
Bane, getting a little worked up: Oh yeah? Then what's it like?
Hyde: Forget it, man.. You're still trapped there.
Bane: No no.. tell me. I want to know.
Glum, who was sitting silently in a corner all this while, chips in: Hey Bane.. For what it's worth.. I miss you.
Hyde: Shut up Glum, will ya? It's not about you. Okay Bane, I'll
tell you. It's not like I don't miss you at all. It's just that I had
imagined that I'd be stuck up in some shitty place with no friends.
But truth is, it's not really like that. I'm having a good time here.
And maybe..
Bane: Maybe what?
Hyde: Maybe I'm not realizing it now. But I guess I'm having it
even better than it was with you..
Bane: You smug bastard.. I knew something was amiss..
Hyde: Hey, I still visit once in a while.
Glum: But Hyde, it's not the same now, not without the trio. Why
don't you get it!
Hyde: Why do you keep butting in, Glum? Let Bane speak for
himself. I'm pretty sure he's not missing much without me. Why don't
we just get moving with our lives. And Glum, you should be grateful
for all the good times you shared with us and just learn to let go..
Can't be living in the past now, can we!
And now, emerging from the shadows, Darko: Ah! True that. Pearls of wisdom.
Bane: Oh, so you're still lurking around, Darko. I wonder what
kept you from rearing your evil head for so long.
Darko: Oh Bane, come on now. This is how you greet your old
friend.
Bane: Friend, you say!
Darko: Ouch! You strike right where it hurts. I never left. You
were the one who neglected me then. And now, I don't need you.
Because you know what, your story is over now. Hyde is here now and
he takes good care of me. Isn't that right, Hyde?
Hyde: Not now, Darko. It's enough already dealing with Glum here..
Darko: Blame not me for Glum's problems. You gotta deal with it
yourself. I can't help it if doing what I gotta do makes Glum the way
he is.
Glum: I can go away. But you do know yourself that Darko needs me.
And so do you. You might not see me for a while, but you can be sure
that I'm only hiding in a closet somewhere, ready to come out and
play any time.
Darko (with a smirk on his face): Ha! Guess it's high time you
actually came out of the closet, Glum.
Bane: Okay Darko, we don't need your caustic jokes now.
Darko: No no no, my dear Bane. Now is the most opportune time for
it.
Bane: Don't you..
Hyde: Let it rest, Bane. He can't change who he is. And neither
can we. It's best we come to terms with reality as soon as humanly
possible.
Darko: That would be best for all of us. And let that stupid Hart
know that too. He's the one who needs this advice the most.
Hyde (laughing): Yeah.. you're right.
Bane: Where is Hart, by the way? Wasn't he too supposed to be here?
You did call him, right, Hyde?
Hyde: Yeah, I did. But you know him. Never really complies with
what you tell him. But don't worry, he'll hopefully figure out soon
what he wants.
Darko: And I need to see K. too. It's finally time to have a sit
down with him. Questions need to be asked. Answers must be given. We
can not put this off any longer. Till then, adios amigos.
Hyde: So long..
