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*Bernard strolls in, sketchpad nowhere to be found, looking... satisfied.

The equations work.

He gets a bottle of tequila and a shotglass and joins Crowley.*

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*He nods.* I'll get to that part later. *He looks grim, as if he knows the subject is messy and doesn't want to go there, but it probably needs to be covered in a preliminary fashion at least.*

Definitely. His idea of ethics is shoddy at best. Didn't Snow mention how he started treating Bruce without even looking for Bruce's guardian or a responsible adult? *He tiles his head, slightly.*

Mad? Did he go insane during that?

*Bernard blinks rapidly, and snippets of sound from when he was in the jail come to him.*

I think it was him, yeah. Can't be positive. Wasn't in the best way, myself.

Hmmm. I'll have to look into it. Can't rule out that it might be a ploy. And even if he did lose his marbles, he wasn't that way when he decided to attack Alanna.

Yeah, well, that was before Nyarlathotep ascended.

... which brings me to my third item. I'm told that the whole incident started when Anthy decided to throw a black rose at Moiraine and it hit Dream instead. *Bigby looks positively unthrilled.*

*Sternly, in a tone that brooks no argument*

It's taken care of.

It is? Good. I wasn't certain that it had.

*He moves on.* There's another person in the cells... don't know if you met Malfoy. I heard that he knocked Peter's wand away while Peter was trying to treat someone.

*He nods*

Last I talked to Tim about it, he was working on a solution. I have no deisre to incarcerate him indefinitely. *He shudders* I know a little something about jail.

He's been in too long as it is. i want him out as soon as possible, and Tim knows that.

*He thinks back.* ... last I recall, he said something about his suggestions being "too creepy".

*He rubs his stubbly chin thoughtfully.* If you think he's done enough time, maybe we can switch him over to community service of some sort or fine him and be done with it.

*He laughs ruefully*

Most things Tim thinks up are too creepy. Kid's not right.

*At the next, he nods*

He's... something of a really dangerous character where he's from. I want to keep a close eye on him.

Yeah. Ever since he got cut off from Milliways for an extended period of time, he's gone... dark.

But, hell, a lot of the younger crowd seem to be carrying their own demons; Faith's being tormented with prophetic dreams, for instance. *This being Milliways, he decides during his drag on his cigarette that this might merit some clarification.* Figurative demons. Literal ones are an entirely different story.

Hmmm. A monitoring device of some sort shouldn't be hard. Is Malfoy to be trusted with his magic?

I know about Faith's dreams. Poor kid. I suggested she take Dreamless Sleep potion, but she seemed to think it wouldn't help.

And no, Malfoy isn't to be trusted, but that's not a problem unless he gets ahold of a wand. *A bright grin*

Sunny ate his, you see.

*At Bigby's comment about Tim, Bernard sits up straighter, expression worried.*

What do you mean, he's gone dark?

Faith seems to want to comb them for insight, too.

*He shares Bernard's smile at that.* Still, there are other wands. *His expression goes wary and thoughtful again.*

Tim told me what happened to him. He was trapped inside worlds of his own magic, populated with strange things, people. Only a few common elements...

One, that he was in them.

Two, the "shadow people" that he took from universe to universe from them as his companions and helpers. I met some...

Three, the presence of another "Tim" in them that he had to kill to escape the universe.

*He pales a little*

He never told me.

*A wince*

Then again, I never asked. Stupid.

Hardly. You were in a bad spot, or between bad spots, yourself.

Anyhow, that kind of thing changes a person. Enough that some of the ultra goody-goodies in the bar were worried and claiming he was 'evil'. Still, that blew over fairly quick.

*Bernard clenches his jaw and breathes deeply*

I'll trust your judgement.

Won't say I'm not worried, though.

If he's "evil", he's been a functional and non-disruptive evil for a while now. Just his usual Tim "I attract disaster" Hunter.

... Nevertheless, I've always kept an eye on him.

*Bernard nods.*

Good.

Anyhow, that pretty much covers it. I'll keep at it. *He looks briefly at the pages and pages of miscellaneous.*

*Bernard winces sympathetically.*

Let me know if I can help. It's good to have you back.

*He nods appreciatively.* It's good to be back.

*A grin*

Say hi to Snow and the kids, will you?

You got it.

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