Canon reviewing for an old muse and saw the Christmas episode...

[tharshegoes]

Ah-ah-ah! That didn't happen! Yeah, sure, Dr. D went all mushy with the holiday spirit and all that, but I didn't! Okay, sure, I humored him. But you might notice, I didn't have any solo lines in that stupid song.

What do you-okay, no. Just because I smiled doesn't mean I was enjoying myself. Ever heard of a forced smile? I just didn't want to hear his whining if I ruined his little "Christmas sing-along" thing. I don't enjoy sing-alongs, especially not ones with Kimmy and her stupid sidekick hanging around and getting their good guy germs all over everything.

Got it? Good. Now if you're done gushing about my non-existent nice side, I've got a tan in serious need of some work and a plane ticket to Rio with my name on it. No, literally, it has my name on it. I booked the flight weeks ago.

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[memory_of_fire]

It's not really about being nice. It's just about setting aside time to relax for a while. We let our grievances go for a couple days before going back to business as usual.

Being too high-strung all the time can stress anyone out.

[tharshegoes]

I do relax. As a matter of fact, I was on vacation when I had to haul myself up to the North Pole to save Dr. D's dumb blue butt. It's the feel good holiday special garbage that just makes me want to gag.

[memory_of_fire]

Let me guess, you were keeping to yourself on a beach trying your best to forget about what time of year it was. Right?

[tharshegoes]

Got it in one. Snow and carols...not really my thing. I'm more of a 'fun in the sun' type of gal.

[memory_of_fire]

It is sort of a plus it doesn't snow in most places in the Ghost Zone. I've got a thing for heat myself.

It's the keeping to yourself part that sounds lonely.

[tharshegoes]

Who said I was lonely? Resort staff make great company.

*More like great eye candy.*

[memory_of_fire]

How many of them would turn tail the minute you told them about your profession?

People like that can be useful, but not exactly the best for conversation.

[thneedisgreat]

Wait. You don't like Christmas? Or singing?

Your life must be incredibly dull.

[tharshegoes]

Actually, it's pretty exciting. Life as a supervillain's evil sidekick keeps ya busy.

And singing? I'm fine with. Just as long as it's not something from out of a Saturday morning cartoon.

[thneedisgreat]

Super-Villian? (Blinks, then shrugs. He's seen stranger.)

Okay, I suppose that'd keep you busy, sure. But does it keep you "happy"? In the fulfilled sense, I mean.

[tharshegoes]

Let's see, good pay, nice benefits, a chance to bring the hurt to Kimmy and an endless supply of mocking fodder! Yeah, pretty sure the only thing that would make my life better is if we actually ruled the world.

[thneedisgreat]

Er.

Okay....I guess whatever floats your boat? Decent pay actually is important...

[tharshegoes]

Yeah, you wouldn't believe how many henchmen are willing to work for peanuts and not feeding them to the alligators. Dr. D definitely isn't the most competent guy I could be working for, and I do have to remind him every few weeks that I have a no cloning clause in my contract, but he actually does know how to treat a right hand woman. Most of the time.

[madangry_madcrazy]

Not the most competent? Who's come closest to taking over the world, Shego?

[potentialboy]

You sure it wasn't the magic of Christmas? I'm pretty sure it was the magic of Christmas.

[tharshegoes]

Not a chance, sidekick. It was just me taking pity on you losers so I wouldn't hear Dr. D nagging me about 'ruining Christmas' for the entire rest of the year.

[potentialboy]

I dunno. you don't seem to care when he complains about, y'know, anything else. C'mon, you can tell me. I won't say anything. Sidekick's honor.

[tharshegoes]

Complaining about things in the here and now? Yeah, that's funny. Complaining about the exact same thing every day for an entire year? It grates on the nerves. Just ask about the last time I missed the annual evil family picnic...or rather, don't.

[madangry_madcrazy]

You sure seemed to appreciate me paying for your Christmas vacation.

[tharshegoes]

Okay, that I appreciated. It was...well, it was nice of you, okay? It's the sappy 'invite our arch-foes over for Christmas dinner and sing-alongs' that I could've done without.

[madangry_madcrazy]

Don't blame it on me, Shego. You know how much of a Scrooge I am without Snowman Hank to put me in the holiday spirit. Now that his Christmas special has been canceled you don't have to worry about me developing any warm, fuzzy Christmas feelings.

[tharshegoes]

You'd better not, I think I might hurl if I have to put up with that again. So how about we agree to pretend that that never happened and all we did was exchange surprisingly thoughtful gifts with each other like normal, hmm?

[madangry_madcrazy]

What thoughtful gifts?

[tharshegoes]

Oh yeah, you would've missed that because you were stuck at the North Pole. I...uh...might've arranged for someone to make a nice dinner at the lair. Assuming, you know, it was still there and Kimmy hadn't wrecked the place because you were insisting on a working holiday.

[basicaveragegirl]

You know, some people might say you're protesting just a bit too much there, Shego.