That made Brainy erupt into peals of riotous laughter, the deep belly laughter that was so hard to coax out of him. Whenever someone managed to, it was often a surreal experience, to hear someone so serious and arch and occasionally snide laugh with pure undiluted delight.
Lyle was one of the few that could get it out of him quite easily.
Eventually, he stopped laughing, holding onto the silly bird toy and smiling down at it.
"Well, I suppose I should go get ready for dinner. After all, it takes time to make oneself properly ravishing."
He leaned forward over the lab table and looked around.
"'Said Brainiac to no one in particular,'" he said, "Because there certainly aren't any other sentients idling around here watching me. Perish the thought."
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Lyle was one of the few that could get it out of him quite easily.
Eventually, he stopped laughing, holding onto the silly bird toy and smiling down at it.
"Well, I suppose I should go get ready for dinner. After all, it takes time to make oneself properly ravishing."
He leaned forward over the lab table and looked around.
"'Said Brainiac to no one in particular,'" he said, "Because there certainly aren't any other sentients idling around here watching me. Perish the thought."