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The podcaster glowered at his guest from across the table. The comedian nervously adjusted his tie, the white fabric with pink polka dots a reminder of better times.

"I never understood you as an act. I could never figure out if you were playing it straight with the jokes, or that this was some sort of Andy Kaufman homage where the audience was supposed to hate you. I just look into those eyes and feel like i'm not talking to the real you. Comedians are supposed to be truth-tellers, and you're so artificial. "

Fozzie waggled his ears in desperation.

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The son held the mask in his hands, looking as if he were about to throw up.
“-You’re- Captain Awesome?!?”

His father nodded, smiling. His son had grown, becoming more a reflection of his own youthful days.

“Yes, I felt it was time…”

“But you –can’t- be. You don’t understand…”

The father nodded, pulling out a small pile of ‘Captain Awesome and Lightning Lord’ slash comics. His son looked just about ready to die.

“I found these in your room…And thought it was time for both of us to have an honest conversation.”

And in time, both of them laughed.