seeking dream gloves

J., badriyaz and I all went to visit jhimm where he was recuperating from the last big fight(*). We made small talk for a bit -- a little awkwardly; things had been strained of late among members of the team -- and then finally, holding up a hand covered in one of the same black leather gloves we were all wearing, I said:

"As a superhero, I have to say that these gloves are among the most tough, versatile, and comfortable I have ever worn."

jhimm and J. nodded agreement.

"Well," said badriyaz, "I dunno about that. I find the grip isn't so good as it could be, and I always worry that I'll lose my weapons in the middle of a fight. I've been thinking about trying out a new pair."

We grudgingly allowed as how she should have equipment and costuming she felt she could rely on, even if the rest of us all believed that the gloves we already had were perfectly fine.

The much longer and considerably more boring part of the dream involved all of us trying on stuff at a sporting goods store, and arguing a lot.(**)

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(*) By now you will have realized that, so far as I know, jhimm has not *really* been recovering from a big fight, still less one involving superheroes, bickering or not. But if he *has* been in a big fight, I would hope that he is, in fact, recovering nicely.

(**) A subsequent dream involved running into Roger Ebert and Dennis Kucinich in the Y locker room. Fortunately I don't think they were sitting around naked watching "Frasier" or Spanish-language soaps the way that real-life men in the Salem YMCA often do.