Wearing Thin

"You had this planned from the beginning didn't you?"

"Had what planned?" Lister barely moved from his position in bed in response to Rimmer.

"Everything. You had everything planned right from the beginning." Rimmer was up and sorting through his photo collection (all of the telephone poles he photographed back on earth).

"Nah, no way could I plan all that, I know I'm a super genius and all, but who can plan ahead like that. I mean who'd have though you'd say 'that' to the Cat?.. Me? I just seized the opportunity." Lister chuckled again to himself. It was, he thought, the best joke he'd played on Rimmer ever, he wasn't going to let this go for a while. After all, he'd put a lot on the line for that gag.

"You know what?"

"Wha'?"

"You made a bigger fool of yourself than me. And even when you've done something so incredibly awful and embarrassing every one's still on your side. Why?" Rimmer looked kind of smug-as was usual when he wasn't panicking, "Because you're a goit, and a completely ignorant one at that. You stand there confidently insulting me, and everyone overlooks what you say and do that'd be embarrassing to any normal human being."

"Ha, Rimmer - what I do, what I always do, is wind you up, and watch your reaction and laugh along with the rest of the crew. Never-not once-are my jokes taken seriously. Aside from by you."

"Bah, smeg off."

"Will do." Lister turned onto his back and began whistling to himself.

"Argh, I give up." Rimmer stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind him. A few seconds later Rimmer opened the door again and looked in. "You know what I hate about you?"

"Just give it a rest will yeh? I'm tryin' to get some kip."

"That." Rimmer mumbled and left the room yet again and stormed off down he hall.

A few days later

Lister lay back, looking at the roof of his 'hole' for a bed. The joke had worn thin and vanished quicker than he'd hoped, though what hope is there for it to last any longer when you're around the smeg head constantly. With hours and hours to spare, sure you're gonna have used up all your jokes pretty quickly.

Time for another plan, and this one with hopefully less risks to Lister's pride.

Sorry it was so short, might upload another chapter at some point, hopefully.