quasi-normalcy:

fire-plug:

IT’S GOOD OKAY

Me: “Do you like…Star Trek?”

**shouts of agreement**

Me: “Do you like…Lord of the Rings?”

**shouts of agreement**

Me: “Then have I got a show for you! A show that combines the space opera and humanistic philosophy of the best Star Trek with the mythopoeic awe of Tolkien’s legendarium–”

**someone in the crowd shouts “Tell us the name!”**

Me: “…BABYLON 5!”

**dead silence**

Me: “…I said ‘Bab–’”

**mutters of polite excuse as the crowd rapidly filters out**

Me: “OH COME ON!”