Oh no, did he hurt Dave's little brain? Dirk starts to grin, but it makes his head feel kind of foggy to read those words. And he's not really sure why.

He's used the phrase "battle husband" often enough that he's learned to ignore the slight disorientation that comes with it, but for some reason Dave saying he's "shacked up" with Jake makes him go blank for a second.

And yet the thought of shacking up with Jane doesn't have the same effect. Whuh?

"Should've worried about that before you went and scratched your timeline," is all he says, because wow is he confused suddenly.

What is he forgetting here.