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[khajidont]

Jaime's cell phone is more or less plugged riiiight into his brain, so he tends to pick up like 99% of the time! If not, however...

"Hey, Jaime here! Leave a message, and I'll get back to you ASAP."

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[gonstop]

[At that, he makes a buzzer noise, forming an X with his arms.]

Wrooong! Even if I did, he's obsessed with Gon and friends with my big brother. [That light tone or not, he's wondering if Jaime's really worrying behind it. It's why he tries to leave it at that and press things on past it, kicking his feet a little below the table.]

If you're going to nag, you should tell Gon to do his own homework. It's not that I mind helping him, but he's totally going to fail any tests that come up!

[khajidont]

What a combination.

[Oh, he's worrying about it all right, though he's trying his best not to show it. It's a bit of a vicious circle they're trapped in, because while he'd vastly prefer to not deal with Hisoka unless he's actively hurting someone, as long as he's got his eye on kids, he's Jaime's business.

Killua doesn't have to know that, though.]

Maybe failing will teach him to do his own homework, then. Even if I do nag him, I don't think he'd actually listen to me.

[gonstop]

[Killua just smiles at that, taking the knife back up again to spin between his fingers.]

Yeah, but that's just Gon. He doesn't listen to anyone. [Which means he really just wants the nagging to be amused by, but details. He stops spinning the knife there and changes to a simple wobble back and forth, watching it intently.]

Don't take it personally. He does the same thing with me, too. [Aaaand he sets it back down.] But you don't have to worry, we've got each other's backs.

[khajidont]

I know you do.

[That they have each other's backs, not that he's not going to worry. He worries like it's his job.

If he got paid for it, he would be a very, very rich man.]

Doesn't mean it hurts to have a few more people watching your back, is all. How've you two been settling in, anyway? Have you managed to make many friends yet?

[It can be a little lonely here without them. Jaime's not so sure that Brenda's made all that many friends... he's never sure whether or not he should be worried about that too. At least she has him.]

[gonstop]

Of course!

[Spoken as if he's the cool kid in town, thank you. To prove this, he starts counting off on his fingers.] There's Kite, who we already knew back home. Then there's Jojo, Mabel, Kate... Though I don't know if we're friends yet. Ellie, too, I think.

[Well, at least one of them is also 12.]

[khajidont]

I stand corrected!

[Jaime nods absently along with the list, though he doesn't know who Kite, Mabel and Kate are. He knows Ellie, of course, but... Jojo? He gives Killua something of an odd look.]

Jojo? Really? Where'd you meet him?

[He likes Joseph, he really does. He's also a rude ass.]

[gonstop]

[Hilariously, he has no idea who Joseph is. In fact, the Jojo he's speaking about is Jonathan Joestar. But he doesn't know there's a misunderstanding here.]

Oh, he posted over the network about how he'd do favors for people so I got some free candy from him. [Delicious heaps of candy, in fact.] I thought he was a pretty cool guy after that, so I helped him out!

[khajidont]

Really? What was he doing favours for?

[Likewise, Jaime has no idea who Jonathan is either. He only knows of Joseph and his apparently fish obsessed grandson! Doing favours for nothing doesn't sound like the Joseph Joestar way, though.]

[gonstop]

That's just the kind of guy he is, I think... He wanted to help people out in whatever way he could. I think that's what he said.

[A light shrug.] I had to teach him how to use his bank account.

[khajidont]

[He can buy Killua needing to teach Joseph about his bank account, but the rest of it? He's not so sure. He props his elbow up on the table, resting his chin on the heel of his hand.]

Huh. I guess he just really likes kids. I never knew that about him.

[That's got to be it, right...?]

[gonstop]

When you put it like that, it just sounds weird.

[It really doesn't, but to Killua, he may be oversensitive to things like this.] He's like that with everyone!

[khajidont]

Nnnno, he's definitely not. Don't get me wrong, I like him and all, but he's totally rude.

[gonstop]

Huhh? No way!

[He extends a palm in his confusion.] Even if he hated your guts for some reason, he can't be rude if he even tried!

[khajidont]

Okay, now I know you're delusional. If I ever said anything mean to him, I'm pretty sure Joseph would kick my ass.

[gonstop]

No, he--!

[Wait, back it up. He stops mid-yelling, looking deeply confused as the offense drops from his face.]

Wait, did you say Joseph?

[khajidont]

Yes? Oh my god, is there another Jojo?

[How many of them are there.]

[gonstop]

Uwoooh, I didn't know there was another Jojo! I knew he had family here, but that's it. His name is Jonathan, not Joseph!

[khajidont]

That makes so much more sense. I wonder if he's another one of Joseph's grandkids...

[It must be so weird seeing your grandfather as a young man. It must be even weirder to meet your grandchildren from the future.]

I guess they just have a really big family. It's not like Joestar's a super common name... or at least it isn't where I'm from.

[He's talking to Killua Zoldyk after all.]

[gonstop]

Actually, I think he said something about there being a bunch of people from his future! Kids and stuff.

[He can't remember the details, but that should be good enough, right?]

So yeah, they're probably all the same family that made a name for itself, kind of like mine.

[khajidont]

Maybe he's one of their grandparents, then.

[The Joestar family: just like Killua's, but with less murder! Or, god, he hopes so. Has Joseph murdered anyone? Has his fish-obsessed grandson? It's a mystery.]

Anyway, I'm glad you guys've made friends, [Jaime says, rooting around in his pocket before dropping some cash on the table. Between them, they've managed to rack up a bill of one milkshake and a coke. Their poor waitress probably isn't all that happy with them.] Don't tell Joseph I called him rude once you get around to meeting him.

[Or do. Jaime doesn't actually care.]

[gonstop]

Hahaha, probably! He's totally like an old man even now.

[This coming from the kid who thought Jaime was 19, but still. Only a slight difference! Smiling, he assures his phone is in his pocket as he turns to face out of the booth, staying sitting for now.]

I'm glad, too. I guess I can keep it a secret, though, since you've helped me so much.

[khajidont]

[Jaime's educated guess is that Jonathan is probably in his twenties to qualify as an old man, if that. Killua's view in age is a bit... skewed.

That, and they don't have many old guys around here.]

Good. Here, I'll walk you, uh...

[He had been about to offer to walk Killua home - which is no less than he offers to many people, especially when it's this late - but again, he's forgotten who he's talking to. His smile is a little sheepish.]

Well, I guess you don't really need anyone to walk you home.

[gonstop]

[At that, Killua gains a pretty smug smile, but for once he doesn't comment on it too much. Slipping out of the booth, he rests his arms behind his head.]

I don't need it, but if you want to, you can. Where do you live, anyway?

[khajidont]

Then I will.

[Capable or not, Jaime will certainly rest easier that way.]

Oh, I'm just over at house 15. How about you?

[gonstop]

So you live just as far from Gon as I do!

[That's the first way he notices as they head out. Probably to transportation, because even if he could walk or run again, he had lazy tendencies too.]

I'm in house 35, and Gon is in 25.