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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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[khajidont]

What? You don't like Batman?

[Yes, he sounds genuinely surprised. Look, he's out of the loop.]

[you_tried]

. . . It's complicated. We have a long history.

[ They're okay-er now, but Booster did try to laser him in the face that one time. But that's not a story Jaime needs to hear, or one Booster wants to retell. ]

[khajidont]

Okay. I knew you guys were on the Justice League together. I just figured that everyone got along okay.

[Unlike the Titans. Right? Right???]

[you_tried]

Uh. [ For certain definitions of "okay." ]

I don't wanna destroy your illusions, buuuut I'm gonna. The League's pretty much just like everyone else. Or they were when I was a member, anyway.

[khajidont]

Well... I know you guys are still people. Everyone fights eventually.

[Except Jaime, but he's a peacekeeper. He always has been.]

There's just, uh, different degrees of fighting.

[you_tried]

Fighting with your friends and fighting for real. Yeah. Believe me, I get it.

[ This conversation's a little difficult when "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is playing on the radio. A little surreal. And all he really wants to do is push the image of Batman holding out Ted's shattered goggles out of his mind. ]

... I don't hate the guy or anything. Couldn't have joined the League without him. [ Choke out that gratitude, Booster, you can do it. ]

[khajidont]

Right.

[Jaime doesn't actually know Booster all that well, no matter how well they're chatting now - and, to be honest, a lot of that is probably exacerbated by the fact that all Jaime's doing right now is hanging out at work, waiting for the day to be over.

But he can still tell when things have taken a slightly sour turn.]

Uh, sorry if I hit a sore spot. I'm not really up to date on who's a fan of who.

[God, is being a superhero like being in high school? It seems like it, looking at the Titans and realizing that everyone really does know everyone.]

[you_tried]

Hey, don't worry about it. It's a lot to keep straight even when you're not the new guy.

[ Cop-out though it may be, he's grateful for the chance to change the subject. He had a point here. What was his point? ... Wait, did he have a point? Maybe he was just really bored. ]

Anyway, you should get me your Christmas list before December gets too crazy.

[khajidont]

[...is that why Booster called? Are they even close enough to be getting each other presents?

DOES HE NEED TO GIVE BOOSTER A PRESENT NOW??? He doesn't know what Booster even likes. Hair gel? Some sort of oil to make his obnoxiously bright suit even shinier than it is? Oh, no.]

What? Oh, um.

[Oh good god how many presents is he getting for people? How has he made this many friends? Why. He's trying not to sound as bewildered by that as he is when he says, quite honestly,]

I haven't even started thinking about that yet.

[you_tried]

Well, if you want me to surprise you...

[khajidont]

Well - what would you want for Christmas, anyway?

[Hint: Booster's not going to be getting a list because Jaime is polite to a fault and would spend an age squinting at the list wondering if everything is too expensive.]

[you_tried]

[ You're not getting out of this that easily, kid. Even L-Ron got presents. THERE'S NO ESCAPE. ]

As long as it's not a tie, I'll be happy.

[khajidont]

That's a pretty wide range of stuff you could be getting, you know. I could get you socks and you'd still have to pretend to be happy about it.

[you_tried]

Booooooring! You get me socks and I'll be calling you grandma for the next six months.

[khajidont]

I'm being called 'old man' on a regular basis by two twelve year olds. I think I could handle grandma.

[you_tried]

Then you'd better step up your Christmas game, my friend!