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[mylegacy]

"Leave a message, per favore; I'll be back before you know it."

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[ino]

Caaaaesar! I need your help with something!

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[mylegacy]

Oh? What is it?

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[ino]

I can't find the thing I was going to get Jojo for his birthday anymore, I don't know where I put it. Will you help me think of some other ideas?

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[mylegacy]

Oh. Sure. He likes things to do with flying - planes more than the ships here - and he likes comic books. His favorite's Superman, I think. And he really misses his grandmother, but I don't think there's any way to get pictures of her here.

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[ino]

[ ... A pause ]

Comic books?

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[mylegacy]

I know.

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[ino]

No, I mean ... what are those? Books that are funny?

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[mylegacy]

No, they're very small picture books about people punching each other. For children.

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[ino]

[ Well, the last part doesn't surprise her, all things considered. ]

I wish I could be more surprised.

You said he likes Superman? Maybe I have a photo of him somewhere ...

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[mylegacy]

You know Superman?

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[ino]

I did. He's very annoying.

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[mylegacy]

That would explain why Jojo likes him.

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[ino]

I can see the two of them getting along pretty well.

[ It's not in the text, but you can almost hear the sigh that goes here. ]

Well, I'll see what I can do. What are you going to get him?

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[mylegacy]

I was thinking about getting him something to do with aviation . . . He told me recently that his father was a fighter pilot, and he never really knew him, so it might be a good reminder of home.

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[ino]

His father, huh ... ?

That's pretty thoughtful of you, Caesar.

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[mylegacy]

He'd do the same for me.

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[ino]

The two of you are that close, then?

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[mylegacy]

He's my best friend.

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[ino]

[ Uh-oh. Did Jojo get friendzoned ... ]

How long have you two known each other for?

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[mylegacy]

[No, Caesar friendzoned himself.]

Not long. A few months. But it's different when you're fighting. It felt like longer.

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[ino]

Yeah, I know what you mean.

You must have had some time to talk if you know about things like what you were mentioning, though, right?

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[mylegacy]

We had some time. Not at first, we didn't really get along, but later. He always talked more than I did.

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[ino]

Why didn't you get along?

[ She can hazard many guesses, but ... ]

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[mylegacy]

I didn't like him because he was an idiot and didn't have any idea what his family had done to mine. He didn't like me because . . .

[Well.]

He thought I was disrespectful. And fake.

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[ino]

What his family did to yours?

[ Whoa, what now. ]

Fake, huh ...