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[tardily]

 

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[khajidont]

Nah just ask him whether or not I lecture him and he'll give you what's what

[Sorry, Bart. Jaime can be fussy, and Bart just has to deal with it.]

I dunno I'm not sure if I'd even be having someone call me grandpa in the first place. I'd go for my name maybe? You should talk to Joseph. He's your age and he has a grandson here too

[tardily]

You mean he'll complain about getting lectured when he did nothing wrong!! Or what he thinks is nothing wrong?

[ That is meant way more lovingly than it probably comes across as in text, but alas, that's the downside of text communication. ]

I didn't think I would either and then I came here and Bart happened and he's pretty dead set on Gramps. ...Does Joesph have a last name or am I going to have to go and ask for everyone named Joesph to the general population?

[khajidont]

Aw I wouldn't be hard on him. Even if he says that he did nothing wrong I think he really does listen. Especially to you I'd bet

Joseph's last name is Joestar. There's like a gazillion here

[tardily]

Is that you trying to get out of lecturing duty by telling me I could lecture him and he'll listen more? I get what you're saying, and he probably does just...maybe the actual doing it part might be a little issue with him.

...Joesph Joestar. Doesn't that pretty much make his name Joe Joe if you're shortening it? I faintly know...Well I don't know the actual guy but I recognize that name. Oliver's 17 year old roommate was using I guess his ID on the network. It was..that's not the point. The point is thank you for telling me that.

[khajidont]

That depends. What do you lecture him on, so how do I get out of it?

His nickname's Jojo. But yeah that's the guy. I guess him and whoever his roomie is are friends.

Ramir?

[tardily]

It depends on what he does and the satisfaction of knowing this is good practice for whenever I have my version of his mom or dad? Or something else entirely, I don't really know what you get out of it right now.

At least he knows how to take a bad name and make it good. Got to give him props for that. That...might be her name. I didn't actually, you know, get one but considering I know two of the people in that house by name, process of elimination means it's a safe bet.

[khajidont]

[He gets him not spilling his secret ID left and right.

Oh wait.]

I'm just a really generous person.

Aw his name's not so bad. I kinda like it. [He calls himself the Blue Beetle; do not trust his taste.] Considering the other three are Kotetsu, Hal and Oliver and I don't think a new 17 year old moved in, that's probably safe.

[tardily]

[ Hey Jaime, hey Jaime, guess who has a big mouth just like his grandpa.

Mutual secret keeping. ]

I know you are. I'm one hundred percent not doubting that because from the little we've talked I've seen it. And from Bart, you know, being Bart and saying you're pretty much the best.

But take it from the one of us named Bartholomew that having a name like Joesph Joestar means that Jojo is a pretty good alternative. ...Yeah, I didn't know Kotetsu, so it's definitely Ramir. Don't know if she's still got his thing or what so I might hold off on asking Jojo's advice but I'll keep him in mind.

[khajidont]

Aw. I was mostly joking but thank you! So long as you know that Bart's just being Bart

I dunno if he'd have advice anyway it would be mostly starting a premature grandpa club. He can't even drink legally yet. Which you can.

Right?

[LOOK, YOU JUST LOOK REALLY YOUNG.]

[tardily]

Just stating the truth, but you're welcome! And I'm beginning to learn it, kind of can't avoid it when it's staring me in the face.

...I. Honestly, a premature grandpa club works well for me. Even if he might use me for booze getting.

Which means I can. Despite everyone's HILARIOUS jokes about me not being able to. Seriously 25, I'm four years over the drinking age in the US. A few more in other countries.

[ WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO COMMENT ON THAT. ]

I mean I know I'm younger than other me comparatively but could someone resist the urge to question me being over 21?

[khajidont]

Sorry! If it makes you feel better I have nothing to compare you to, just a guy in a red suit on the news.

[On the news, and also on the news being super dead.]

I'm just not great at telling ages

[tardily]

...Promise you won't tell anyone if I tell you that it kind of does make me feel a little better? Everyone personally knows me, you just know me as the guy in the red suit on the news.

[ ...That might put a slight damper on the feeling better though. ]

You get a pass just for that. Especially since I'll admit, I looked nearly like this at 16 so I'm used to it.

[khajidont]

I won't tell! You just got unlucky when it comes to different universe stuff. You're kind of a big deal. But don't worry you won't hurt my feelings when you say you don't know me either

[tardily]

I don't even know ninety-five percent of you guys. Seriously, the one person other than you know who I know [ Oliver. ] is Hartley Rathaway and he's a villain where I come from. But I'm very glad it doesn't hurt your feelings.

[khajidont]

Oh right. I talked to Oliver a little about that only he claimed that he was the only superhero around.

Also totally wasn't calling himself a superhero. Guess you've already been briefed that there's like over 100 superheroes on other worlds with you in them right?

No clue who Hartley Rathaway is though.

[tardily]

Oliver would like everyone to believe that. He's also wrong. Technically speaking. There's just us and our tiny teams.

That don't include most of the people here or the people who count as superheroes. And Bart mentioned it. Also Lex Luthor which made me lol. Because really, LL, come on.

...You're lucky. He tried to kill me in my world, didn't in his. I'm glad you've never had to deal with him, honestly. No one should have to if they don't need to.

[ The closest to true trash talk Barry Allen ever reaches right there. ]

[khajidont]

Hey every world starts somewhere with their superheroes. Two teams is still a lot more than just the one guy. You really don't have a Lex Luthor where you're from though? He was the president for a while in my world

Oh so a real supervillain. Got it. [Well... killing people is what they do, right?]

[tardily]

I know it is. It was really just him and his team until my coma, but still it's better than a singular guy. But we don't. I'm missing their heroes and their...villains? Who apparently occasionally are presidents. I'm assuming that was before the whole supervillain thing?

Yes-ish? More like had a vendetta against me and my mentor because of the particle accelerator explosion. I'll admit, didn't exactly press him on the whys because of the almost killing. [ Barry, remember how you told Trickster you'd be nice about Hartley? ] That's...probably just my world though.

[khajidont]

Nope. Supervillain, then president. Gives you a lot of faith in politics right?

Oh ouch. Might just be your world, might not. It's kinda hard to tell with these things

Plus I don't think there was anything about particle accelerators exploding on the news

[Jaime, you suck at keeping up with the news anyway.]

[khajidont]

Um I'm glad you managed to survive both the coma and the killing btw. Sounds like you've had a rough year

[HE FEELS LIKE HE CAN'T JUST LET THAT SLIP AWAY.]

[tardily]

Eh. You hear about presidents being evil enough to be supervillains. I want to be surprised but politics is politics. It's about the only thing I'm a little cynical about. Knowing there's a new low of that does give me a little more faith though, oddly enough.

And he's working at a shelter here? Not mine, another him. So giving him the benefit of the doubt seems like it's something good to do. Second chances and all that. You're lucky though. Kind of jumpstarted everything for me.

[tardily]

Thank you, btw. I think you're the first person who's said that. I mean not as many people know about the killing part, but I don't even get it for the coma. Not that I need it but it's nice to hear, you know?

[ HE'S GENUINELY TOUCHED, A MILLION GOLD STARS FOR YOU JAIME. ]

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[khajidont]

Weird take on it but sure, that's a nice way of thinking about it. He's not president anymore though. He accidentally admitted to trading weapons with the leader of a hostile planet? Didn't last long after that.

Oh. I didn't notice anyone from our worlds around here for a while.

[...wait. Didn't he see a couple of goofy guys hassling Wally when Bart's brains were all scrambled?]

Wait a sec. Did the one here used to go after a different Flash? I think I remember seeing something like that on the network months ago

[khajidont]

Wait seriously?? A coma's a big deal!

WHY NOT A WALTZ THOUGH

[tardily]

That is not something I should laugh about, but even when it comes to presidents messing up that is something that sounds like it's out of a bad movie. Or something that's supposed to be a joke.

And he might have? He listed my name among Jay and Wally's, which I definitely believe because maybe he is as old I'm guessing Jay is and he just found the fountain of youth, but then Bart and called us all Flashes so maybe??