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[almosthandsome]

Hey there buddy! You've reached Jack - the cool dude from outer space! Leave me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I remember to!

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[almosthandsome]

medium and large r sizes

tell me about it

ive lost track how long ive been here & i kno its been longer 4 u

weird huh

u doing ok?

[brokencode]

Sizes that don't tell me your wingspan, or your torso length. Never mind your waist size! >:(

I am doing fine? Being here does not bother me the way it does you.
Unless you're asking in general.
Though I suppose the answer is the same.
I'm good. Very good.

[almosthandsome]

I dont wanna kno my waist size rn

it doesnt bother me kiddo its just not exactly the planet id pick 2 get stuck on & have 2 build a whole new life in

its not easy or fun 2 start over in ur 40s

but yea i was just asking in general

dont c 2 much of ya these days

i get it tho

we dont talk about it but i get it

[brokencode]

Ugh. I will make do with what you've given me, then.

[And she won't be too grumpy about it either. Probably.]

Anyway. That was sort of why I was asking. I wanted to make you something for the holidays. So we would have a reason to see each other.

[almosthandsome]

were family we dont NEED a reason

u can call me or drop by or wutever anytime angel

id like u 2

[brokencode]

...
We shouldn't talk about this now.
I did not reach out for the sake of causing an argument.

[almosthandsome]

whos arguing? im not trying 2 argue

all i said was itd b nice 2 see u more

thats not a tactical verbal attack

[brokencode]

You know it is not that easy.
I am trying. I promise.

[almosthandsome]

i kno but i just dont think us hardly seeing each other or talking is actually helping shit

do u?

[brokencode]

I talk to you more often than I talk to the man who was here in your stead.
What do you think that says?

[almosthandsome]

yeah i kno some shit about that guy

all that says is u like me better than wut im pretty sure was a serial killer

thats not a hi bar kiddo

doesnt make me feel that awesome

look i get theres all kinds of messed up crap i dont have any clue about & im sorry about that

but im not that guy

[brokencode]

You become him.
Everything that made him who he is, you hold within you.

I just need time to be sure that is not the path you go down.

I know it is hard. I can only imagine how difficult it is to be held accountable for the actions of someone you never even met.
But you do not know the depth of what I went through in kind.

[almosthandsome]

no, I don't

i got off that merry-go-round of insanity the minute i woke up here

divergent time stream or wutever u wanna call it

anyway i got the cliff notes way back when i first showed up & unless theres some ancient powerful alien artifact lying around i dont think i have to worry about going over the deep end

look im no saint i can b a real asshole

but i have gotten some peeks at that possible future & im not into it

didnt spark any joy

[brokencode]

[The worst part is that he's right. The catalyst for what would eventually be Jack's downfall was worlds away. The monster he would become was nothing more than a memory and occasional nightmare to haunt Angel's worst nights. Here, maybe there was a fraction of a chance that he could actually be the father she'd always wanted.

And yet...]

You still locked me up.
That didn't change.</font face=courier new

[almosthandsome]

i kno

its not like im bursting with pride about that or nothing kiddo

desperate times & desperate measures

all i can say is i - me, this guy here txting u - never planned it 2 b permanent

i thought id b able 2 figure sumthing else out

im pretty friggin good at figuring things out

[brokencode]

I know.
I certainly did not get my looks from you.

[And then, without thinking -]

Armin and I are engaged.

[almosthandsome]

.......

wut?

[brokencode]

... Since prom.
I asked him.