Groovy Tunes, Sunday

[furnaceface]

So, graduation yesterday had been... nice? Mostly nice. The scorpions notwithstanding, of course. But those were to be expected, Jonothon supposed, as he settled in behind the counter at the Groovy Tunes and started going through a few CDs that had been left at the counter on Thursday by customers who had been unable to pay for them, for some reason. Did nobody on the island pay with debit or credit anymore?

Around here anything was possible, granted.

Feeling vaguely lazy today, Jono pulled out his phone and sent a text around to a few of his friends.

When did high school graduates start getting so young?

There. Even if business was slow while the new grads entertained their guests, at least he could spend his day texting back and forth with Jubilee about feeling old. His day was set.

[OOC: Open! If you want to also have gotten Jono's text, by all means!]

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[glacial_queen]

They're not young, darling, you just got old. See, look, Jono, Karla was harassing you. How was your nostalgia now?

[Fleeing for bed, couldn't resist.]

[furnaceface]

It has been SEVEN YEARS on the island since I graduated, and longer for me besides. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD RUB THAT IN, KARLA.

Honestly, now. Jono loved you, Karla, but why did you have to be like that?

[YESSSSS.]

[glacial_queen]

Funny, Warren thought it was hysterical. Karla had given up on ever getting them to get along. There were some impossibilities even she didn't feel like spiting. Besides, do you
REALLY want to be 18 again? Do you remember 18? We were idiots.

"Now send him a text saying you're legitimately asking if he can remember 18."

"Stop stirring up trouble and go make sure your offspring aren't trying to burn the estate down. Again."

[furnaceface]

I'm still an idiot. I wouldn't want to re-tread 18 because I was a MISERABLE idiot. Anyway, out of the lot of us, I'm the one who HAS gotten a second round of somewhere-around-twenty, so I probably shouldn't complain too much.

Stupid Age of X. Stupid whatsisface with the broom hair. Stupid... stupid.

Some little voice in Jono's head was calling him stupid right on back. With all the fortitude that came from several years of experience, he ignored it.

[glacial_queen]

Must admit, happy-idiot-Jono is my favorite Jono. Though I must let you in on a little secret.

She paused a moment before sending the second text.

There is no force on any of the worlds I've seen, heard of, or visited that can stop you from complaining when you set your mind to it. So grump away, darling. It reminds me of old times. <3

[furnaceface]

You realize you've given me permission now, don't you? That's basically asking for me to write you out a list.

He was giving her fair warning now. Because when it came to his ability to complain, she wasn't wrong.

[glacial_queen]

Like you were waiting for my okay, Karla sent, wishing there was an emoji to represent the snort that had accompanied her typing the text out. Besides, you know I'll just use that list as an opportunity to tease.

[furnaceface]

The school in New York is now located in Central Park. I'm not certain HOW that helps our situation any. Feels a bit like a cross between a zoo and the bullseye on a realy big target, there.

She hadn't said no!

And my sort-of daughter is going back to her own world for the summer and I'm going to go utterly mad with worry.

... Had he ever spoken to Karla about Alluka?

Oops.

[glacial_queen]

From the way his phone was ringing shrilly mere seconds after he sent that last message, no, he most certainly had not.

[furnaceface]

Jono paused just long enough to bury his face in his hand before answering.

//Hello, Karla.//

[glacial_queen]

"I know you're facepalming at me because you can't actually talk in this thing, but it doesn't matter because the important thing is that you hear how shrill I get when I say, 'You have a daughter and you never told me?!?'"

[furnaceface]

//No,// Jonothon's muttering came in loud and clear on Karla's end too, now. //I'm facepalming at myself because Barry made this phone specifically for me, so I have no bloody excuse for not calling to mention it, either.//

At least he understood that? That was good, right?

[glacial_queen]

"WHAT?!?" Well now Jono was probably deaf in that ear and he had no one to blame but himself.

[furnaceface]

//Christ, Karla,// Jono muttered, switching his phone to his other ear and wincing. //It's not that I didn't call you on purpose. The whole situation sort of snuck up on me.//

Years ago.

[glacial_queen]

"How long ago?!"

She knew you, Jono!

[furnaceface]

//A... while...//

Jonothon hung his head a little at that. He knew what he did.

[icecoldfrost]

I was going to say 'around the time we didn't need fake IDs anymore,' but we never needed fake IDs because I just zapped the bouncers.

Hello to you too, Jono.

[furnaceface]

And I wasn't drinking anyway. Hello, Emma. Good to hear from you.

It really was. Things were still far too complicated when it came to the Emma in his own world. This one, though? This Emma was more 'his' Emma anyway.