Apparently there wasn’t even time to order a coffee before they were just going to launch right into… what exactly? Chatting like they were old friends?
“It was a good holiday,” he answered cautiously. ”We spent most of Christmas Day itself with our friend Mykaal in his home dimension and on New Year’s Day a Magic Anon gave me amnesia, but otherwise it was nice to spend time as a family with him and my Minion.”
Jack’s eyes widened. He knew all too well what magic anons were capable of, and the thought of one that removed a person’s memory sounded nightmarish. Whatever his feelings about Harrison, he wouldn’t have wished that on anyone.
“I think the worst thing an anon ever did to me was turn me into a human,” he remarked. “At least you got through it safely?”
This was probably the most bizarre small talk imaginable, but Jack didn’t know what else to say. He couldn’t outright tell Harrison “please like and/or tolerate me so my fiancee will be happy”.
“Oh yes, Wayne took good care of me and so did Mykaal. In the end it was an inconvenience, but not all that traumatizing,” he said nonchalantly. Then a thick silence descended and he struggled to think of something else to talk about. “Sooo,” he drawled. “You and Katey pick a date yet for the wedding?”
Jack tried not to look too relieved, even though he was grateful they’d found a safe topic. “Not formally, but we’re shooting for around April second. Y-you see, there’s a forest of cherry trees to the north of the city. They bloom for a few weeks between March and April, and Katelynn really wants to hold the wedding under them while they’re in bloom.”
He smiled, looking distant and dreamy as he imagined it. “I want to give her her wish, but I don’t know who owns that patch of forest, or how to get permission to use it."
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