Jim's Voicemail

[pursuedthestars]

It's Jim. Leave me a message so I can be entertained when I get back. Think you can do that? Don't worry, I have faith in you.

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[pursuedthestars]

Oh yes, I'm sure the old, paunchy, bald men in charge will fall for that.

If they were women, he'd try. If they were younger guys, he'd try but he didn't think it'd work with his current supervision.

[whenshewasnice]

You don't know their tastes! But, better hope for good luck then.

Because she did want to see him.

[pursuedthestars]

I'll try. If I can't get to this one, I'll get to the next one. Just sing a song for me or something.

He just hoped it wasn't some terribly sad or angry song.

[whenshewasnice]

A lot of her songs were sad, though. Fewer were angry.

I'll dedicate it to Shatner.

Good thing there was a tiny sliver of dork in her, too.

[pursuedthestars]

Still don't know who that is. Don't tell me either.

He didn't want to know who she was comparing him to especially if it was a loser.

[whenshewasnice]

It was a little more complicated than a comparison, anyway. Also harder to explain.

It's my cute nickname for you.

[pursuedthestars]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumb.

He followed that up with a thumbs down.

Don't make me hit below the belt.

[whenshewasnice]

Shaaaaaatnerrrrrr.

Sometimes baiting was a thing. And the multiversal tour jamboree was one of those times, apparently.

It had a lot to do with communicating with someone she actually knew.

[pursuedthestars]

Natalie.

He'd warned her.

[whenshewasnice]

Yeah, it was exactly what she'd expected.

That just makes you sound like a nostalgic softie, to me.

Thing was, it had been years since she'd changed names. She'd mellowed out as she'd become more secure in her identity.

[pursuedthestars]

Natty, then. I'll go with that.

Made her sound like a child in Jim's eyes.

[whenshewasnice]

... He was getting a call.

Ring, ring.

[pursuedthestars]

"What, that constituted a call?" Jim asked as he picked up his phone.

[whenshewasnice]

"Why, Jimmy?"

Yeah, that was what he was getting.

[pursuedthestars]

"At least people have called me that before," he pointed out though he still didn't like it. "Natty's a new one."

[whenshewasnice]

"And it's terrible," Envy informed him.

But then again he already knew that, didn't he?

[pursuedthestars]

"Which is exactly why I'm going to keep using it," Jim decided. "You made that choice for me."

[whenshewasnice]

"You're terrible."

He knew that too. She'd only been telling him that he was no good since they'd met.

She didn't sound like she actually minded.

[pursuedthestars]

"You brought this on yourself," he said, sighing heavily. "Learn to live with it, Natty."

[whenshewasnice]

Envy made a face at him. Which was pointless, and also not very serious.

"What if I uninvite you from my show?"

Which she would not.

[pursuedthestars]

"Is it an invite only show?" Jim asked her curiously.

[whenshewasnice]

"No." Although there were some of those on this tour, in some universes. "But I could tell you not to show up."

[pursuedthestars]

"And I could not listen and just buy a ticket," he pointed out. "So there."

[whenshewasnice]

"That'd be a jerk move."

Again, like that was new.

"I'm not going to uninvite you. I want to see you, if I can."

[pursuedthestars]

"You'd just be mad if I managed to get around your dumb rule," Jim pointed out, smirking. "But, I will do my best to get there. Can't make promises but I'll try."