"So, you're saying you don't want me there, Jim? I'm deeply wounded. I'll have to spend the Christmas alone in a great big mansion. Like something from a Charles Dickens novel. Alfred will approve." Jim rolls his eyes. "That man is a saint, for spending so much time with you," he mutters. "Fine. Here we go. Would you do us the great honour and pleasure of spending Christmas with us?" "But of course," Bruce says smugly, and that's about the moment Jim has another call waiting and disconnects after a brief apology. During the talk with Garcia about the latest budget cuts, he remembers what was the other thing he meant to tell Bruce, and calls again few seconds later. "Forgot something?" "Yes. Don't overdo on the gifts." "I have no idea what you're talking about, Jim," Bruce says, but he sounds all too casual for Jim's liking. "Shit, you bought the presents already, haven't you?" "Still no idea. I think the line is breaking up. Losing you here," there's a very unconvincing series of noises, and Jim sighs. "Nothing expensive. Expensive by my standards, not yours. I mean it." "I'm sorry Jim, I can't hear you very well. If you can hear me, just wanted to say I'll call you later. Bye."
Oh, I giggled! I giggled and sighed and squeed through a lot of this. wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
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Date: 2008-11-21 01:49 pm (UTC)Jim rolls his eyes. "That man is a saint, for spending so much time with you," he mutters. "Fine. Here we go. Would you do us the great honour and pleasure of spending Christmas with us?"
"But of course," Bruce says smugly, and that's about the moment Jim has another call waiting and disconnects after a brief apology. During the talk with Garcia about the latest budget cuts, he remembers what was the other thing he meant to tell Bruce, and calls again few seconds later.
"Forgot something?"
"Yes. Don't overdo on the gifts."
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Jim," Bruce says, but he sounds all too casual for Jim's liking.
"Shit, you bought the presents already, haven't you?"
"Still no idea. I think the line is breaking up. Losing you here," there's a very unconvincing series of noises, and Jim sighs.
"Nothing expensive. Expensive by my standards, not yours. I mean it."
"I'm sorry Jim, I can't hear you very well. If you can hear me, just wanted to say I'll call you later. Bye."
Oh, I giggled! I giggled and sighed and squeed through a lot of this. wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!