[Joseph was hoping for some small talk at least instead of jumping straight into it. Or maybe he was just hopeful that small talk would distract him and he could put it off until, you know, never. But. Okay. Here goes.]
[ . . . ]
[Aaaaaany minute now.]
[Okay. Joseph rubs at the back of his neck.]
I, uh...wanted to talk to you about some... [what's the word again???] things that happened. Before you got here. Between Caesar and me.
[Hey, if Joseph thought that realistically he could get away with never telling her, he absolutely would never. But the fact of the matter is, he doesn't want to have to keep his mother out of parts of his life now that she's here and she's making an effort. And truth be told, he's scared as hell about how she might react to this and what she's going to say. But no one can afford to keep secrets from one another anymore even if he didn't want her to really know him and be part of his life in every capacity.]
[Not that telling her is going to be smooth. The fidgeting and constant shift of position starts in almost immediately as he tries to explain in starts and stops. Joseph looks around the room, more or less anywhere but at Lisa Lisa. Is it getting warm in here? He thinks it's getting warm in here.]
Well, things were kinda rough for a while between the two of us. And... I mean, we fought a lot. I mean a lot. More than you ever saw. 'Cause I'd say something or he'd say something. And. [. . .] You know, so we'd just-- But things got better. Caesar was getting better. And. So we--
[Then abruptly, with no further preamble, he finally looks at Lisa Lisa and blurts out,]
[This is one of those moments where Joseph really wishes Lisa Lisa emoted more, even just a little. He's good at reading people--incredibly good at it, in fact--but she's next to impossible to get a read on. And this reaction it's...well, it's not much of a reaction for Joseph to really figure out what exactly to do with. So.]
[Why does everyone figure it out that fast? Honestly...]
[Anyway. That's not the point. Right now, anyway. That's not the point right now. This next part feels a lot more difficult to explain because a) he's not even really all that certain how the conversation with Suzie is going for Caesar and b) it's not really something that Joseph expects anybody to really necessarily understand right away. But he shouldn't give Lisa Lisa half-truths. That's unfair.]
Uh, well. It's about Suzie...
[Fidget, fidget.]
[The next time someone has to tell Lisa Lisa something, it's not going to be Jojo, tell you what...!]
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Date: 2016-01-17 11:17 pm (UTC)[Joseph was hoping for some small talk at least instead of jumping straight into it. Or maybe he was just hopeful that small talk would distract him and he could put it off until, you know, never. But. Okay. Here goes.]
[ . . . ]
[Aaaaaany minute now.]
[Okay. Joseph rubs at the back of his neck.]
I, uh...wanted to talk to you about some... [what's the word again???] things that happened. Before you got here. Between Caesar and me.
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Date: 2016-01-17 11:23 pm (UTC)She certainly had some suspicions, but she also kinda thought this was not going to be brought up. Like. Ever.
Proceed with caution, she guesses ... ]
... Yes?
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Date: 2016-01-17 11:32 pm (UTC)[Not that telling her is going to be smooth. The fidgeting and constant shift of position starts in almost immediately as he tries to explain in starts and stops. Joseph looks around the room, more or less anywhere but at Lisa Lisa. Is it getting warm in here? He thinks it's getting warm in here.]
Well, things were kinda rough for a while between the two of us. And... I mean, we fought a lot. I mean a lot. More than you ever saw. 'Cause I'd say something or he'd say something. And. [. . .] You know, so we'd just-- But things got better. Caesar was getting better. And. So we--
[Then abruptly, with no further preamble, he finally looks at Lisa Lisa and blurts out,]
We love each other.
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Date: 2016-01-21 04:23 am (UTC)Hm. ]
... Is that what you wanted to tell me?
[ Or is there more to this ... ]
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Date: 2016-01-21 04:28 am (UTC)[Mm...]
Part of it...?
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Date: 2016-01-21 04:43 am (UTC)I had thought that might be the case. It simply wasn't the time to bring it up, then.
[ Since turning the subject around from "I'm your mom" to "ARE YOU GAY" might have been a bit .... yeah.
Either way, she waits expectantly for whatever else he wanted to say. ]
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Date: 2016-01-21 05:16 am (UTC)[Oh. Okay. That explains.]
[...]
[Why does everyone figure it out that fast? Honestly...]
[Anyway. That's not the point. Right now, anyway. That's not the point right now. This next part feels a lot more difficult to explain because a) he's not even really all that certain how the conversation with Suzie is going for Caesar and b) it's not really something that Joseph expects anybody to really necessarily understand right away. But he shouldn't give Lisa Lisa half-truths. That's unfair.]
Uh, well. It's about Suzie...
[Fidget, fidget.]
[The next time someone has to tell Lisa Lisa something, it's not going to be Jojo, tell you what...!]
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Date: 2016-01-25 09:19 pm (UTC)[ Now she looks a little surprised. Because what does Suzie have to do with the two of them ...? ]
What about her?
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Date: 2016-01-29 04:51 am (UTC)[Someone please help.]
[. . . No one? He's on his own? Okay.]
Well, you know, [and then he starts muttering a little so fear not about the HTML,] we both like her...
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Date: 2016-02-15 11:35 pm (UTC)Pardon me?
[ That was super not what she was expecting and she's not sure she heard him right. ]
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Date: 2016-02-29 04:04 am (UTC)[Doo-dee-doo~ Ahem.]