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[otherflash]

who: Wally West + Jon Kent
what: holiday shopping & stuff
when: early december
where: here and there
warnings: none

[ There's been an extra bounce in Wally's step as the holiday season approaches. He has always been fond of the holidays, but this one is special even if he's far away from home as it's the first one he's experienced since escaping from the Speed Force.

It is why he plans on doing it right and that means there's a lot of work to be done in preparation. Good thing he was able to acquire the aid of the Boy of Steel to help him out with everything.

He grins down at Jon standing alongside him, as the two of them are about to embark on their holiday mission at one of the stores. ]

So where do you think we should start? Is there anyone you want to get gifts for? Do people even give gifts for Hygge? [ Not that it's going to stop him. ]

Comments

[supersweet]

It's not like my life is boring.

[ But he nods. ]

Anyway he's stopped doing that stuff. Since my parents gave the a-ok for us to hang out.

[otherflash]

[ Okay, that has things making a little more sense. ]

He was just finding creative ways to spend time with his pal. I can understand that.

[ A moment goes by before Wally gestures back to the display with the socks. He has to make one last appeal on their behalf. ]

So, we did decide the socks were a bad idea for a gift, right?

[supersweet]

[ Jon nods vigorously. ]

No socks. Uh . . . what do adults like?

[otherflash]

[ Wally gives a slight shrug of his shoulders. ]

As weird as it sounds, I'm not really sure. Most of the adults I know get books, clothes, and things like that.

[ His lips quirk up into a half-grin.]

It's not quite as exciting as getting a video game or your very first baseball glove.

[supersweet]

So basically . . . as you get older, you get more boring?

[ Wow. Adulthood is a lie. ]

[otherflash]

[ Wally laughs, not surprised Jon would see things in that light. ]

I wouldn't go that far. People's priorities and interests just have a habit of changing as they get older.

[ Such as the holidays becoming less about the gifts you receive and more about the people you spend them with. ]

I think the best thing about growing up is the freedom. If you don't want to become boring, as you put it, then you don't have to.

[supersweet]

[ Jon takes this all in surreptitiously. ]

What kind of freedom though?