(Writing Alec is like an exercise in trying to avoid being banned by SV mods. Goddamnit Alec.)
I giggled. I still couldn't believe it. I had told the Protectorate no!
"Did you meet a nice boy at the park because you're giggling an awful lot," Dad commented, from his makeshift desk where he was answering phone calls from the public with Kurt and Lacey. They were dying down a lot now and Lacey had let me off of phone duty as a lot of phone calls were just curious members of the public, not genuine customers.
"No!" I protested, before rolling my eyes at his laugh. "Kurt can I use your laptop? I wanna browse PHO."
He nodded distractedly as he wrote down the details of whatever the person was saying.
I logged into my account of Vote_For_Me and found a lot of speculation on PHO about 'The Mayor'. They apparently had theories ranging from the expected Shaker, to all the way to secret lizard ladies with Stranger/Master powers. It was all pretty funny, if I didn't think of it as me. I saved a few nice pictures people took of me before glancing over at Jake. He was reading one of Lacey's childhood children's books intensely.
"Can you even read that?" I asked, curiously. He looked up at me and looked upwards in thought.
"I ... am Jake." He said slowly. He smiled at the shocked look at my face.
"Dad, Jake's speaking English!!" I yelled excitedly.
Dad came in with Kurt and Lacey, looking expectant at Jake. He grinned.
"I am Jake."
"That's pretty good for a guy who says negeesh for no." Kurt said. We gave him a look.
"You picked up his language?" Lacey asked.
"It's pretty easy when he says it when he shakes his head no. Apparently he's not a fan of bananas." Kurt replied.
"Well good job kiddo." Dad considered something for a moment with his hand before offering a handshake to Jake.
"Thank ... you." He said slowly as he took it.