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[khajidont]

I'm just glad I didn't miss it!

Or miss more time. That would have sucked. Anyway have you thought of anything you want to do for him?

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[sassguard]

Not really.

[ Nothing that's wise to share with Jaime, anyway. Shepard might be tactless at times, but he knows the concept of TMI fairly well. ]

I was thinking we could take a trip away from Heropa. Decompress, or something.

[ As if either of them really know how to relax... ]

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[khajidont]

That's not a bad idea. Getting out of Florida is never a bad idea. Just let me know before you do so I can give him a present ahead of time

I haven't figured out what to get yet though

[...good. He doesn't want to hear about your sex lives, fellas. He doesn't want to hear about anyone's sex life.

He can't even talk about his own.]

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[sassguard]

[ Good, they can just not talk about it ever. ]

Any suggestions where I should take him? I thought about heading up to Canada, but me getting a warning for making an unauthorized border crossing isn't really much of a birthday gift.

He's pretty hard to get gifts for, isn't he?

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[khajidont]

I dunno as far north as you can get without crossing the Canadian border? It can't be that different.

Impossible. I have no idea what to get him

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[sassguard]

Think that'll be good enough?

Something related to tech, maybe? I know he likes tinkering with that stuff.

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[khajidont]

As good as you're gonna get. Unless you have the cash to burn and the vacation days to go somewhere further away than that?

Maybe. I've been trying to get him a little more into it these days

[Project: GET KAIDAN A DAMN HOBBY.]

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[sassguard]

I don't think he'd appreciate being kept away from work too long.

Yeah? How's that going then?

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[khajidont]

Okay I think. He seems to like it for the same reasons I do

But your apartment might be a mess for a while

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[sassguard]

As long as it keeps him happy, I don't mind the mess.

You're right, he does need a hobby.

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[khajidont]

Well at least I'm working on it. Do you have any that might rub off on him?

[...does Shep even have a hobby?]

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[sassguard]

I like running.

[ SHEP THAT DOESN'T COUNT. ]

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[khajidont]

You're just as bad as he is aren't you?

[sassguard]

I'm not the problem here.

[khajidont]

You might be! Is that seriously your only hobby? Do you want to mess around with the engines too?

[sassguard]

I'm not really that interested in tech.

[khajidont]

So what are you interested in then?

[sassguard]

Making Kaidan happy?

We're getting off topic.

[khajidont]

that also doesn't count! But okay yeah the topic is tabled but not forgotten because Kaidan's birthday is more important.

For now.

He doesn't want a party right?

[sassguard]

That's what he said. But I'm sure "no party" doesn't mean "I don't want to see any of my friends."

[khajidont]

Well how about something small? Your place is too small though so we'd have to use mine

Just invite his closest friends and order a ton of food?

[sassguard]

Yeah, this isn't really somewhere you could hold a party.

Would your roommates mind?

[khajidont]

I don't think so. I'll double check.

[sassguard]

All right.

I'm not really sure who Kaidan would want to attend, but I can figure something out.

[khajidont]

Oh. Good point. I don't know either. The only person he ever brought back home when we lived together was you

[Shepard's hobby is keeping Kaidan happy, and Kaidan only ever brought Shepard home...? Yeesh. They really do need something else to do.]

Well there are some of the people from your world right? Maybe not all of them