"Yeah, can't imagine it's easy. We never made much of a big deal of the holidays. This'll be the first I've actually celebrated in years." John wasn't even really sure what he was supposed to do with Christmas. He didn't really buy presents. But, he wanted to get Brian something. Football and food was easier to grasp.
"Suddenly I'm fourteen again and the only kid in the room who's ever heard of Steve Jobs," he retorted, laughing.
"That's him." He couldn't help smiling a little as he nodded. Of course, then he laughed. "He's an ass to most people. He likes pushing buttons and boundaries. But, he's a good guy if you can get past that. Yeah." He nodded. "She is. I don't think she knows how to not be nice. Nope. No brothers or sisters. It was actually just me and my mom by February. My dad was killed on a mission when I was really little and it wasn't until a few years later that we lived with my uncle. He was killed on a mission as well. About a month before I arrived here. So, yeah, just Mom and I then." And who knew if his mom was still alive by 2011. Even if she was, what were the chances she'd survived cancer and J-Day?