𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 & 𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐑〘 𝙳𝙲 〙

𝙲𝙷. 𝟽 || 𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔

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The end of the parent-teacher conference marked the true start of winter break, sometimes called Christmas break, for the Gotham Academy students. Currently, Damian was on a Discord call with Alistair who was traveling in Japan for Christmas with his maternal grandparents and mother. It was 8:00 pm for Alistair in Japan which meant it was 7:00 AM for Damian.

Now, some students might find it absurd that Damian was awake at 7:00 AM, but given his training, he was already up since 4:00 AM. He had even trained, sharpened his sword, took a shower, and even ate breakfast already. Besides, he was the one who set up this meeting, taking into consideration Alistair's tour which ends with them arriving at the hotel at a little before 8:00 PM. He also didn't care about the time because his sleep schedule is fucked up anyways.

"I don't know how you can drink that stuff without adding any honey or sugar," Alistair spoke to Damian, both their cameras on so Damian could see Alistair's hotel room which was quite tiny in his opinion. Well, he did find the room in his own mansion a bit tiny compared to his room back with the League but he supposes it will do for his and his mom. He assumes his grandparents were in another separate room because he doesn't think they would all fit in a two twin bed hotel room.

"It depends. What kind of tea did you get?" Damian asked while multitasking on his vast work desk setup. While his discord was open on his laptop, he was working and reviewing old case files in his secure and very expensive PC setup. This one was a triple-encrypted one about a previous Joker case almost a year ago. Damian found the triple encryption a fun challenge and was coding like a maniac.

"There are different kinds?" Alistair asked while tilting his head. He was also multitasking. Unlike Damian, he was just playing this game that his mother finally got him as reward for doing so well in his last exams. It was called Minecraft if Damian recalled correctly.

"You most likely had Oolong. If I recall correctly, and I am pretty sure I do, you said you and your family are visiting the Hokkaido area of Japan in order to experience a 'White Christmas' seeing as the snow here in Gotham is heavily contaminated. If you are in Hokkaido, I presume that they are serving you Oolong tea as a service refreshment instead of water." Damian said, finally decoding the first encryption. How he was able to speak so clearly about something while doing really heavy coding was beyond common sense but oh, well. He was not only a Wayne but an Al Ghul as well, common sens don't work on them.

"You sure are knowledgeable." Alistair said with a little laugh before asking, "Well, what kind of tea to you like then? I can bring some back from Japan and give it to you as my Christmas gift."

"I am impartial and enjoy all kinds of tea. Additionally, I do not require you to give me this Christmas gift for I do not see the purpose in receiving one when I do not celebrate the holiday." Damian said seriously and anyone would have been offended but not Alistair. Alistair was no normal 10-year-old boy either. He had thicker skin than most kids after being bullied for a long time and with the environment he was raised in. His home and school life may be better now but that doesn't necessarily delete qualities that were developed in his previously awful home and school life.