The Christmas Tree What Came Alive For ChristmasIt started with J’onn. Then came Bea. Tora. Guy was particularly worried about Tora, but then it was his turn. Max was so busy he hadn’t noticed until it was too late. That left it down to Booster and Ted. Until the day when Ted was all alone.Sitting at the JLI conference table he wondered how long he should wait for the rest of the team to show, but they never did.“This is getting ridiculous,” Ted said as he finally turned on his JLI communicator. “Booster come on, the meeting os-“At that moment Ted startled by the jangling noise coming from the living area. He recognized the sound. It was the song “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.”“Ugh, that stupid tree,” Ted grumbled. He marched into the living area and headed straight for the corner where Booster and the others kept the Christmas tree. The music was coming from a bulky mechanical ornament hanging off a branch on the tree’s midsection. It required a button to
The Apprehension of Lian HarperRoy positioned the round orange vegetable in the middle of the table in HQ’s kitchen. It was by all accounts a big pumpkin. Not HUGE, but quite noticeable. Perfect for Halloween.Roy turned to Lian and asked “You wanna make a scary face?”Lian shifted in her chair as she looked at the pumpkin. She’d been excited about getting to carve a pumpkin for Halloween, but suddenly she wasn’t so enthusiastic. “I dunno.”Roy wasn’t deterred and cheerfully proposed “How ‘bout a happy face?”“Nah,” Lian shook her head in response.“Gross face,” Roy mentioned.Lian chewed her bottom lip before saying “Um…”“A sad face?” Roy asked.“…”Roy had to admitted, he was confused by Lian’s apprehension but continued thinking of what would make her happy.“I mean, it doesn’t have to be a face. We could do like a Superman symbol, or like your Uncle Hal
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