Devil's Nest, Monday, 2/04

[bitten_notshy]

Jack spent Sunday shut in his bedroom with books he'd already read, not wanting to move or act or even think too hard.

Seeing dead people took a lot out of him. Seeing his friends see dead people wasn't much better -- was worse, in some ways, because at least he could tell himself Irina would be dead by 2013 no matter what, which wasn't true of Laura, Lionel or Christian. (And Ashley shouldn't even exist yet.) Time travel could be a decidedly mixed blessing.

But now it was another Monday, and Jack was at the club even before Tiny in an attempt to snap himself out of this -- whatever it was. He settled in with a restaurant equipment catalog and began putting together a fresh order for glassware and bar tools. That was one good thing about his job; there was always something to do.

Comments

The Bar [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

Bother Jack or mod your service.

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[not_a_whiner]

"Mind getting me a scotch?"

Kaidan wasn't really in the mood for beer at the moment.

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

"Never," Jack said, with a slightly anxious glance as he went to get the glass and the bottle. "Are you doing all right?"

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[not_a_whiner]

"I'm fine," Kaidan said. Automatically. "Just trying to piece my head back together."

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

"The island wasn't playing fair," Jack said. "Irina's been dead a hundred years anyhow, and Emma lost her brother long ago. But you and Derek got people who are barely cold. It's not -- I'd be a wreck."

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[not_a_whiner]

"It's..."

Yeah. Quite something to be happening to you just as you thought you were finally starting to get along again. "It was something."

Words frequently weren't adequate at the worst of times.

"I don't know."

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[glacial_queen]

Seeing her parents again had clarified a few things for Karla and sent her looking for Jack.

"Kiss kiss," she said, giving him a small smile. "What are you drinking tonight, good sir?"

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

"Nothing at the moment," Jack said, with a small quick smile. "But I could start on Scotch again. And did you want anything?"

He dimly remembered some mention on radio of Karla's parents, but he'd been too distracted by his own guest to think to look for them.

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[glacial_queen]

Well, if all he'd heard was Topher's version of events, he would have gotten a very different idea of what had gone on anyway.

"I'll take a scotch, too, so long as you let me buy yours," Karla said. "That's why I came here tonight. I need to buy you a drink. Probably several, if you'll let me."

Re: The Bar [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

Jack had been on the island long enough to pay attention to the names mentioned on radio, and disregard the commentary. Also, Topher generally sounded like a twit.

"You can buy me several, but I can't give you one unless you turned 21 while I wasn't looking," Jack said apologetically. "Sorry. Eric's in tonight."

"Out of curiosity," he added, "why are you offering me a drink?"

The Lounge [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

For more private conversations.

Re: The Lounge [2/04]

[icecoldfrost]

Emma was going to be spending most of her afternoon and evening here, thank you, unless Eric gave her temporary permission to drink.

Re: The Lounge [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

The glass Jack was bringing over had only tonic water in it. Anyone who implied it might have a decent slug of vodka was clearly mistaken, and he'd argue that to the grave.

"Are you all right?" he asked. "You weren't answering the phone, yesterday."

Re: The Lounge [2/04]

[icecoldfrost]

"Hrm?" Emma looked up from her crossword puzzle, blinking at Jack a few times before accepting the drink. "Oh, fine, darling. Just getting ahead on class assignments, and I turned it off because I did not want to end up on a three hour discussion with Candy about why I ran off from our sleepover last week, or why I was here again."

Re: The Lounge [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

"The island is in a playful mood, isn't it?" Jack asked, putting a sarcastic bite on the word 'playful.' "I'm glad that's all it is. I thought about going to check on you, but I wasn't feeling well myself."

Re: The Lounge [2/04]

[glacial_queen]

If Emma got temporary permission to drink and Karla did not, there was going to be Hell to pay.

Not literally, though. Saetan would probably appreciate Karla not drinking. She also brought Emma a beverage, a milkshake infused with coffee syrup. In lieu of alcohol, coffee-flavoring was her best option.

"Kiss kiss," she said, putting the shake down next to Ems. "Am I bothering?"

Re: The Lounge [2/04]

[icecoldfrost]

"No more than usual, darling," Emma teased, pecking away at her phone. "If I wished for seclusion, I'd be in a convent."

Re: The Lounge [2/04]

[glacial_queen]

"Careful," Karla drawled. "One of those crazy weekends, I was a nun just out of the convent and innocent of the cruel vagaries of the world. And a secret Skywalker."

She'd ended up having a lot of sex that weekend. Shockingly.

The Dance Floor [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

For moving and grooving.

The VIP Section [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

For Eric and invited guests.

Re: The VIP Section [2/04]

[texted3times]

Eric was there, staring intently at the floor.

He was very, very interested in deciding if they needed new hardwoods. Really. Not missing anyone at all.

Re: The VIP Section [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

Jack hesitated, but went on back.

"The martini glasses keep breaking and we need replacements," he said. "Should I order the Callaway or the Felix?"

That was clearly the only reason he'd interrupt Eric's brooding, of course. Bar business.

Re: The VIP Section [2/04]

[texted3times]

"The Callaway," Eric decided. "It has more style."

Re: The VIP Section [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

"Right," Jack said, and then hesitated as if he was trying to come up with another question to ask.

He went with an honest one. "Are you all right?"

OOC [2/04]

[bitten_notshy]

And we're out.