The Perk, Monday

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon had gone back to sleep after radio, but it was about as restful as the night's had been. Which was to say, he might have gotten a minute or two.

Eventually, he gave up and headed to the Perk, got his tea, and sat at a table with his phone and a copy of In Cold Blood, which he was hoping might help.

And a bag of carrots for when the horses came over, because somebody ought to be well-fed.


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[notagoose]

It wasn’t raining food today so Goose had been able to finally start and finish his run and try to get back in a semblance of a normal routine. Even though it had been interesting running and seeing all the little horses around, that had been different.

He still hasn’t gotten rid of all that glitter though so he was still leaving a trail of it everywhere he went.

He got a peppermint mocha, since he found he quite liked those and headed towards the tables, “morning,” he said when he spotted Jon.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Goose. Good morning." Jon nodded to him. Then cocked his head. "You're very...glittery."

[notagoose]

“I got zapped with a glitter cannon at the party, it seemed like a good idea at the time,” Goose said a bit sheepishly, “even though that was probably what most things seemed like that night,”

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon huffed in laughter. "Yes, drinking a lot and karaoke seemed like a good idea, too. I hadn't realised that glitter was quite so persistent."

[notagoose]

“It appears to be,” Goose sighed, finding some glitter still on his wrist communicator, “I know I spent Saturday passed out but I thought it’d be gone by now, I don’t remember much about the party “ he admitted, you had done a lot of drinking and karaoke too Goose, “or how I got back upstairs,” that had been Ignis, Gladio and Prompto who hadhandwavily managed to get you back to your apartment.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"But you're okay now, I hope." Passing out for an entire day sounded worrying.

[notagoose]

Goose nodded, “I think I had more of a reaction to all the caffeine and sugar I had that weekend when I was a kid then the alcohol I drank at the party,” he explained, “even though that time I didn’t sleep for nearly a week and passed out for four days after, my CO was not happy I missed a check in,” he admitted.

That was not helping Goose.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Fortunately, Jon was in absolutely no place to judge anyone else's self-care or sleeping habits.

"I can see where that might cause a problem," he agreed. "Um. I wonder if the same thing happened when you were a cat."

He probably hadn't checked in then, either. Although honestly, Jon wouldn't put phone calls past some cats.

[notagoose]

“Actually I think the only problem with that had been trying to explain why I needed funds for an apartment that I’d only had for a month after I turned back,” Goose admitted, “he didn’t actually believe me that I turned into a cat and ate my furniture,” he paused, “I’m just glad I didn’t try calling him at the party that would have been bad and probably would have resulted in a court martial,” it hadn’t been for a lack of trying Goose, you were just lucky that at least Ignis was there to stop you.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I wouldn't think parties are that bad, unless you're on...duty, I suppose." It sounded military, anyway.

[notagoose]

“I think by that point I had actually lost my shirt and was lucky to be standing,” Goose admitted, even though he realised the not having a shirt part wouldn’t have been new to Jon considering the times he’d seen him shirtless in the few months that he’d known him, “not to mention all the glitter, that …really wouldn’t have gone down well,”

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon had definitely seen more of Goose shirtless than with one. "I don't understand why glitter would be a problem. It's annoying, but not...hm. Objectionable in principle."

[notagoose]

“I think it’d be the drunk video calling he’d have an issue with,” Goose admitted, “Commander Walsh, my CO,” he explained, “he tolerates a lot of things with me and my team, we’re a pretty eccentric unit on the whole …but I’m pretty sure a late night drunk video call would be pushing that tolerance,”

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Ah. I suppose I can understand that," Jon said. "But you didn't."