Around Atton's New York, All Day Tuesday

[suitably_heroic]

So, Cade was still here. And... damned lucky that Dane had the patience of a saint (or at least a guy with crappy coping methods and a history of poor boundary-setting), or he probably would've been out on his ass by now. Hell, Jack had thought about throwing him out on his ass a few times now. The crossing the streams was just kind of weird.

And Cade could be kind of a jackass.

(But he'd also missed the guy and having him here was a good reminder of their misspent youth and space he really was getting old, wasn't he?)

Anyway.

It was show day. And Jack-slash-Atton hadn't slept a wink last night, so he'd just be on the floor of the living room, where he'd been for the last couple of hours. Ugh.

[[ for that guy and some ocd ]]

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Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"I hate to break it to you, but people see more interesting things on the Subway every hour on the hour," Jack told him. He pushed open the door to let Cade through.

Cold air immediately rushed towards them.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"I could make a spectacle of myself on the subway, I just choose not to," Cade said.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"I appreciate it!" Jack said, faux-perkily, and stepped out onto the street. "Really, really appreciate it."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"Think of it as the encore to your show," Cade said.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Not really the vibe I was going for," Jack said. He stole a glance towards Cade, and added, "You have an okay time besides the, uh, happy audience?"

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"Sure," Cade said. "I have seen live music aside from what's inside cantinas in forever."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Good," Jack said, nodding maybe a few times too many. "Great."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"You don't actually care what I think, do you?" Cade asked, curious.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Mostly not." Not as much as he'd cared about Summer's opinion, anyway. "... But maybe, you know. A little."

What with Cade being the only representative of his misspent youth that a) was still around and b) he didn't have some kind of weird will-they-won't-they-oh-I-guess-they-won't situation with.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

Cade gave him two mostly not sarcastic thumbs up. "Killin' it, buddy."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"I knew you were an asshole, but I'd forgotten just how much of an asshole you really are," Jack said.

But he was laughing, so.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

Cade beamed like he'd been complimented. "Thank you, thank you."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

Jack rolled his eyes. "Remind me to keep you away from the Central Park Zoo."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"I'd pick something much more portable than a camel," Cade promised.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"I don't know if I want a portable Earth animal being shot at by Hutts," Jack retorted. "I feel like that could get me in trouble."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"You have lost all joy in your life," Cade told him.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Yeah, that's me," Jack said, grinning. "Completely joyless. But free."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"You'd have more joy with a stolen Earth animal."

Cade Skywalker: Life Coach.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"I have a lot of joy with my record collection and my partner, who hates pets as much as I do," Jack pointed out. Logically.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"Your records will never hug you back," Cade said airily, ignoring how wild animals would also not hug you back.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Nah, but the partner will," Jack said, "Unlike a camel, who'll probably just spit on you anyway."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"Spitting is how a camel shows love," Cade said erroneously.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Cade," Jack said, as they crossed the street towards a taco joint up ahead, "I can't say I understand your sexual fetishes, nor do I want to hear about them, but I support your right to have them."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"That's very enlightened of you," Cade said with a laugh. "Glad to see that living on a backwater hasn't made you close-minded."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"I'm resisting Earth's weird fixation on sex stuff just fine," Jack promised. "Space, who has the time and energy?"

He pulled open the door to the restaurant.