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

[shutupandkillsomething]

"But where's the fun in that?" Cade asked around a mouthful of taco.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

Yeah. Not helping Jack's resolve not to say something, Cade.

"You worry the people you care about less," he said steadily.

There went that resolve.

"And you avoid having the time I had that time Sia finally looked me in the eye and told me I had her terrified," he added, grabbing a taco like that was nothing.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"Well, that sounds like a tough conversation," Cade said.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

Atton took a bite of his taco, swallowed, and then fixed a steady look on Cade. "I don't think you're actively trying to throw yourself off a cliff the way I was by the end of it," he said, "but the end result is going to be the same if you get your dumb ass killed because you can't stop running away and you think you're immortal."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"I know I'm not immortal," Cade said. "No one is."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Oh, so you are trying to get yourself killed," Atton said. "Glad to have that cleared up."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"Our galaxy is dangerous," Cade said. "I'm not running away from it."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

Atton rolled his eyes. "Our galaxy is just a galaxy," he said. "Most people don't get into the kind of trouble you do and I used to."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"I'm not taking up the family jobs of Jedi, galaxy running or moisture vaporator farming, so this is what's left," Cade said.

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"Krayt spit," At-- Jack said flatly. "You can give yourself whatever excuses you want, but don't insult me by expecting me to buy it."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[shutupandkillsomething]

"Let's just agree that neither of us gets why the other is doing his job at all," Cade said, "and eat tacos."

Re: Backstage Afterwards

[suitably_heroic]

"No, I get it," Jack said, rolling his eyes. "I'm just hoping you hit your rock bottom before someone explodes your skull."

He took a bite of his taco. Swallowed.