Somewhere outside the dorms: Wee hours of Friday morning

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack had crashed out early Thursday night, with the predictable result that he woke up in the wee hours of Friday morning.

Since staying in the dorms held absolutely no appeal, he got up, got dressed, (deciding a shirt was unfortunately necessary given the weather), threw on his swoopy coat, and headed out into the night.

A sudden break in the clouds left him staring up into the sky, and he lay down on top of a picnic table, hands folded behind his head, and tried to figure out which star was Parker's.

[ooc: open! But thread with Jack and Parker locked to them, please.]

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah." Parker leaned back on her hands, watching him. "Was that so hard? Telling me?" Her voice softened. "Didn't learn anything I didn't expect, Jack."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

He knew it was completely irrational - one of the things he loved about Parker was that she knew him so well - but it hurt. "I guess not. Should have known I wouldn't be telling you anything new."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

She studied him a moment, then got off the picnic table. "You'll protect people to the point of picking the person who needs it most. You want to keep your friends and what you have here, but you're willing to give it up because you want adventure and saving people and the universe." Parker cocked her head. "You're more ruthless than I am. Which is saying something." Her voice grew softer. "Nothing I'd change about you." Nothing that could be changed.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Solemn, he watched her, then a smile very slowly started to appear. "Thanks, Parker."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker walked over, then nudged him in the side. "I'm finally getting tired. Let's go in. We can eat popcorn and watch Gorilla Rex again until I zonk out."