2nd floor parlor: saturday morning

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan had no idea something strange had happened to the island overnight. He'd been blissfully tucked away in the preserve on the other island, counting the stars before they passed behind clouds and falling asleep quicker than usual. Nothing seemed amiss when he'd walked back.

When he wandered into the parlor, he was first hit with the smell of a cigarette. He hadn't smoked in awhile so he knew it wasn't him. When he looked around to try and find the source, he spotted a shadowed...person in one of the corners. Nathan tilted his head and took a few steps closer to try and get a better look but the person in the shadows disappeared.

A groan from behind him had Nathan whirling around just in time to see a mess of books come tumbling down off the shelf. Had the person that he'd just seen done that? And had they been smoking too? Nathan rubbed his head, pretty sure that maybe this house was going to drive him crazy.

Still, he took a seat to eat some of the breakfast he'd brought back from town and to try and give reading another go. There were books all over the floor now so he had a nice selection to choose from even.

[Open post. Nathan's not affected by the Noir this weekend]

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[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan looked over at Jessica and then back at Cade and then back at Jessica one more time.

"How?" Sorry, Cade. Bet you didn't think you'd be giving educational lessons on slang this morning.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Cade ran his fingers through his hair (ew) and grinned. "Use your imagination, pal."

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Right." Maybe now he was thinking that Cade didn't even know how someone could drink another person. "Does that only go for girls? The tall drink of water thing?"

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

"For me it does, bud," Cade said, arching up his eyebrows. "But you know, whatever floats your boat."

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't asking for me," he said hastily. "I was just asking. I didn't know if guys were considered drinks of...something else."

He had no idea. "Do you know her?" He nodded at Jessica.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

"Nah, pal, but I'd sure like to, y'know? Her legs go all the way to the floor."

Always a plus?

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"As opposed to some other girls who float in midair because they're legs are short and stumpy?" Nathan asked, raising an eyebrow at his wording. It made no sense at all.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Cade laughed. "You ain't from around here, are you?"

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"No." And Nathan knew it was really obvious. "I'm from England. I've only been in this country for a few months. It's a lot different than I expected."

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

"Sure is," Cade agreed. "It's a dark, dark place."

Filled with monologuing, at least this weekend.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Anything I should know to help me get by?" Nathan asked. "Besides that it's a dark, dark place."

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

"A gun, a dame, and a good alibi," Cade said, nodding.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"I have...one of those," Nathan said after some thought. "I'd use you as an alibi if anything happened right now. But the other two? I don't really do guns and girls..."

Well, he wasn't sure about girls.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

"Or guys, whatever," Cade said.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"But that's not your thing," Nathan recalled. "Only girls. Or dames. Do they like to be called dames these days?"

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

No.

"Why wouldn't they?"

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"It just seems dated," Nathan said, shaking his head. "And that it might get you slapped if you used it."

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Cade shrugged. "Nothing wrong with getting slapped."

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Nathan disagreed. "It doesn't hurt or anything?"

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah, but only for a little bit."

Cade, you have issues.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan made a face. "You don't think some girls could make it hurt for longer than that?"

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Cade smiled. "I like a dame with some spark to her."

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"You are...an interesting person." Nathan wondered if maybe the excessive oil had anything to do with that. "I don't know if I'd go around encouraging girls to hit you though."