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[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Earlier today, Jack came in and headed toward the bar to get a cup of coffee and warm up a bit.  Cool weather's starting to set in back in Lakefield, and after being outside chopping wood, he was looking forward to having a hot cup of coffee and relaxing for a bit.  When his coffee arrived, a note arrived with it.

Needless to say, he's not relaxing much now.  He's sitting at a table with a clear view of the door, fingers drumming against the table top as he attempts to read inbetween glances at the door.  It goes without saying that he really doesn't look happy.

Someone is definitely going to get a talking to when they get back.

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[watching_you]

Veronica's just passing by, really, but that look is too familiar to not make her feel guilty, just on principle.

She stops in her tracks for a moment. "Huh."

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack catches the young woman stopping by his table and looks up, not recognizing her. "Can I help you?" he asks, calmly.

[ooc: He won't bite. ...Much. Promise.]

[watching_you]

"No, sorry, I just -"

She quirks an eyebrow, and grins.

"Delinquent daughter?"


[ooc: Hah! Good.]

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"Granddaughter, but I'm the closest thing to a guardian she's got in the bar at the moment," he says, making something of an effort not to sound too grouchy. He holds out his hand. "Jack Bauer."

[watching_you]

"Veronica Mars," she answers promptly, and shakes his hand. Funny, he doesn't quite look old enough to be a grandfather. But these things can be tricky.

"My dad's given me that exact same look too many times for me to not recognise it. Did she run off with some boy?"

[not-one-drop.livejournal.com]

Jack needs some cat therapy.

And this cat needs some human therapy.

"Mrow?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack looks down, spotting the cat, then pushes his chair back a bit so the cat has room to sit on his lap. "Mal's perfectly ordinary cat, if I remember correctly?"

Though if it is, he knows the cat doesn't talk, so why he's asking that, he's not sure.

[not-one-drop.livejournal.com]

"Mew."

This is most likely a yes. Takes a flying leap, and lands with a nice thump in Jack's lap.

Purrs. Madly.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack sighs, and gives the cat a long stroke, from head to tail. Petting a cat was supposed to help lower your blood pressure, after all, and he could probably use all the help in that area that he can get at the moment.

[not-one-drop.livejournal.com]

Orion knows nothing about this.

He just knows that his human has been acting very oddly, and it's a relief to get some quality pettage.

The purring ramps up a bit.

[kayip.livejournal.com]

Behrooz is passing by.

He kind of gives Jack a polite-smile-like-look, but it becomes a frown when he sniffs the air and looks at Jack more closely.

He's sort of torn about outright asking if something's wrong, though.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack looks up, giving Behrooz about as friendly a smile as he can muster. Hopefully it at least somewhat conveys a sense of 'I'm not pissed at you, really, but I'm not in the greatest mood.'

"Hey, Behrooz. How're you?" he asks.

[kayip.livejournal.com]

Well, it at least mostly puts to rest the potential 'lash out at you' issue.

So Behrooz promptly fails to answer Jack's question and asks, "Is something wrong?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack's mouth narrows, slightly. "Angie left me this note," he says holding it up, "before taking off with some boy she knows. To the sixth century."

[kayip.livejournal.com]

Behrooz doesn't need to lean to read the note easily.

And while the look he offers isn't exactly angry like Jack's, it does seem to suggest this wasn't the smartest action on Angela's part, perhaps with some sympathy.

"That's..."

Beat.

"... all she left?" Behrooz isn't helpful.

[audieraines.livejournal.com]

Audrey comes downstairs and takes a seat at the table next to him.

"Did something happen outside?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack looks up, a feeling of this is not going to help in his stomach. "Angela took off for a vacation in the sixth century with a boy and decided to just leave me this note."

[audieraines.livejournal.com]

Audrey looks down at the note. "She seemed smarter than that - but at least you know she's okay?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"Well she was okay when she left. It's the sixth century. I can't exactly be confident that she'll stay okay. Besides, it's not just that; it's the fact that she took off when she has to know I'd never approve, when she should know better than this after everything that's happened. Not to mention the fact that she's fifteen--she shouldn't be taking off with a guy for an unspecified amount of time without some kind of supervision."

[audieraines.livejournal.com]

"Has she ever asked you for permission for anything else?" She remembers talking to Angela and the easy going understanding man that she described. "Who's watching her when you're not here?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chappy_/]

Ryan passes by, on his way to a booth when he spots Jack, scowling at door. Raising an eyebrow he looks at the door then back at Jack.

"What's up?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack gives an irritated sigh--irritated at Angie, of course, not Ryan. "When I went to the bar to get a cup of coffee, I got this note with it," he says, passing the note to Ryan.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chappy_/]

"I'm assuming this Melou is a boy?" he says, his tone dry as he hands the note back to Jack. "Are you just going to sit and wait for her?"

The note didn't mention the part about it being 6th century Wales.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"The problem being that Melou lives in the sixth century. Kind of hard to get to if the door doesn't decide to let me out there."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chappy_/]

"She's in sixth century Wales with this kid?" He's torn between how very irresponsible it was and how very dangerous it was and not sure which to comment on first.

Finally, "I was going to get a drink, do you want one?"