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[loyaltyinmotion.livejournal.com]

Jason is relaxing in the Bar this morning, having some coffee and waffles. He's an East Coast boy, so the addition of chicken hasn't really occurred to him, but you can bet if he thought to try it, he'd like it.

He's still trying to sort through why he got so frickin' worked up over Richard and Moon. Perhaps that large mug of coffee has the answers.

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[nathaniel_kitten]

And now there's a Nathaniel sitting in the booth, grinning and happy. Absolutely happy. It's a vast difference between what he had been over the last two weeks. But he notices the little strain around Jason's eyes as his best friend looks into his coffee.

"Something wrong?" he asks, waving a waitrat over.

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He looks up and sees Nathaniel's radiant face and laughs softly. "Something right?"

He shrugs dismissively and eyes the coffee again. "I need an antidote to idiocy. Any ideas?"

[nathaniel_kitten]

"Anita apologized to both Asher and me, and then they agreed on joint custody," he says with a chuckle. "Idiocy is terminal, sorry to say."

Nathaniel nudges Jason with his foot.

"What'd you do, Jace?"

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Jason smiles a little brighter at the news. "Oh, that's great, Nat. You're taking your ardeur duties back, then?"

He sounds a little anxious to give them back. Classic case of 'Be Careful What You Wish For'.

He breathes out an amused sigh and shakes his head. "Terminal, huh? Shit." He takes a long swallow of coffee. "I got pissy with Richard for fucking Moon."

Saying it like that, he's wondering why he thinks he's an idiot.

[nathaniel_kitten]

"We're working out the particulars since... I'm Asher's pomme de sang now. He officially told her."

He orders his own breakfast from the waitrat and turns back to Jason. He doesn't like that word actually referring to sex with Moon. She doesn't fit the image that pops into his head.

"Why?" he asks, happy when his milk arrives quickly.

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Jason reaches over and gives Nathaniel a quick, one-armed hug. "That's awesome, Nat. I'm glad she's getting her head out of her ass. So you'll be spending some more time at the Circus?"

He rubs at his face with one hand. "Um...his beast was able to call hers and it got her curious - you know how she is. But their beasts got a little frisky, I guess, and 'one thing lead to another'..."

And that's about as far as he wants to think about it.

"I told her she could be with whoever she wanted, and I want her to be able to do that. I don't know why it's bothering me like it is that it was Richard."

Though he has his guesses.

[nathaniel_kitten]

"I'll spend Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at the Circus, in Asher's room, and the rest of the time will be spent at Anita's."

Asher's now a weekend dad! Welcome to America.

"She has a beast?" That's new to him. "You sure it's just Richard? I mean, he is Ulfric and has a lot of power and is... really nice to look at... and from what I've heard, rather well-endowed--" not that Nathaniel is lacking in that department either "--but if Jean-Claude had taken her, rolled her, would you be perfectly all right with it?"

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"Thanks, Nat," he says wryly, "none of those reasons crossed my mind at all."

Jason is quiet for a moment, thinking.

"I don't know. I mean, I think I'd be more jealous that she got to do both with Jean Claude before I did. But I understand wanting to do Jean Claude. Richard..."

Is such a wild card these days. He shrugs again and sips his coffee.

[nathaniel_kitten]

"Ah."

Nathaniel smiles.

"Because you want to fuck Jean-Claude, you can understand her desire to do the same. But since you don't want to fuck Richard, he's just a rival for her."

[mogget_cat]

The theft of a bite of waffles is a matter of principle.

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Thieving cat.

Jason perks when he sees him, however. "Hey, Yri: did that female cat that hangs around the forge talk to you about a hunt? Teja and I were talking about culling the herd a bit, so to speak. You in?"

[mogget_cat]

"The forge cats were all kind of asleep when I last saw them, so she might have forgotten to mention it," Yrael says, nomming the stolen waffle bit.

"But you know me. I'm always up for a good, thorough hunt."

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Jason grins. "Teja told me they got ballsy enough to storm the ball field. If they're that ballsy, I think they need a gentle reminder."

He brightens. "Teja's coming with."

[mogget_cat]

"Oh good," he grins. "Yeah, we were late getting to the after-game party. With so many bunnies, everyone got a bit... enthusiastic."

Count had worn himself out so much that he fell asleep directly after finishing getting all the blood out of his fur.

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Then he hadn't hunted well enough: he shouldn't have had the energy to clean himself.

"Damn I'm sorry I missed it. We'll have to make up for it. Tonight good for you?"

[mogget_cat]

Yrael would have had to carry him back to Teja either way.

"I haven't made any other plans," he smirks.

He rarely does.

"What have you been up to, other than slacking on helping to keep the demon bunny population under control," Yrael says, nudging Jason's shoulder as he takes a seat.

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Jason gives him a small shrug.

"Trying to stay out of trouble? Failing?" He sighs. "Got myself into some trouble for telling Moon she could sleep with whoever she wanted and then getting pissy because she decided to sleep with my Ulfric."

It's almost like he's looking for someone to say, 'Nah, you're not crazy. It's ok to be jealous over someone you're not in love with. Really.'

Yeah.

[spandexed-edie.livejournal.com]

He probably won't find a lot of answers in the coffee cup, no. But he may enjoy some company?

There's a woman sitting not too far from him, seeming to enjoy her strawberry crepes more than should legally be allowed. If you go by the soft sounds, they may be the best crepes she's ever had.

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Sorry, the kiddo wouldn't go down for his nap right away...

There could be a raised eyebrow at that, but who is he to judge? They look pretty good, and he does love a women who appreciates good food.

He offers her a smile. "You keep going at those like that, they'll be gone before you know it."

[spandexed-edie.livejournal.com]

Quite alright!

She opens her eyes, grinning in the direction of his voice.

"Luckily for me, I think I may be able to bribe someone into making me more of them. They really are delicious."

Edie is fairly used to good food. Tony's a really amazing cook, and well, she gets to enjoy his cooking often.

Her figure, however, would suggest that she came out of a comic book, rather than an all-you-can-eat buffet. Which is probably good.

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It's certainly a figure he doesn't mind oggling a bit. And he does.

"You think you can fit any more crepes in there? I doubt a body like yours could handle much more."

A challenge and a compliment, all in the same sentence.

[spandexed-edie.livejournal.com]

He's free to oggle. A little distraction from your problems never hurt anybody.

"Luckily for me, this spandex stretches quite nicely," she says with a chuckle as she finishes that plate of crepes.

Edie does love a challenge.

She stops a waitrat and orders a couple more.

"If you're nice, I may share."

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Jason offers her a winning smile, much like the one that makes him so much money at work.

"Oh, I'm very nice. You can ask anyone."

He doesn't wait for the invitation to saunter over and drape himself into the opposite seat. "I'm Jason," he says with a grin.

[spandexed-edie.livejournal.com]

It's the same sort of smile that gets Edie the 'not guilty' when she's in court, and money of her own in her line of work.

She knows it well.

"I'm sure you are," she says, taking a drink of her strawberry lemonade. There may be a theme here...

She watches him move as he walks to sit across from her. Not her usual type, but cute.

"Edie," she says, offering a hand, "It's a pleasure."

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"The pleasure is all mine, Edie." He takes her hand, pulling it his mouth and pressing a chaste kiss to her knuckles.

"So, Edie, while you try to stuff more of those crepes in your mouth, you want to tell me where you're from? And where you got that stunning bit of spandex?"