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[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

Nick wanders down and sits at the bar. He looks slightly better than yesterday; he's wearing a new suit, hiw hair isn't quite so mussed, and he no longers looks painfully pale. His eyes are still rather lost, however.

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[slayeranne.livejournal.com]

Buffy wanders over to spread some smile.

"Hi!"

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

Nick is not in the mood for perky. In fact, in the last decade, this is probably the least he's been in the mood for perky. The look he gives her as she wanders over would probably cause a heartattack in small animals.

"Morning."

[slayeranne.livejournal.com]

Luckily, Buffy is not a small animal. She's the Slayer. The look simply causes her to sit down and lose some perky.

"What's with the pouty face?"

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

"I would have to rank my mood somewhat...below...'pouty', Buffy. Natalie..."

He ducks his head with a quick shake.

"Natalie left me."

[slayeranne.livejournal.com]

She frowns at him.

"I'm sorry... Why?"

Suddenly, she feels like her perkiness is completely inappropriate. But dammit, she can't help it.

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

"Because apparently she's...she's sick of...sick of me running off to help people. She can't...couldn't...deal with me endangering myself so often. Or...at least...that's what she said."

[slayeranne.livejournal.com]

"Well, you can't be anyone other than who you are, Nick. She shouldn't be expecting you to be... I'm assuming she knew what she was getting into at the start. You just can't go into a relationship expecting to change the person."

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

He doesn't speak. Instead he stares at her as if she'd just announced that the martians were coming.

[slayeranne.livejournal.com]

She looks back at him.

"What? Look, if she only wanted to change who you are, she's not worth the moping. If there was something else she was attracted to, maybe it'll outweight the risk, she'll miss you and come back... And don't look at me like I'm crazy, here. You're talking to the Slayer. I'm not gonna make it passed forty."

[macleod_connor]

Connor looks at the man next to him b/c mun says so at the bar.

"Morning, stranger."

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

"Morning."

[macleod_connor]

"Who stole your candy?" he asks, his voice flat.

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

Nick's head cocks almost unnaturally to the side and he snarls.

"I'm not in the mood, Connor. Not right now."

[macleod_connor]

He snarls right back. "I wasn't playing around. What's up?"

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

He doesn't say anything...only he holds up a very specific ring.

[macleod_connor]

"Oh," he says - quietly.

"I'm hesitant to ask b/c I fear for my face, but wanna talk about it?"

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

Nick seems to calm down at Connor's...understanding.

"Thank you, Connor. Could I?"

[stilljustandrew]

*Andrew has wandered downstairs, and spots Nick. And heads over, looking concerned.*

Nick? You okay?

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

He growls at Andrew. He's not in any sort of mood.

"No."

[stilljustandrew]

*Andrew starts back at the growl, his eyes widening in alarm.*

Uh, okay, I can hang around and offer to talk about it, or I can hang around and buy you a drink, or I can make like a tree and get out of here --

your call, man.

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

"Do whatever the hell you want, Andrew. I can't...find it in me to care."

He leans onto the bar and burrows his head into a nest of crossed arms.

[stilljustandrew]

Uh-huh.

So tell me something. If you don't want to talk to anyone, why are you here?

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

Nick stares at him.

"I can smell her up there. I can smell her there...and it was killing me. So...this is a little better."

[stilljustandrew]

...her?

[eternal-boy.livejournal.com]

"Natalie."

He holds up a ring.

"She...gave it back to me."