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londoncallingrpgIt had been a while since anyone had randomly recognized Alcuin. He credited this in part to the fading memory of the city (despite the tabloid flair-up around the holidays), and in part to his decision to cut his hair. He'd also taken to wearing glasses, which were a prescription weak enough that he'd typically gone without them in the past, but he was spending considerably more time in front of a computer these days than he had when Anafiel was alive. Maybe it was a little Clark Kent of him, but he definitely wasn't noticed as much this way. And it wasn't even just being recognized, but he also got less attention. Which caused... more conflicting emotions than he would have anticipated.
In any case, this all resulted in his looking like a rather normal young man sitting at an outdoor cafe drinking coffee and reading a copy of Jon Ronson's new book So You've Been Publicly Shamed. It struck a bit of a chord with him, to be honest. He was glad he hadn't spent much time on social media last year. He really didn't want to know what Twitter had thought of him.
The cafe was busier than usual, perhaps due to the weather being nice, and it was a Friday just late enough for people to skip out of work early. He reached over and took his bag out of the other seat at his table in case anyone wanted to join him, as there were no more empty seats around.
In any case, this all resulted in his looking like a rather normal young man sitting at an outdoor cafe drinking coffee and reading a copy of Jon Ronson's new book So You've Been Publicly Shamed. It struck a bit of a chord with him, to be honest. He was glad he hadn't spent much time on social media last year. He really didn't want to know what Twitter had thought of him.
The cafe was busier than usual, perhaps due to the weather being nice, and it was a Friday just late enough for people to skip out of work early. He reached over and took his bag out of the other seat at his table in case anyone wanted to join him, as there were no more empty seats around.
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Date: 2015-04-30 01:43 am (UTC)"Oh, yes. I like to keep an open mind where beauty is concerned," he smiled. "What do you think?"
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Date: 2015-04-30 01:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-02 09:08 pm (UTC)"Kindred spirits," Jack said, then laughed a little because it amused him just how often he found himself having things in common with young men. Much younger men.
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Date: 2015-05-02 10:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-03 07:35 pm (UTC)"Nothing, just...thinking," Jack said with a smile. "It's been more than a decade since I've really been able to go out to dinner. See the sights. Relax."
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Date: 2015-05-03 09:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-03 11:16 pm (UTC)Jack's smile didn't fade though the mention of the Eye only made him think of the Doctor and of Rose and of the file he'd read about the Nestene Consciousness. But surely that little problem was completely sorted...
"That sounds like fun," he replied.
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Date: 2015-05-03 11:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-03 11:27 pm (UTC)"I thought that was the point of the suggestion," Jack purred seductively.
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Date: 2015-05-03 11:35 pm (UTC)He realized that, with that tone from Jack, he had apparently basically just asked the man out on a date. What was he doing? Just... what he wanted. What seemed like fun.
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Date: 2015-05-03 11:43 pm (UTC)"Crystal," Jack replied. "When do you want to get out of here?"
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Date: 2015-05-03 11:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-04 02:06 am (UTC)"I may or may not be free. I'm a slave to my mobile," Jack replied. "But we can hope, right? Let's go. I'm parked over there."
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Date: 2015-05-04 02:14 am (UTC)Well, he had a knife hidden on his person where he could get to it in an instant, and mace in his bag.
"All right then," he said, and picked up his messenger back, slipping the book back into it.
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Date: 2015-05-04 07:49 pm (UTC)When a man feared nothing, not even death, he carried himself a bit different. Jack walked with confidence almost unknown in human beings.
He hit the fob and the SUV chirped and the lights blinked. The doors clicked unlocked.
"Company car," he said.
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Date: 2015-05-04 09:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-05-05 02:56 am (UTC)"You think? It looks like every other car on the road," he chuckled. And it did...just with a bit more muscle.
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Date: 2015-05-05 03:05 am (UTC)