( he hopes stephen doesn't think he actually bought this with money he'd earned, or the card given by the alliance, because really: jason just picked the nearest, richest person's pocket and stole a few bucks out of their wallet before returning it.

fuck the alliance and also he's not getting a real job. when strange approaches, he raises a hand in a mock little wave, and rocks back on the balls of his feet so the chair's front legs come off the floor. sitting normally is for scrubs. )

But I was very intimidated. All I wanted was a nice rooftop meet up and instead I was surrounded by birds. ( the grin says he's bullshitting, why would it have been intimidating? except the grin doesn't quite meet his eyes; feels a little like being replaced with someone else, when his family appears out of the blue to protect someone who isn't him but is. clearly they've found a younger, better model, why bother dicking around with someone who's already tried to come back again only to fuck up harder? ) We've all said our hellos, so no one's gonna be surprised when they see my face around.