Room 308, Friday Morning

[bitten_notshy]

Jack hadn't really slept after getting back from his date with Emma. He'd taken a token nap, but in the end the excitement got to him. By seven, he was dressed and his possessions had been boxed neatly. (He had no idea how he'd acquired so many things in just over a year, but he had.)

He had a few hours before his portal left, so he rested on his bare mattress, reading the book Ms. Cabot had given him as a way of focusing his mind away from his nerves. He'd have Sebastien in his new world; nothing could go too far wrong.

The door to the room was open.

[OOC: Last post in Fandom! If you think he would have told you when he was leaving, he did.]

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[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Fuck that, I'll just throw something at them, make them come to me," Alex said, making a face. "I don't chase anyone. They come to me. That's how it works."

Oh, ego.

[Yeah, I'm still getting the occasional one but mostly nada.]

[bitten_notshy]

"I'm sure your animal magnetism is irresistible to carrier pigeons, Alex," Jack said dryly. "Even if I sent one for someone else, it would just fly to you."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Animals, girls, guys, they all just flock to me," he said, snickering. "You'd probably do better with just calling. Or hopping a portal and finding a bar somewhere where people can meet you. Gonna miss the island?"

[bitten_notshy]

"I'll miss the people," Jack admitted, more serious. "You come here not expecting much, and then -- it grows on you, through all the strangeness and everything else. I'll be in touch."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure some of the people will miss you too," Alex agreed with a slight nod. "Any regrets about your time here?"

[bitten_notshy]

"I don't really do regrets," Jack said.

If he had a serious one, it would have been hurting Karla's feelings so badly. But that was a whole long story, and the girl was over it, anyhow.

"I didn't look nearly as good with pink hair as I thought I did," he finally said. "What about you, anything you've tallied up in the last year?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"My regrets have regrets," Alex said, shrugging and not really thinking too much on it. "I like to collect them and add them to my pile of issues so I can use them to woo girls."

He was making light of things, yes, but talking about his own regrets made him twitchy.

[bitten_notshy]

"Use angst as a weapon," Jack said. "How well does that work?"

He didn't do it, but he wasn't much good at brooding, anyhow.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Depends on the girl," Alex said, shrugging. "Here? It doesn't work that well. They seem to see through me. It's annoying."

[bitten_notshy]

Jack snorted. "I think Effy's unusually good at seeing through people," he said. "Unless you mean other girls."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, she's a bit too good at that," Alex said, shaking his head. "And I think she prides herself on it. She enjoys unnerving people far too much."

[bitten_notshy]

"A girl needs her hobbies?" Jack suggested with a little shrug.

Changing the topic, he said, "What plans do you have for the rest of the summer -- other than missing me, of course?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I don't tend to make plans that far ahead," Alex said, shrugging a shoulder. "I'll go to classes, probably get into a fight or two, get drunk but that's all I have planned. Not going anywhere for awhile so I've got time to build my legacy."

[bitten_notshy]

"You're a senior now, so you're supposed to terrorize freshmen, aren't you?" Jack asked. "I missed my chance. I hadn't seen enough modern movies then."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Eh, that's true," Alex said, nodding. "And the fresh meat does arrive tomorrow. Maybe I could convince someone that Rose is a maneater in every sense of the word and likes the new students the best."

[bitten_notshy]

"She'd kill you," Jack pronounced. (Though the suggestion did remind him he'd missed Rose lately.)

Then: "Get someone to film the whole thing, if you do. I'd want to see it."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I'm too adorable to kill," Alex said, smirking. "She couldn't hit such a pretty face. I'd charm her."

She'd break his nose.

[bitten_notshy]

Jack laughed disbelievingly. "She has known you for a while, Alex. She might be immune."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I always have a trick or two up my sleeve," Alex said, smug. "Don't underestimate me, Jack. That's when I'm at my best."

[bitten_notshy]

"I'll believe it when I see it," Jack said.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I'd say stick around so you will but since you can't, I'll just say don't get your ass killed so you can come back and see it," Alex said.

[bitten_notshy]

Jack grinned. "I think that's my main guideline for the rest of my life," he said. "Don't get killed."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Don't get killed," Alex said and offered Jack his hand. "And I'll see you around, all right?"

[bitten_notshy]

Jack drew the hand into a firm handshake. "Absolutely," he said. "Don't let the island fall apart without me."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I'll do my best," Alex promised, smiling. "You're a good guy, Jack. Hope the real world's good to you."