Room 308, Friday Morning

[bitten_notshy]

Jack was up half the night Thursday scrubbing pink dye out of his hair. After the fifth go at it with shampoo and a quick self-administered trim to a few scraggly bits that had absorbed more than their fair share of the dye, it was all but back to normal, with just a few blush-tinted strands around his ears.

This was, in his eyes, an essential first step.

After a call to Tony and a nap, he woke up and started to pack. Rationally, he knew he was not the first person to have something odd and embarrassing happen to him -- a love spell, or whatever it had been. He wasn't even the first person to waste time chasing after a straight guy. (And bless Mitchell and Kate for trying to talk sense into him, for all the good it had done.) But he still needed the brief escape of a respite with Sebastien to get him centered in his own head.

He packed quickly and neatly, door cracked open as usual so he could watch the motion in the hallway.

[OOC: Open if you need a Jack!]

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[bitten_notshy]

"He was in the middle of telling me he would never love me back when she came up to us," Jack reported. "After that, he seemed to be mostly worried about Dinah."

[icecoldfrost]

"Because you were insane," Emma pointed out cheerfully. "Honestly, Jack, there are holes in his head. What were you thinking?"

[bitten_notshy]

"That he was beautiful and I loved him," Jack said, offhandedly, since it was the truth. "... you should kiss him sometime, if you get the chance. The piercings are interesting."

[icecoldfrost]

Emma wrinkled her nose and shook her head. "I'll take your word for it and pass," she demurred. "Kissing my costar, even if the play is over now, is never a good idea."

Besides, Emma wasn't really looking to add another player on her dance card. It was full enough after last weekend, thanks.

[vanillajello]

"No wonder, he told me Dinah was pretty lovestruck too..."

Kate shook her head. "Can't really blame you for wanting a break."

[bitten_notshy]

"Probably true," Jack had to agree. "It's not an experience I'm aching to repeat, either."

He nudged her with an elbow. "Does this mean you'll try for the next play?"

[icecoldfrost]

"Maybe," she answered, nudging him back. "I suppose it depends on the play."

And what the odds were of clandestine make-out sessions in the lighting rig.

[bitten_notshy]

"Dinah was ready to get married," Jack said. "I hope she's all right now."

[bitten_notshy]

He tilted over to kiss her. "And on the rest of the cast?"

[vanillajello]

Kate cringed. "Really, it was that bad? Yeah, I seriously hope she's okay. And I'm sorry, but I'm just so very glad this whole thing skipped me."

[icecoldfrost]

"Perhaps," she allowed, making a happy little noise in the back of her throat at the attention. Emma wasn't going to turn down kisses from Jack, especially if that meant he'd stop sulking. "I wouldn't want to do a play with a bunch of people I disliked."

[bitten_notshy]

"And she has a boyfriend," Jack said, just because Dinah wanting to marry someone she barely knew wasn't bad enough. "I'd say you got lucky, unless you spent last weekend as a Siamese twin or worse. Then I'd say you deserved a break."

[vanillajello]

"Yeah, no, I was in a coma last weekend," Kate replied. "I think I got off pretty easy with that one."

[bitten_notshy]

And when Emma was making noises like that, it was required Jack kiss her some more. "Well," he said, thoughtfully, "hopefully you'll like at least one person in the cast."

[bitten_notshy]

"I wouldn't mind a coma," Jack said wistfully. "Though the priest thing could have been worse."

Note to Fandom: When thinking you're a priest becomes the better option and comas are to be envied, your life has gone a bit off-track.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

After storming off from Claire (and feeling pretty silly about it now), Dinah had gone into town and bought a few things. Stopping by Jack's room was easier than heading up one floor to Jak's room just yet. She tapped at the door lightly, pushing it open a little. "Hey. How much do you love being sane again?"

[vanillajello]

Kate snorted. "I did apparently think I was pregnant, though. But I don't really remember that, I just saw the letter I had written for the father."

[icecoldfrost]

This required Emma's patented 'Stop Talking' Look, and she tangled her fingers into his shirt to tug him closer and kiss him a bit more insistently.

"What sort of plans do you have this weekend?" she gasped once they broke for air. She'd noticed the suitcase when she came in, but Emma was rather sure she could convince him not to go run and hide, especially when she had a few (better) ideas about staying in for the next few days.

[bitten_notshy]

"Like I loved Priestly last night," Jack said gratefully. "You didn't elope overnight, did you?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah laughed, and leaned against the doorway. "Noooo. I got stopped at the border before we made it to Canada, metaphorically speaking. Excuse me, Canadia." She gave him mischievous smile, and said, "Want some ice cream or cookies to take off the edge? I am so, so glad you're not heartbroken over Priestly. Poor guy was so relieved he didn't have to try to figure out a better way to let you down easily."

[bitten_notshy]

"... who was the father?"

Certain questions had to be asked.

[bitten_notshy]

"Home," Jack said, and kissed her before she could pout. "I'm taking Tony to see Sebastien. I need an escape before I crack, Emma."

[vanillajello]

"Jason Stackhouse."

A vague bit of shame in that, although mostly because of the other things she'd written, or almost written.

[icecoldfrost]

Too late, Jack, Emma was an expert at pouting. She gave him her biggest, saddest pout before kissing him again.

"You'd best bring me back a trinket or some chocolates," she sulked, "if you're going to leave me here alone and undefended on a weekend."

[bitten_notshy]

Jack shook his head. "I'm not really one for sugar. I'm going to go home and try to forget this place exists for a few days."

He smiled. "I talked Priestly into kissing me, at least? So now he can say he has kissed a boy."