Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
WHO: Jack Bauer and Geddoe
WHERE: One of the bars Geddoe goes to that doesn't mind sword-wielding medieval mercenaries as customers.
WHEN: Evening of the 21st.
WARNINGS: Discussion of violence.
SUMMARY: Jack and Geddoe decided they needed to do something together that didn't involve killing people for once.
FORMAT: Paragraph.
Jack needed a break. Vulcanus, the riot aftermath, the Black Tear Rebellion, the Mayor's assassination, these new kidnappings- it didn't stop, and the continuing tension was starting to get to him. Even if it was just for a few hours, he needed to take some time to do something that wasn't reacting to a crisis.
But he'd always had trouble walking away from his work and its demands, and tonight was no exception. Even going out to a bar on a Sunday evening had a professional angle to it: Jack and Geddoe kept ending up fighting alongside each other, and even though the merc wasn't a cop they worked damn well together. Geddoe was maybe a friend, but definitely an asset, one he wanted to cultivate and learn more about so he could use him better. Maybe Jack would actually manage to relax in the bargain, but as always personal considerations were secondary for him. When he showed up at Geddoe's bar to meet him for a drink, he might as well have still been in the office.
WHERE: One of the bars Geddoe goes to that doesn't mind sword-wielding medieval mercenaries as customers.
WHEN: Evening of the 21st.
WARNINGS: Discussion of violence.
SUMMARY: Jack and Geddoe decided they needed to do something together that didn't involve killing people for once.
FORMAT: Paragraph.
Jack needed a break. Vulcanus, the riot aftermath, the Black Tear Rebellion, the Mayor's assassination, these new kidnappings- it didn't stop, and the continuing tension was starting to get to him. Even if it was just for a few hours, he needed to take some time to do something that wasn't reacting to a crisis.
But he'd always had trouble walking away from his work and its demands, and tonight was no exception. Even going out to a bar on a Sunday evening had a professional angle to it: Jack and Geddoe kept ending up fighting alongside each other, and even though the merc wasn't a cop they worked damn well together. Geddoe was maybe a friend, but definitely an asset, one he wanted to cultivate and learn more about so he could use him better. Maybe Jack would actually manage to relax in the bargain, but as always personal considerations were secondary for him. When he showed up at Geddoe's bar to meet him for a drink, he might as well have still been in the office.