RP for jaggedjared

[starlightfell]

She was stretched out on the ratty couch in the green room, trying not to think too hard about the dust mites that were most likely feeding on her. There was a half empty beer on the floor next to her but she'd long forgotten about it. Instead, she was lost in the timeline on Marshall's twitter, trying not to be too hurt by the fans who had all

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[jaggedjared]

Jared had spent the early afternoon out with Travis, who had insisted he accompany him to the nearest strip mall before their set that night so he could go out and buy a new pair of sunglasses and a vintage something-you-know-whatever. In actuality, Jared had wanted to stay and spend the day with Elena since they hadn't had a ton of time to themselves lately. The tour dates had been back-to-back, and though they always saw each other at the end of the night, lately it had just consisted of sleeping and not a lot of interacting.

But he had gone, because Travis had shot him those horribly effective puppy dog eyes. What was supposed to be a fairly quick trip turned into an all-afternoon affair, as these sorts of things often did with Travis.

He was back now, though, just a couple of hours before they were going to have to go on. He hopped back onto the MDSE bus and dropped his stuff off by his bunk, before deciding to poke his head into the back lounge and see if Elena was there or back over on the Falling Starlight bus. His face lit up when he spotted her in the back of their bus and he walked over and sat down heavily on the couch next to her.

"That mall was a fucking war zone. But hey, I got you some Orange Julius-- because that's apparently still a thing-- and a hot pretzel with jalapenos." Hard "j" sound.

[starlightfell]

"The world is a better place because of the glory of Orange Julius," Elena said. She sighed and sat up, reaching for the cup. "Thanks, Sweetie." She also took the pretzel, which wasn't really hot anymore, but that was okay. But she did roll her eyes at his pronunciation.

"Jared, honey. We've been friends what ... three years now? You think you'd have picked up on one or two small things. Like how to talk about peppers." But the food was good. She wasn't sure when she'd eaten last. Now what, was she 108 pounds of dead weight? "Travis find what he needed?"

[jaggedjared]

Jared shrugged at his mispronunciation and he took a big sip of his own drink. "I guess he did. I mean, he and I carried back like fifty fucking bags so he better have. I thought we were only going to like two places but we kind of made a detour to Bath and Body Works and then Yankee Candle and we're going to smell like fucking heaven for at least the next few weeks."

[starlightfell]

She wrinkled her nose. "So that's what that smell is." She looked at him sideways. "And let me guess, he put it all on the tour budget?" She giggled. "As a bus expense?"

[jaggedjared]

"Pfft, of course he didn't," Jared rolled his eyes as he took another sip of his drink. "I mean... I don't think he did. Maybe. I... did he? Come to think of it... I did wonder how he could afford all of that stuff..." he suddenly glanced down at the drink in his hand, and his eyes widened in horror. "And he paid for this, too. Oh, shit, I'm drinking something that was bought with blood money!" He thought about that for a minute, then shrugged and took another sip.

[starlightfell]

Elena giggled. It felt good to giggle. She didn't need to let Marshall destroy all her happiness right now. "J, we're making it in the music industry. We sold our souls a long time ago to whoever wants to pay our way." She sipped the drink and sighed. "Speaking of, I need to put makeup on my dumb face."

[jaggedjared]

Jared raised an eyebrow and sat up straight in his place on the couch. "Is that a request, or an invitation? And your face is not dumb. Its person might be dumb from time to time, but your face isn't dumb."

[starlightfell]

That made her laugh a little bit. "I can do my own makeup, you know. My mother taught me how to do it so I look awesome both up close and far away." She picked up her phone but set it back down and took a sip of her drink again. "And yes, my face is kinda dumb. But it's okay." She squeezed his hand. "I gotta go get ready."

[jaggedjared]

"I could probably use some make-up tips from your mom. And your face is not dumb. I'm basically ready so I can hang out with you while you're getting ready. And are you expecting a phone call?"

[starlightfell]

She blinked and realized how the phone thing might have looked and shook her head, deciding to keep the conversation on her mother. Checking twitter was going to be bad for her right now. "Mami would be happy to teach you, I'm sure. She knows how to make it look cool." She stood up and slipped her phone into her jeans pocket. "If you're going to hang, you need to come back over with me though. Because my clothes are on the other bus."

[jaggedjared]

"No problem," Jared got to his feet and tossed his now-empty cup into the nearest trash can, which was already overfilled with Starbucks cups and food garbage. "Yeah? You think your mom could show me an easier way to apply this stupid eyeliner? Travis is a fucking pro but I just poke myself in the fucking eye a lot and then I have to re-do all that shit because it messes it all up."

[starlightfell]

She chuckled and looked at him. "Are you using only a liquid one or just a pencil?" She handed him the pretzel to at least hold while they walked over to the other bus. This tour's stage clothes were her camouflage skirt and a torn black tank top and her favorite combat boots. Ha. Give Marshall something to miss at least. Asshole.

[jaggedjared]

"Uh, liquid, I want to keep my eyes, thank you very much," Jared replied, taking a bite of her pretzel as they walked off the bus. "Man, this is good. I should've gotten this one instead of the two pizza and the cinnamon ones."

[starlightfell]

She rolled her eyes and climbed up onto the Falling Starlight bus. "It's a wonder your gut hasn't rebelled completely against you." She took the pretzel back and looked at him. "Get a hybrid eyeliner while you're learning, J. One of the soft pencils. You can use it as a foundation and then trace over it, making your eyes darker. But it isn't as scary as the pencils." Their stage clothes were in the back and she went to retrieve hers. She'd stopped caring about changing in front of anyone, so she just shrugged out of her shirt and pulled the freshly febreezed tank over her head.

[jaggedjared]

"My stomach and I are on awesome terms with each other, just FYI. And no shit? They make things like that? Why'd Travis never give me one of those?" He walked with her to the back and sat down as he watched her quickly get dressed. He grabbed a cracker that was out on a tray-- who knew how long it had been out-- and nibbled on it as he watched her. "You, uh, you don't have to get changed so fast, you know. We've got time."

[starlightfell]

She shrugged and sat down to pull off her converse hightops. "Yeah, I know. Just habit." She sipped the drink, realized it was pretty much done, and tossed it in their much cleaner trash can. "But yeah, the hybrids are great. They aren't as long lasting as the liquids, but they're a great training tool. And they can be made heavy too. I've got an extra set I haven't opened. I'll get them for you." She wiggled out of her jeans and pulled on her skirt before settling in to lace up her boots.