Life can be hard

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Day: 40!
Characters: Jack Kelly [cowboy_newsie], Nami [namigator]
Summary: Short and Bitter-sweet? No, no, nothing good will come of this log. Jack’s been a jerk and Nami’s not fond of that.
DAY/NIGHT & Time: Day/Morning after cell opening
Status: Closed/Complete

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[cowboy_newsie]

He walked stiffly, shoulders back, head held high, trying to get this done quickly. Some pathetic, senseless assignment right by the patient block, and Jack was certain someone had done that on purpose. Some asshole with absolutely nothing better to do had thought it clever to assign Jack near his fri--

His old friends. What a funny joke, after the way he'd rejected them last night. Coldly, cruelly, the best way-- if they hated him now (and, with the frustrating exception of Yuffie, he was sure they did), so much the better. They wouldn't associate with him, and people like Orochimaru would-- if not stop hurting them, at least lessen. He wouldn't take such an interest in Nami, in Edge, in Reeve, maybe, because they wouldn't stand up for him.

Jack had to believe that. That all he had done last night was for the best.

Walking further, he heard footsteps, and turned with no small amount of dread to see a familiar figure walking towards him. Oh, no, oh, God, not her-- Anyone but Nami, not after how he'd treated her last night, the way he'd purposely crushed her, put her down, ignored her even though she was hurt this morning... he stared, trying to see if she was hurt without being obvious about it.

Jack's mind briefly jumped to walking away, but no. That would be stupid, and he was sure she'd follow him. So Jack simply stood, arms crossed, keeping his gaze steady, waiting for her to approach.