It took a while for Jay to awake fully. He'd been having disturbing dreams, in the last one he'd been fist fighting. When he came around a little more he realized that his hands were actually throbbing a bit. His brain was still fuzzy and it took a moment or two before he remembered why they hurt, and what all had happened the day before. Ebony had ( Read more... )

Hurrying along despite his hangover, Jay felt pressed for time. It was his day to do the sweeping, and the floor of the foyer was covered with bits of tree and evergreen needles from the decorations that had been hung. Since he had been named Chief of Mall Security he also had a long list of security details to go over before the wedding. He'd ( Read more... )

([OOC:Continued from HEREJay's lips twisted into a hint of a smirk, if someone so dignified as the ex techno general could be said to smirk ( Read more... )

Jay stood slowly, enjoying the slight discomfort of his vertebrae popping back into alignment. How long had he been sitting on that curb? What had begun as a walk to stretch his legs had developed into a lengthy bout of brooding. Now it had grown dark and Jay was feeling numb.

It was time to go back to the mall.

( OOC:Journal Information )

Jay had excused himself to the Cloud Room after the incident with Ram, trying to keep his anger in check. He hadn't been so humiliated, made to feel like such a child, since he'd left the Technos, and the fact that it had happened in front of Ram only served to fuel his anger. Ram had always delighted in keeping Jay in the dark, playing him for ( Read more... )

Jay woke slowly, stretching out and enjoying the few minutes of mindless half-sleep that always came with leisurely mornings. There would be things to worry about later, there always were, but for now, it was nice to just lie beside Ebony and enjoy the morning. He rolled onto his side, slipping an arm beneath his lover and pulling her drowsily ( Read more... )

( Jay's Week )

Despite having been up late, Jay was wide awake at the first sound of movement downstairs; he'd spent three years being constantly prepared for a security breach with the Technos, and old habits died hard. He was still for a moment, instinctively listening to the quiet voices outside. It was just the Mall kids, he realized, recognizing little Mouse ( Read more... )

[OOC: Continued from the dinner threadJay led Ebony into the privacy of her room, and pulled her around the corner of the doorway so that they were safely out of sight from any dinner-goers who might glance their way. She was the one for him, he thought, in the moment it took him to pull her close to him, and it had taken him too long to realize ( Read more... )