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[eternal_boy]

See Nick.

See Nick angst.

Angst, Nick, angst.

See Dante.

See Dante be the only bright spot of happiness in the dark, cold, and lonely eternity that stretches out before his master like a death sentence written in morose, never-ending iambic pentameter.

Tinycute, Dante, tinycute.

See Nick at Bar.

Drink, Nick... drink.

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[faithful_slayer]

See Faith.

See Faith giddy.

Giddy, Faith, giddy.

See bling-bling.

See bling-bling be the physical representation of the cause of Faith's giddy.

Symbolize, Bling-bling, symbolize.

See Faith spot Nick and hug him kind of a lot.

Comfort, Faith, comfort.

[eternal_boy]

See Nick notice the bling-bling.

See Nick wince.

It's really not what he wants to see right now, considering, but he pastes on a smile (a very convincing one, after all) and leans against her.

"Hello, Faith."

[faithful_slayer]

"Hi."

Faith hugs him some more.

"Been missing you."

[eternal_boy]

"Been missing a lot," he says honestly, "though... I supopse you're probably the only one missing me. I've been... with David, considering. And Janette."

[souvlakifan]

Schanke laughs in the face of angst. Only not, because that would be callous and mean.

"Heeey, Nick," he says happily, sitting down beside his old partner. He tries not to look at his tab as he orders a glass of water. "How's things, buddy?"

[eternal_boy]

The puppy at his feet toddles over to Schanke and sniffs before pawing at his leg. Nick, for his part, sips on his bloody and looks up at Schanke.

"Hmph."

Then he looks at the table again.

[souvlakifan]

Schanke looks down at the pawing and grins. "Hey, little guy. I got nothing for you, but how about a little attention on deposit?" He reaches down and scritches the puppy between the ears.

"So, 'hmph', eh?" he says to Nick a moment later. "Let me see. If I remember my Nick-speak, 'hmph' would indicate problems with a relationship that you don't want to admit that you have, and therefore can't discuss."

[eternal_boy]

He smiles just a little at the attention given his dog by his friend before it fades and he shakes his head.

"Never could put one past you, Schank."

[i_am_not_honey]

Ow, iambic pentameter.

See Janette approach.

Approach, Janette, approach.

See Janette's "wine".

"Wine," Janette, "wine."

"Vous obtiendrez une douleur d'estomac," she says, sipping from her goblet. At least she doesn't need to drink wine, here.

[eternal_boy]

He raises an eyebrow and holds out an arm. He's hoping she'll join him.

[i_am_not_honey]

Of course she joins him. Fluid, her goblet set aside, she goes to him.

"You look absolutely dreadful."

[eternal_boy]

And he wraps his arm around her, holding her with a bittersweet smile.

"Tell me something I don't know."

He holds up his hand.

"It's very strange, you know. To be... what we are and yet not."

[bloody_rockgod]

Who am I to resist a theme . . .

See Charlie.

See Charlie bounce.

Bounce, Charlie, bounce.

"Hi, Nicky!" and then a big bassist-shaped hug.

[eternal_boy]

He catches Charlie with a tired smile and hugs him back.

"Hello."

[bloody_rockgod]

"And hello to you too, puppy," he says, bending a moment to scritch Dante's head.

"How my couch-with-fangs today?"

[eternal_boy]

"Better with you here," he says honestly.