[ME] [SE] paper faces on parade

JACK

"You've been at plenty of others before," Jack reminds the demigod, an eyebrow raised beneath his mask as if wondering why this is the gathering, in particular, to have cracked through his mental defences to chafe them raw. He knows exactly why, of course, having navigated these very rough waters over and over again in his youth, but Vesper had always seemed to be beyond that sort of learning. He'd sprung from the stars fully formed, ready and willing and able to cause whatever mischief took his fancy.

Lifting his drink to his lips and smoothly draining the glass, Jack sets it on the girl's table behind them before lifting his gaze just in time to catch the look on Vesper's face. "...Follow me," he tells him with a quick nod, trusting he won't have to physically lead the boy through the crowd, though he keeps an eye over his shoulder just in case.

Drawing close to the tables where his crew are still loitering, Jack has a brief and quick conversation regarding the other two Marin triplets and how they ought to be kept an eye on in their absence, before he's off once again, heading towards the pathway that leads back into the forest.

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Jack and Vesper out!

it's not your fault that you're always wrong
the weak ones are there to justify the strong

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!