[ME] The Ride is Worth the Fall

JACK

Caly leans in and Jack leans back automatically, the movement as casual as the arm he's thrown over the back of The Ark's chair and the drink he sips at while they chat. He's both involved and not, keeping a casual eye on the rodeo in case of drama or injury (or anything else interesting) while half listening to the conversation. Only the flicker of sudden irritation from the redhead under his arm has him locking back in properly, and it's far too late to do anything about it by that point.

Not that he'd have dared interrupt any troublemaking on her part, regardless of the target.

"Mm, that's gonna leave a stain," he says, almost under his breath as the slushie gets dumped all over Flora and Kaisel, expression a mask of careful indifference. He hadn't noticed Kaisel or his wiiifene drunk girlfriend on purpose, magic locked down for any whisper of thought that might belong to them. But it opens now, enough to feel the briefest sting of hurt that, quelle surprise, is being blamed on him, and he scoffs into his drink.

"You're gonna get me in trouble," he mutters to The Ark, before glancing at Caly. "Not that it wasn't a good shot," he concedes.

you wanted perfect, you got your perfect
but now I'm too perfect for someone like you

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!