2022.05.27:Marshmallows with a side of light drama

Marshmallows with a side of light drama.
Some smores are eaten, then Jackie trips a social land mine.
IC Date	May 27, 2022.
IC Time	Late evening.
Players	Jackie, Erin, Reno, Theron
Location	Kinfolk House
Spheres	Garou

5/27/2022 19:08:16 Jackie parks her car out by the road and takes a look around before making her way over to the cabin and campfire area.

5/27/2022 19:08:53 Erin is sitting over by the fire with a black panther who is eating or licking a marshmallow. She seems to be making smores.

5/27/2022 19:11:49 Jackie raises her hand in greeting, and then leaves it hanging there as she gets distracted by the presence of the panther. She stares at it wordlessly for several long seconds before tearing her gaze off it and back to Erin. "Uhhhh, hi?"

5/27/2022 19:13:40 Erin looks up as she hears the greeting and waves "Sup" she gestures "Do you want a smore?" she offers then notices the staring and looks at the cat then to Jackie "He doesn't bite and he is busy with the marshmallow" she smirks.

5/27/2022 19:13:40 The cat looks up but then licks at the marshmallow.

5/27/2022 19:19:31 Jackie lets her hand down, remembering it was there after a bit. She can't help but smile at the sight of the big cat with the marshmallow as she slides onto a log seat. "Uh, sure, why not? Weird, I didn't think cats would like marshmallows. Aren't they all carnivores?"

5/27/2022 19:22:18 Erin giggles softly "Well yes, but he seems to like them and has learn that they last longer if he licks them instead of just swallowing it,, plus he gets more" she air quotes "This way" she smirks. She passes the smore stuff over to Jackie "Help yourself, there are Reece's there too if you rather" she nodsnods

5/27/2022 19:22:18 Kringer does look up but marshmallow.

5/27/2022 19:24:32 Jackie accepts the smore components, then hesitates as she's spearing the marshmallow onto a stick, looking over at Erin sharply. "Wait, did you say Reese's? Like the peanut butter cups? Can you make smores with those?"

5/27/2022 19:25:41 Grinning and nodding "Like totally you can instead of the normal chocolate you put the other one.. They are the freaking best" Erin nodsnods and takes her marshmallows out of the fire so she can put hers together.

5/27/2022 19:27:56 Jackie grins as she leans forward to reach her marshmallow close to the heat of the fire. "Oh, I have got to try one of those then. And also, before I forget, I'm Jackie. I remember you from the restaurant, but we didn't really meet, sorry."

5/27/2022 19:31:02 Erin smiles softly "Oh I'm Erin" she points to the cat "That's Kringer. I'm sorry I had to leave so quickly.. Shit kinda happens" she tries not to make a mess but smores are messy.

5/27/2022 19:36:01 Jackie twists her marshmallow, trying to keep it even. "Great to meet you, Erin. And you too, Kringer! So, I take it your a friend of the family up here?"

5/27/2022 19:43:54 Erin looks thoughtful at the question "Well yes, friend of the family but also of the family' she looks like she isn't sure if that's right or not then shrugs and gives a smile as she licks her fingers.

5/27/2022 19:49:43 Jackie shrugs, still smiling as she pulls back her toasted marshmallow and starts assembling the peanut-buttery cup based smore. "Alright, that's good enough for me. You being ok to be here, I mean, not the smore. Well, also, the smore, probably. I reserve final judgment for once I've had it."

5/27/2022 19:49:59 Jackie takes a bite and her grin widens, even as melted sugar and chocolate smear at the corners of her mouth. She mumbles out a barely understandable conclusion. "You were right, this is awesome..."

5/27/2022 19:54:26 Nodding "Oh yeah I've been given permission like by many to be here " Erin gives a smile after she finishes licking her fingers she gets ready to make another one as she watches you "Well glad that you like them" she giggles "I am willing trying to something new can you think of something else we should try?" she waggles her brows.

5/27/2022 19:54:26 Kringer has finished his marshmallow and the big old cat stands up and nudges Erin to tell her that she wants more.

5/27/2022 20:01:07 Jackie crams the rest of her smore into her face, making more than a little mess of her face in the process. She tries to answer and fails at first, holding up a finger as she struggles to swallow. After a few moments she manages, "Yeah, that was good, for sure. Something else new? What else is there, I didn't think smores were that complicated, but I didn't even know about Reese's, so..."

5/27/2022 20:03:11 Erin nods "Maybe next time I bring white chocolate and we can try with that?" she shrugs "Might be good, you game?" She glances at the big cat and nudges him "Not too many or you'll get a belly ache" she gives him another one.

5/27/2022 20:07:41 Jackie chuckles loudly, trying in vain to lick her fingers clean of mess. "Well, maybe. I'm still not sure it's fair to call white chocolate actual chocolate, but... Maybe it could be good?"

5/27/2022 20:08:37 Looking thoughtful at that "Well there is that but it's still yummy.. Do you have any favorite chocolates?"

5/27/2022 20:11:51 Jackie looks thoughtful for a moment, narrowly avoiding touching her chin with her sticky fingers as she ponders. "Dark minty ones, I guess? I'm not sure how well they'd melt on a smore though. What about you? What are your favorites?"

5/27/2022 20:15:59 Erin hmms "Dark mint.. I think there might be doable" She hmms again "I like all chocolate so that's a hard one" she snickers "I'm not too picky when it comes to chocolate"

5/27/2022 20:19:30 Jackie leans back, looking at the fire. "Well, it's hard to argue with that. I mean, chocolate is delicious. And smores too, by extension."

5/27/2022 20:23:42 Erin puts her marsh back in the fire getting it nice and burn she likes it dark it seems "It is super yummy, so is whip cream" she nodsnods "But maybe " she hmmms as she blows her marshmallow out "you bring some chocolate and I bring some and we go for it?" it almost sounds like a dare.

5/27/2022 20:29:41 Jackie cocks her head to the side, looking into the fire. "Bring some of what? Whipped cream? Or just other chocolates?"

5/27/2022 20:32:15 Erin ohs and blushes "Sorry I got ahead of myself. Chocolate. The mission if you so choose to accept is to bring all kinds of chocolate" she nodsnods.

5/27/2022 20:35:51 Jackie giggles a bit. "Ok, sure, that is a perfectly acceptable mission. I'll see what I can find. But... besides smore challenges, what else is going on around here these days? Stupid question maybe, but I'm really new around here."

5/27/2022 20:39:14 Looking around and shrugs "Not a lot and if there is I don't always get told" she lets out a little sigh "What do you do?" she smiles "And where do you come from?"

5/27/2022 20:46:21 Jackie shakes her hand in an ineffectual attempt to flick off some of the sugary mess still sticking to it. "Oh, me? I just came in from the East Coast a few days ago. As for do? Well not much, here, not yet. I fixed some broken stuff, but nothing to write home about. Shit, I should probably look into getting an actual job here soon. Or..."

5/27/2022 20:51:06 Erin nodsnods "I have only been to Disney World from the west coast" she reaches into the bag and pulls out wipes and offers them to Jackie "That helps" she tilts her head "You fix stuff? stuff stuff or cars?" she asks curiously.

5/27/2022 20:54:05 Jackie accepts the wet wipes with a grateful smile, and begins wiping off her hand as she answers. "Oh, both, but cars are way more fun. I did all of the work on the purple beast over there myself."

5/27/2022 20:55:37 Erin peeks over at the purple beast and nods "Nice!" she hmms "Well if you want a mechanic job I can offer you one at my shop.. Lorna works for me there too.." she smiles "I mean if you want if not no hurt feelings or shit" she gives the cat another marshmallow.

5/27/2022 20:59:42 Jackie tosses the dirty cloth into the fireplace to get rid of it. Then she looks up at Erin in fresh confusion as she's caught off guard at the change in direction, blinking several times rapidly. "Shop? What shop? And who's Lorna?"

5/27/2022 21:01:05 Erin also throws her wipe into the fire. She laughs "I own a mechanic shop, and she's another of the kinfolk around here. I guess you haven't met her yet.. You will in time" she nodsnods.

5/27/2022 21:04:30 Jackie straightens up in her seat, suddenly feeling much less casual and comfortable. "Uh, sure! I mean, I should meet her, and... I'm also good with cars, so I can probably help with that too. Shit sorry, I was really not expecting this to turn into a job interview.

5/27/2022 21:06:34 Erin laughs and waves her hand "Oh go back and relax it's all good honestly.. Just think on it and we can like chat about it like another time. We are having fun" she nodsnods.

5/27/2022 21:10:20 Jackie chuckles, nervously at first and then a lot more naturally by the time it's run its course. "Ok, right. Tonight is for fun, maybe Monday I can come by and prove that I won't embarrass myself in your shop by being bad or something. What's it called, anyway? The shop, I mean?"

5/27/2022 21:13:35 Erin looks at you and laughs softly "Nah I doubt that you would be bad at my shop. I try to find a place for everyone where they fit" she nodsnods "Mad Modd. It's across the normal mall" she nodsnods

5/27/2022 21:21:03 Jackie smiles, letting her self consciousness fade back a bit. "Ok, I will be sure to check it out, and come into try and impress you next week during business hours. And meet Lorna, I guess? You said she was kin? Oh, I guess I didn't actually say, I'm with the Get, over at Stonecreek."

5/27/2022 21:23:55 Erin digs into her pocket now that her hands are clean and pulls out a somewhat crumbled up card and offers it to Jackie "Come by anytime" she nodsnods then ohs softly "Get huh" she smiles "My mate is a Get" she nodsnods "I'm actually Ananasi kinfolk" she smiles.

5/27/2022 21:27:20 Jackie looks at Erin a bit blankly, suddenly even more out of her depth. "A what, now? And you're with who?"

5/27/2022 21:27:36 From the woods to the west comes trotting out a wolf. It's not being sneaky, just where it came from.

5/27/2022 21:34:21 Erin looks up when she hears someone coming and waves "Sup" she greets in her typical manner before looking back to Jackie and makes a little face "Spider kin" she gives a little shiver before she smiles "I'm with Stormhowle" she hmms "Sten" she gives a little shrug.

5/27/2022 21:41:29 Jackie looks back and forth between Erin and the newcomer. She refocuses on Erin, responding to her before worrying about the wolf. "Spiders? That's weird... Or is it, really? I guess it's kinda new to me... but that's not fair, lots of things are new to me. And I don't think I've met Sten yet."

5/27/2022 21:44:02 Quicksilver trots on over and sees the pair. He alters his course and moves to join them. Or at least see what's going on. Erin's greeting is met with a bow of the head and a friendly chuff. Moves Like Quicksilver looks to Jackie as well, giving her a little bow of his head.

5/27/2022 21:46:05 Kringer is here though he is sleeping and peeks up when Quick joins but then lays his head down the lazy thing.

5/27/2022 21:46:05 Erin wrinkles her nose a little when she gets called weird but then shrugs it off "I said I was complicated" she nodsnods "Yeah you probably haven't met Sten he isn't out and about a lot, maybe someday" she nodsnods. She glances to Quicksilver "Where you out in patrol our out just exploring?"

5/27/2022 21:47:20 Quicksilver says something in a foreign language.

5/27/2022 21:49:56 Jackie waves to Quicksilver, although her expression gives away that she does not recognize him in this form. She also clearly does not understand him.

5/27/2022 21:51:05 Erin looks at Jackie then back to Quicksilver "The house? Oh well we were having smores if you would like to join us of course" she looks towards Jackie "He said he was coming from camp and on his way to the house"

5/27/2022 21:51:56 Before you is a Eurasian wolf. It's dark brown fur has a platinum streak down it's left side, starting at its left eye. Those eyes shine green like peridots. This wolf moves with the grace of a predator ready to pounce. Something about this wolf says it's one of a pure breeding than your average wolf.

5/27/2022 21:57:04 Jackie brightens her smile as she recognizes him. "Oh, Reno! Shit, you need to try a Reese's smore! It's seriously life changing!"

5/27/2022 21:59:56 Erin smiles at Reno "Ah figured it was you but wasn't sure.. Welcome to the party" she looks back and forth "Ah you guys know each other cool" she nodsnods... "Do you want smores?"

5/27/2022 22:01:47 Reno takes off his hat and touches the streak in his hair. "I'm not hard to miss." He looks to the house a moment and then nods, "I have a few minutes, sure."

5/27/2022 22:05:01 Jackie looks up, her smile still bright. "Oh yes, you should have a Reese's smore for sure! In fact, I should have another too, mess and calories be damned!"

5/27/2022 22:06:46 They are all sitting by the campfire, obviously having smores. Kringer is there too but just laying down enjoying the heat from the fire. Erin giggles "Oh I think you are having one " she giggles then nodsnods to Jackie "yeah totally no calories out here.. you work them out walking back" she teases.

5/27/2022 22:08:07 Reno isn't sitting just yet. He looks back and forth between the girls and says,"Just one."

5/27/2022 22:10:22 Jackie giggles lightly. "Oh, sure you say that now... But I'll bet you can't stop at one. I couldn't myself, after all."

5/27/2022 22:11:43 Erin giggles softly as she makes sure there is enough cups for lots more smores. She looks towards the cat then looks back to Reno and chews on her check a moment "Good to see ya" she tells him.

5/27/2022 22:11:46 Walking along, armored up Theron is heading around the kinfolk house to check on whats going on in the back. A light little hum under his breath some old Norse tune.

5/27/2022 22:18:36 Reno nods, "I could say the same Miss Erin." He smiles a bit to Jackie, "Self control is something I strive to attain everyday. If I can't stop a s'more, I'm not controlling anything." Once Theron makes his presence known, Reno looks up and gives a nod, "Evenin' Theron."

5/27/2022 22:20:26 "Hello." Theron greets, "What do we have going on around here?" he wonders as he moves to settle on down to sit. He makes himself comfortable, sword still in scabbard across his lap.

5/27/2022 22:21:27 Jackie waves a hand at Reno. "Sure, nobody doubts that you can say no to a second smore, but the real question is whether you should. The answer is no, of course. The same goes for you, Theron."

5/27/2022 22:23:23 Erin looks over to Theron and gives him the typical nod "Sup" she smiles a little at Jackie and Reno "2 smores aren't a bad thing like 2 dozen would be bad" she looks back to Theron "We are having smores, if you want some" she gestures to the stuff. 5/27/2022 22:23:23 5/27/2022 22:23:23 Kringer looks up and stands up giving a good stretch before he walks away.

5/27/2022 22:33:14 Reno looks to Theron, "Reese's s'mores, apparently. " He just shakes his head a bit. "One will suffice. I haven't had a thing to eat for a couple of hours, the sugar might give me the shakes."

5/27/2022 22:34:40 "I eat as many smore as I want." Theron replies, "I work hard, I can snack." he declares rather pleased with himself. "So anything important going on or to know about?" he wonders idly.

5/27/2022 22:36:37 Jackie helps hand out sharpened sticks and marshmallows. "Nothing more important than smores at this exact moment, at least. But it's early yet, who knows what might happen later? All the more reason to... ahem, wolf down some treats."

5/27/2022 22:37:40 Erin looks after the cat as it gets up and leaves. She gives a shrug and just eats a untoasted marshmallow. The heathen.

5/27/2022 22:54:20 Once the marshmallow is crunchy, Reno puts his s'mores together. He looks to Theron. "Met a 'gazer kin and waiting for our mission, that's about it."

5/27/2022 22:56:25 Theron nods, "Gazer kin? Hm, nice." the berserker replies, "I haven't met a Gazer kin in a long while." he explains, "Again, I hadn't met a Gazer in a long time either before you." he recalls.

5/27/2022 22:59:14 Jackie assembles a smore of her own, starting to eat it messily and take a break between bites to ask, "A gazer kin? Anyone I might already know?"

5/27/2022 23:00:08 Erin has actually gone a bit quiet as she looks back and forth. She starts to ask something but Jackie just asked it so she waits to see who this new kin is"

5/27/2022 23:01:46 Reno grins a bit at Theron, "I'm not your typical Stargazer either." He shakes his head, "No, she stays to her self, brought her to sept last night, wasn't the most pleasant experience. " He eats the s'more and makes a little face, "Oi, way too sweet for me."

5/27/2022 23:09:50 Jackie stretches her booted feet out toward the fire, enjoying the feeling of her latest smore settling in her stomach and ignoring the melted sugar sticking to her lips. "Wait, are you implying you don't like sweetness?"

5/27/2022 23:12:10 Erin looks at Reno "wimp" she teases then looks to Jackie "he can't handle it" she sighs "But I'm afraid I must leave you two.. you can have the rest of the stuff.. I will see you guys later" she waves

5/27/2022 23:15:02 Reno licks his lips, getting all the goo off his face. "Not at all, just a little too much at one time." He grins, "I'm quite fond of sweets, actually. "

5/27/2022 23:17:03 Jackie chuckles softly as the others leave, then leans towards Reno slightly. "Soooo.... I was talking to someone the other night, and putting that together with what you said before... I don't suppose the person you were talking about was Torey?"

5/27/2022 23:17:59 Reno furrows his brow a bit, "What about her?"

5/27/2022 23:22:39 Jackie leans back slightly in her seat, suddenly less sure of herself and feeling a little uncomfortable. "Oh, uh, I just met her here last night, and I thought... No, sorry, never mind. It's none of my business and I shouldn't have... I'm sorry."

5/27/2022 23:23:50 Reno tilts his head. "Is she the one I promised to help? Yes." He relaxes a bit. "Or were you inquiring about something else?"

5/27/2022 23:29:05 Jackie interlaces her fingers and tucks them between her knees, looking down into the fire and not even realizing the smore mess she's pressing into her jeans. "Nope."

5/27/2022 23:32:46 "Yer gettin' yer pants messy." Reno points out. He takes a deep breath, "Forgive my shortness, talking about Torey is a delicate matter."

5/27/2022 23:37:50 Jackie looks down at her jeans, wanting to argue the point but unable to deny the mess. "No, I'm the one out of line here. It's really none of my business. Seriously, I'm sorry I overstepped. She seems really nice though, so... Good?"

5/27/2022 23:40:26 Reno shakes his head, "You have questions. I'd rather you get the answer from me, than from what someone else thinks."

5/27/2022 23:48:13 Jackie raises her hands and spreads them in a questioning shrugging gesture that just reminds her of how messy her fingers are. "I... I do not need, or deserve any answers. Really, I'm sorry I even opened my mouth about it. Goddammit, I just... I don't know."

5/27/2022 23:50:52 Reno nods, "But you want to know." He takes a breath, "I can only allay the mysteries you present. Spit it out. Are you asking if there's anything between us?"

5/27/2022 23:58:18 Jackie grabs her knees, again heedless of the mess. "Pshht, no. Why would I... I mean, that's between you two. And I... have no business... I just talked to her, and it seemed like it matched what you said, and... I added two plus two! Sorry?"

5/28/2022 0:03:56 Reno tsks, "You may have added a little more to that equation than you think." He isn't being accusatory or harsh at all. "She and I share a strong bond, yes. But that is all." He takes a deep breath, "Any sort of romantic overtures would be detrimental to her healing and be completely unrequited. So, having those kinds of feelings are irrelevant and therefore, do not exist."

5/28/2022 0:09:04 Jackie glances at him skeptically, her eyebrow raising higher and higher as he speaks. "Well, hell. This may just be an East coast sentimentality, but the first half of that sounded almost honest, but the last part sounded like some serious bullshit. Like, seriously."

5/28/2022 0:13:10 Reno just looks at Jackie, "Believe what you will then." He starts to get up. " I have never denied that I care for her. But there is nothing else between us."

5/28/2022 0:16:36 Jackie raises her hands defensively. "Sorry, sorry. I... just don't know how I can be less negative, and also say it's still none of my business. Because it isn't, and I don't want to upset anyone. Especially on my first week here. And I don't want to imply anything I don't know about, I mean, why would I?"

5/28/2022 0:18:28 Reno wipes his hands on his pants, his brow furrowed. He adjusts his hat and says, "You obviously had an opinion or some other reason for wanting to know."

5/28/2022 0:22:33 Jackie looks clearly upset, squirm on her seat and folding in on herself. "No! I just... I've barely made any friends here yet, and I wanted them to be happy... I didn't want to stir up a scene. I really didn't want to upset anyone, and... well, clearly I screwed up that part."

5/28/2022 0:26:10 Reno does seem a bit insulted. "You just called me a liar. I'm a Philodox. That's like calling an Ahroun a coward." He's not happy, but keeping his cool. "Just about everyone assumes I'm trying to get in her pants." He takes a calming breath, "I'm about as happy as I can be, all things considered."

5/28/2022 0:36:59 Jackie inches back a bit, her eyes flicking up to Reno as her breath catches in her throat. It takes her several full seconds to put her words together. "What, no! I didn't! I mean, I never... Wait, hold on..." She takes a deep breath, breaking eye contact to look back down at the ground. "I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood completely, and overstepped. I thought maybe I was encour- No, never mind. I was wrong, I'm sorry, I'm just going to shut up. Nothing's my business, and I'm sorry."

5/28/2022 0:42:49 Reno folds his arms over his chest. "Speak your mind. Always speak your mind " He isn't being hostile, just defensive. "Thought you were doing, what? For Chimera's sake, leave the riddles to her. "

5/28/2022 0:47:39 Jackie throws her hands up in the air, despairing of any elegant escape from the conversation. "Nothing! I thought you liked her, that's all! Nothing wrong with that! At worst, I thought you just didn't want to say so for some stupid reason! Because people are stupid some times! Just... whatever! Do whatever you want, I don't care!"

5/28/2022 0:52:10 Reno points a finger at Jackie, "Now I call bullshit. You do care." He folds his hands together in front of him. "Liking her is not possible. I won't allow that to happen again."

5/28/2022 0:56:10 Jackie looks up at him, a little bit of steel reinforcing back into her glare. "Well, yes, of course I care! If I wanted to be surrounded by miserable assholes all the time, I would have just stayed home! So just like her if you want! how can that be impossible, she seems nice, dammit!" She keeps her gaze up on him, breathing heavily as she tries to recover from her outburst.

5/28/2022 1:01:57 Reno just stares at Jackie for a long moment. "Too many minds." Let's get cryptic. "It is just not in the stars, for either of us." He nods, "She is a sweet angel that has had her wings plucked and her halo crushed. Until she has made herself whole again, she cannot deal with someone fawning over her, whether she wants it or not." This does seem a little sad. "Would you pursue something you knew you could never have, or question if it was truly yours to begin with?"

5/28/2022 1:09:57 Jackie blinks up at him a few times, then stands up to face him, even though she has to tilt her head back to do so. "Alright, let's just go through this. First, don't fawn, that's for deer, not wolves. Second, don't try to have her, she's not a pet. Just... Well, you've already been there to help her, and that's a good thing. If... if you like her, just let her know that, and let it work out. Maybe she likes you too, and it'll work out! But if not, that has to be ok too! Just... Goddamn it, I don't know why I'm so angry about this all of a sudden!"

5/28/2022 1:15:45 Reno has that Asian stonewall face working now. His brow is still furrowed a bit. "She is incapable of liking anyone right now. " His tone is as emotionless as he can muster. "Perhaps I am incapable? I am content being her anchor, her confidant, her friend. Just because I am young, and a Cliath does not mean I should be trying to rut every kin in line of sight."

5/28/2022 1:22:45 Jackie flinches at that last, a nerve in her clearly struck and struck hard. She looks away, her shoulders dropping as she turns toward the fire. "Then just be her friend then, what's wrong with that? Nothing, nothing's wrong with that. And I didn't... Dammit, I'm sorry. I am way, way out of bounds here."

5/28/2022 1:28:23 Reno takes a deep breath, his brow unfurrowing a bit. "As I said, too many mind." He licks his lips, "I have been her friend since the beginning. I will be her friend till the end. That is more important than anything. I would do my best to protect her from anything that would harm her, including myself."

5/28/2022 1:30:29 Reno adds, "Which is what made me think leaving was for the best "

5/28/2022 1:32:53 Jackie bristles at Reno for a moment, then deflates quickly. "Well, yeah, ok. That's... not bad. Except for the leaving part! Don't do that without talking to her first! Really, just keep talking to her, honestly. And if it's gonna be good, it will. If not... well..." She trails off into a shrug.

5/28/2022 1:36:16 Reno nods at that. His brow twitches up at the bristling. "I have no intentions of going anywhere now. There are other reasons to stay."

5/28/2022 1:39:18 Jackie nods curtly, still not having a firm handle on her own emotions here. "Well, alright then! Good! Then... I guess that's it? Like, there's nothing left to argue about, right?" She takes a long, deep breath, finally calming down a bit.

5/28/2022 1:42:44 Reno arches a brow, "I don't know, is there?" He tilts his head, "You seemed pretty passionate about this, why?" 5/28/2022 1:45:23 You paged Reno with ‘This may be a game culture etiquette thing I haven't bumped into yet, but if she's got some bottled up shit she doesn't want to let out, is it fair to call for a social roll to dredge it out?’

5/28/2022 1:56:18 Jackie keeps her eyes averted from him, breathing heavily until her heartbeat can settle. "No, it's nothing... nothing to do with me. I just, I hoped maybe things might be able to work out well for you, and for her. I'm sorry it got... intense, here.

5/28/2022 1:58:25 Reno studies her for a very long, silent moment. He nods a little bit. "I don't quite buy nothing." Reno says quietly, "But keep your secrets and I'll keep mine." With that, he takes a deep breath and turns away.

5/28/2022 1:59:39 Jackie turns away herself, looking back over the lawn in front of the house. "I should be getting back to the valley. See... See you around?"

5/28/2022 2:01:58 Reno nods, "I'm not hard to find."