Newspaper Crew Meeting: 16:00 FHS

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

After classes was out, Jake sighed deeply and went to the Journalism room to join Chloe and the rest in harshing out what would be in next week's issue.



ooc: IC harshing out here, OOC harshing out here and here.

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[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"But enthusiastically so?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Well," Rory says, frowning. "Granted, I was across the room, but from what I saw, they both got into it - Logan probably to annoy Lilly back, and Alex...probably because Logan's tongue was in his mouth, and really, what was he supposed to do?"

[mycanonhatesme]

"I guess you've got a point there," Chloe says weakly, getting the feeling that this isn't what Jake wants to hear.

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake stared at her. He could think of half a dozen things right now and none of them included making out with his fricking roommate. He didn't say any of that however, instead he said, "And you're okay with that? I mean, Logan's your boyfriend, right? And didn't he get all upset when you kissed whoever?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory frowns. "Well, it was a dare, so I'm not inclined to be upset. It didn't mean anything, after all. But...yeah, that's a really good point."

Her voice gets a tad shriller as she exclaims, "Who is he to tell me that because I got kissed as an assignment, I should feel horrible, but it's completely okay for him?"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"Not on," Jake agreed. He cuddled his coffee mug, frowning down at it. "That's all double-moral-y. He should pay," he added, maliciously. He was so not overreacting. Or worrying about what exactly Krycek wanted to talk to him about later. He was calm, collected .. and he was going to kill Logan.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"You know, he should. Because you know what? He left me there after that. Alone," Rory says, angrily. "So first he kisses someone else, then he abandons his own girlfriend. What, exactly, is so abandonable about me, huh? Because people keep doing it."

She takes a breath. "So. How are we getting back at them?"

[ooc: Abandonment issues ahoy!]

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe looks back and forth between Jake and Rory, fearing that she's quickly becoming the only sane one between the three of them. "Guys, it was just a silly party dare. No reason to get upset, right?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory frowns, and then realization dawns on her face. "Oh, I forgot you didn't know. Chloe, but a few weeks ago, as part of an assignment, a guy kissed me in my Comm class. And Logan threw this huge fit and made a scene and generally made me feel like crap over it. Now, do you think it's fair that he can just gleefully go along with this dare - which, like my assignment, didn't mean anything - without consequences? Seems a bit hypocritical."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake ignored Chloe completely. "Don't know. But it will have to be good. I could nick Logan's booze again but that lacks a certain... something." Like poetic justice, maybe.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. And that'll just make him mad," she muses. "It'd be like kicking a pit bull."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake nodded back. "I'd just be forced to replaced it again, so's he doesn't throw me out of the house or something. You know him better than I do... What do you think?"

[mycanonhatesme]

"Okay wait, time out," Chloe says quickly. "I can understand why you're less than pleased with Logan right now, and I say go ahead and kick his ass," she says to Rory, before turning to Jake. "But what are you pissed at Logan for?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"That is a good question," Rory agrees, crossing her arms and turning to Jake.

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

The sudden interested silence that came after that question made Jake squirm. "Uh, for Rory's sake? 'Cause that was a shitty thing to do?" he said. Chloe might buy it. Chloe might -- Chloe had watched him panick over the dress before homecoming. Chloe would not buy it

Oh fuck.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"It was a shitty thing to do," Rory agrees solemnly. "I'm glad I have an ally such as Jake," she says, throwing an arm around his shoulders.

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe just looks at Jake for a few moments. She knows there's more to this than a desire to play backup for Rory - she does remember how Jake was right before Homecoming. But if this how Jake wants to play it, then she's not going to argue - at least, not in front of Rory.

"I guess you're right. That was really shitty. I knew there was a good guy deep down in there somewhere," she says, smiling.

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

That is one suspicious smile, but Jake decides to take his reprieves when he can and smiles back, a little uncertainly, before turning his head towards Rory and grinning brightly. "I'm here for you, man. Logan must pay.

Now... how do you feel about poetic justice?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Poetic justice?" Rory asks, arching a brow. "Do go on."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"Well, obviously, you got to show him that he can't treat you like that," Jake says reasonably. Or me, he added in his head. "So..."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. So, what are you proposing I do? Because the only thing I'm coming up with here is something you probably wouldn't be able to help with," Rory replies, blushing.

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake arched an eyebrow at the blush. "...Don't bet on that." He eyed her for a moment, then grinned. His features blurred for a moment, and when they solified again, the girl version of him was grinning up at Rory.

"Was this what you had in mind?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Don't get stuck," Rory replies immediately. "I was thinking of how unfortunate it would be if you or I were dared to kiss the other in front of those two. Because that would just suck wouldn't it? But we'd be forced to do it - rules of the game, y'know."

She doesn't add that she had initially thought of witholding sex, which Jake, girl or no, could certainly not help with.

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake nodded solemnly, switching back quickly just to make sure he wouldn't stick. "Oh it would. But, you know. What could we do?" He grinned. "Have to follow the rules, after all. Like they -- he did. Bet finding someone to dare us wouldn't be that hard," he added thoughtfully, looking around the classroom.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Shouldn't be hard at all," Rory says, staring pointedly at Chloe.