Log:Complete

[13-year-captain.livejournal.com]

When; Morning August 20th.
Rating; PG13 thus far
Characters; Jack (13_year_captain) and Sands blind_shot)
Summary; After getting a little worried for Sands' mental state, Jack offers to come over and keep his friend company. An unexpected parade should help to cheer them as well... Or lead to horrible things, like kidnapping a child.
Log;

And he feels sure he only feels for Sands' suffering because it looks like his own. Tonight, though, there was something there. Some old injury, podded at that he can't even identify. Some of it he recognizes, though they aren't pretty memories to think on, but others are vague, buried, and dulled with time and chemicals.

For whatever reason, Jack feels serving as a friendly ear and a shoulder to lean upon will help his twin and he feels the need to offer it. The almost selfless gesture sits poorly with the pirate, but as he knocks on Sands' door, he feels sure he'll understand it all better once it's done with. He remind himself that he needs Sands' help with recruiting for Jones, after all. Helping the CIA agent does help Jack to that end, at least.

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Re: Distraction

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The child hasn't a doubt in her mind now that her mother waved back (though it was fleeting). Too far away to notice her mom's eyes never leaving the pirate.
Sands kneels down beside her then, making her turn and miss the more adult fun going on with the friendly Jack.

"Do you like pirates, sweet heart?" He lightly touches her hand then. Just for a beat.
"Yes." She's shy, having never met this man but her mother obviously knows him and it's okay. So she answers.

"How about the parade? Are you having fun?"
Another yes, less shy as the conversation goes on. Sands keeps asking her yes questions and every time she is to answer he touches the same spot on her hand.
He gets her talking about the parade and laughing. He's good with children. He likes them at times. But doesn't really consider them people. More like interesting pets.
After a few minutes of this touching trick he asks her the important one.
"Would you like to come see my pirate ship? Mommy said it was okay if we hurry back."
Now before his hand even reaches her she's saying yes.

Sands takes her tiny hand and leads her away. "Is my friend coming, sweetpea?"

Re: Distraction

[13-year-captain.livejournal.com]

Jack's hands -thieving, spidering things with minds all their own, it seems- have done a fine job burrowing up and under the poor, lonely mother's shirt. He's playing her like a familiar instrument and listening for how well tuned she may be when he notices Sands and the child over Alice's shoulder. ...Bugger. He's being left behind... But then Alice is grinding up against him and maybe being left alone with her won't be so bad.

His eyes slip closed after he watches the little girl tug at Sands' shirt sleeve to give him the first 'no' answer of their conversation.

Re: Distraction

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That puts him off. Sands can guess why Jack isn't coming with them and he quickly gets the girl's attention back on him.
"That weirdo pirate. Is he kissing her?" Sands makes a yuck face and she laughs nervously before turning back to the scene.

He laughs and messes her hair up, flipping Jack off above her head.
"Lets go see that pirate ship!"
Sands says it loud enough for Jack to hear him and leads the girl away by the hand. She tries to look back but he's already asking more questions and touching the hand held in his as they walk away.

Re: Distraction

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He may not know exactly what it is Sands has planned -he may not even want to know- but Jack fails to see why he shouldn't gain something from it. One hand moves up to tangle in Alice's hair as he does, indeed, kiss her quite deeply. He pulls those dirty-blond locks aside to see if his twin's taken his leave yet. Jack opens an eye just in time to see Sheldon give him the bird and catch where he and the girl are off to.

"Let's put a bit of distance between ourselves and this crowd, eh?"
And with very little plying, he has her pulled away to the dark of an alley and both of them bare below the waist.

It's a quick and dirty thing, but all the satisfaction Jack was after. Alice seems, for now at least, to feel she was wanted. With the moment passed, however, she takes notice of her missing daughter.

"Fear not, darling. Stay here and enjoy the parade. Ask about for anyone who may have seen your little dear. I'll go search for her and return to give word every hour until she's found. Trust me." He meets her with a solemn and innocent gaze from brown, doe eyes and she nods. Jack kisses her softly and takes his leave, hoping very much never to see her again. He's done here. Time's come to find what Sands is up to on his beach.