Tom glances over at Jensen, trying to determine if this is some kind of joke. Or if this is punishment for something he didn't know he'd done. But Jensen gives him a look that's a mixture of sympathy and an apology.
Jensen's boyfriend sits down next to him, and for a moment he looks imposing. Til he smiles anyway, and it's kind of infectious and a little soothing. Tom smiles back, or he tries to anyway.
Right then Mike puts his hand on his arm. "But we'll need more sugar."
Tom swallows and blinks. Mike had kept going, kind of babbling in a mad-scientist-on-a-roll sort of way, and Tom had stopped paying attention. "Sugar?" he says nervously.
Mike nods seriously. "And rubber bands. Lots, and lots of rubber bands. We should probably steal the world's biggest rubber band ball. It's in Maryland, I know how to find it..."
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Date: 2009-05-25 01:48 am (UTC)Jensen's boyfriend sits down next to him, and for a moment he looks imposing. Til he smiles anyway, and it's kind of infectious and a little soothing. Tom smiles back, or he tries to anyway.
Right then Mike puts his hand on his arm. "But we'll need more sugar."
Tom swallows and blinks. Mike had kept going, kind of babbling in a mad-scientist-on-a-roll sort of way, and Tom had stopped paying attention. "Sugar?" he says nervously.
Mike nods seriously. "And rubber bands. Lots, and lots of rubber bands. We should probably steal the world's biggest rubber band ball. It's in Maryland, I know how to find it..."