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Sadde knocks on Isabella's door at 7PM sharp.
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And Isabella pets her with her non-crepe-eating hand.
And Jackson comes in a little later, pauses to stare at them, and then gets a crepe and kneels at Victor, who initiates a brief conversation and finally ends it by kicking Jackson viciously in the chest. Jackson crumples to the floor, coughing.
And Jackson comes in a little later, pauses to stare at them, and then gets a crepe and kneels at Victor, who initiates a brief conversation and finally ends it by kicking Jackson viciously in the chest. Jackson crumples to the floor, coughing.
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What.
Sadde almost stands up in alarm, but elects to watch for a few more seconds. Did Jackson ask for that or...?
It's sort of hard to tell from here. Then Victor says something and Jackson, still on his knees, shuffles away with his salvaged breakfast.
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...
Sadde will definitely need to inquire. Is it possible to identify Jackson's expression from this distance? Not that that's likely to tell her much, 'forlorn' seems to be his default expression.
Sadde will definitely need to inquire. Is it possible to identify Jackson's expression from this distance? Not that that's likely to tell her much, 'forlorn' seems to be his default expression.
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"Victor just kicked Jackson on the chest pretty hard and I'm not sure if Jackson asked or stuff but I think he's crying and I don't think he did ask and superhero syndrome."
Jackson has half-crawled over to a corner, not even a table, with his crepe. He occasionally rubs his face with a sleeve and picks at his food.
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"But do you want to take it?" she asks softly. "If he hurt you against your will or something we could talk to someone about it..."
"I mean," coughs Jackson, "I wish somebody would kick me because they like me instead of because they can't stand me but I can, you know, pretend."
"He said he told me what'd happen if I came on to him again," says Jackson. "And I said yeah he did. And he said I was a perverted little creep and he kicked me."
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She runs a hand through her hair, still hugging her knees with the other arm. "Oh, Jackson..."