explosions on tv ( open )

[reneger]

Who: jason todd reneger & open
What: a catch all
When: september-october
Where: central city, excelsior, nyc, etcetc
Content Warnings: unnecessarily violent and gorey fights


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[torchbearer]

[ kyle elbows him lightly. ]

Isn't that the whole point of a vacation?

[reneger]

( he'd take that as a challenge, because jason usually takes elbowing as one, but this time, he lets it slide. leans his weight right in against kyle's side instead so he can suffer having to hold up both of them. )

Wouldn't know. Most my trips turn into crime investigations or hunting down whatever weird shit is causing problems.

[torchbearer]

[ kyle slips an arm around him. ]

So let's just take it easy. That's the whole point, isn't it?

[reneger]

( kyle slips an arm around him, and jason takes it as his cue to lean into him harder. rests his forehead against kyle's shoulder. )

I'm working on it. ( but he's real bad at "taking it easy". )

[torchbearer]

I know. But you can do it. You won't fall apart.

[ it's worth saying. ]

[reneger]

I might.

( do you know how hard it is to go from always moving to--this? sitting still? jason's not sure if he likes it any. )

[torchbearer]

You should still give it a try.

[reneger]

I'm trying right now, aren't I?

( look at him, leaning into kyle, barely even armed in a strange city surrounded by people he doesn't know and not going out to find trouble when he's got plenty of opportunity for it. )

Even slept four hours straight last night without killing anyone.

[torchbearer]

[ kyle pats his shoulder. ]

I'm so proud.

[reneger]

( gross. which is enough of a sign to shove kyle off, so he does. hugs over, it's time for jason to go back to leaning against the wall by himself. )

You should be, 'cause if anyone was gonna get stabbed, it was you.

( kyle was closest. )

[torchbearer]

[ it was fun while it lasted. ]

Yeah, yeah, heard it all before.

[reneger]

's not a threat.

( even if jason does look significantly more amused than he should. )

Sometimes I wake up a little crabby.

( and he sleeps with at least three sharp pointy objects within arm's reach. just in case. )

[torchbearer]

[ dryly. ]

No way. You? You're joking.

[reneger]

It's habit.

( in a way. jason lifts his shoulders, then turns back to walk into the hotel room. )

Never know when you're gonna wake up to someone beating the living hell outta you.

[torchbearer]

And now you made it depressing.

[ but kyle follows him back. ]

[reneger]

Well, y'know--

( he doesn't actually have a follow up for that. it's a dog-eat-dog world, and jason learned young to never let his guard down. )

You hungry?

[torchbearer]

I could eat.

[reneger]

( there's a small in-room kitchenette, which is where jason's heading. )

What do you want?

[torchbearer]

What have we got?

[ kyle's not used to well-stocked . . . anything, to be honest. ]

[reneger]

Eggs, quick oats, enough ingredients for pancakes, potatoes, muffins, a couple bagels from the breakfast bar, cream cheese--

( breakfast. kyle can have breakfast. )

[torchbearer]

So basically, breakfast.

I'll take it.

[reneger]

Omelettes or pancakes?

( while he works on pulling out the basic shit, including the tiny pan for the tiny little stovetop they have in the tiny little kitchen. )

[torchbearer]

[ kyle watches this with a faint smile. ]

Pancakes.

[reneger]

You got it.

( a wave of his hand over his shoulder, before jason starts pulling shit together: butter, flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, milk, eggs--. an easier method would have been to just go with a mix. but he didn't stock the kitchen with bisquick, and jason does just fine without it. )

[torchbearer]

[ kyle pulls up a chair while he watches jason with a smile on his lips. ]