[OPEN] So what's on your mind?

[lahire]

Who: Jack La Hire and You
What: Settling into yet another new home
When: Early November
Warning(s): In headers as needed

1. There's a piece of me that knows his name [The Oak and Iron]
There is a new face in town. Perhaps you might recognize him from your time in the Black Stag Casino. Perhaps you just have an eye for newcomers. Either way, here he is, sitting at a table alone with a meal he's barely touched, watching everything going on around him with the haunted eyes of a prisoner.


2. Every once in a while, he'll show his face [Out and About Town]
It has been decades since Jack has been allowed outside. While he's not literally kissing the grass in gratitude, he is lying on his ground, under a tree, staring up at the branches blankly with not a moment's care for how dirty his clothes (his casino dealer uniform) might be getting. Or for the fact that it is starting to rain.


3. And when he does I'll have something to say [Aces Wildcard]
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Comments

[pineapplesalmon]

"A lot of people haven't. It's why I've worked hard to make sure my ladies are good with strangers, so people can go and meet them. There's something about petting a half-ton animal that's completely different than petting the neighbor's cat."

[lahire]

“Why are people here convinced that animals will fix me?”

The question is wholly sincere.

[pineapplesalmon]

"Because too many people suck and sometimes you need a break from that." César answers sincerely. "And animals tend to stay in the moment, which is a good break, too. Also, touch is wholly underrated."

[lahire]

“I need no touch. I have not needed it for years.” That isn’t defensive, it’s just what he sees as a statement of fact. “It was discouraged at the casinos.”

[pineapplesalmon]

"Some people don't." César doesn't bat an eye, letting that statement stand. "People have a lot of rules around how touch works; animals have few. An: my cows don't care what I'm talking about unless I'm giving a command or saying a favorite word."

[lahire]

“It is not…” Jack wrinkles his nose and lets that sentence wither on the vine. “I will see your cows. If you wish me to.”

[pineapplesalmon]

César shrugs and lets that part drop the rest of the way. "At the very least, you'll get some education on what to expect when winter arrives. I can discuss how we're prepping and what'll be available in terms of food."