[ While scanning the room, Jake zeros in on their little table pretty much right away. For one, Kallie's pink hair stands out like a neon sign with arrows on it in a room like this. And yes, that actually is Kallie, the girl from the party. What are the damn odds, right? That's what he should be thinking. But instead, he's more thrown off by the fact that Kallie and everyone else at her freaking table are all just gawking at him.
Instinctively, he takes a second to glance behind him and down at himself before staring right back. Yes, it's him they're staring at. No, he didn't suddenly start sprouting extra limbs or forget to put on pants or anything.
Kallie staring at him might have made a little sense (though not with that face she was giving him), but everyone together was kind of alarming. Especially since he couldn't say he recognized the other two sitting with her. One was some kid, brown hair... high school? Probably? Yeah he wouldn't know anyone that young. And the other was this girl with her hair in this 80's sideways --
He freezes completely and stares solely and completely on that one girl's face. Serah. That name. It was that name that kept popping up in his head. Even though he still can't say he recognizes her, for some reason, he knows as soon as he sees her. This is her. This is the girl that's somehow important that he's supposed to be remembering.
Under any other circumstance, Jake probably would have just noted Kallie's presence but otherwise would've left her and minded his own business. But with all of them staring at him and then this girl being here, he couldn't really bring himself to just turn around and leave. So after what felt like a really long moment of them all just staring at each other, Jake abandons his precious spot on line and approaches the table. He's trying for casual over here and not mechanical.
It's only once he's within speaking distance that he realizes he doesn't really have a plan here. But he's already over here so, screw it. He tries for a big smile and lifts up a hand in greeting. ]
Hey, Kal. What's up? You out babysitting today?
[ If he looks at that girl, he knows he'll end up staring again. So he's trying his best to keep his focus on the other two. ]
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Instinctively, he takes a second to glance behind him and down at himself before staring right back. Yes, it's him they're staring at. No, he didn't suddenly start sprouting extra limbs or forget to put on pants or anything.
Kallie staring at him might have made a little sense (though not with that face she was giving him), but everyone together was kind of alarming. Especially since he couldn't say he recognized the other two sitting with her. One was some kid, brown hair... high school? Probably? Yeah he wouldn't know anyone that young. And the other was this girl with her hair in this 80's sideways --
He freezes completely and stares solely and completely on that one girl's face. Serah. That name. It was that name that kept popping up in his head. Even though he still can't say he recognizes her, for some reason, he knows as soon as he sees her. This is her. This is the girl that's somehow important that he's supposed to be remembering.
Under any other circumstance, Jake probably would have just noted Kallie's presence but otherwise would've left her and minded his own business. But with all of them staring at him and then this girl being here, he couldn't really bring himself to just turn around and leave. So after what felt like a really long moment of them all just staring at each other, Jake abandons his precious spot on line and approaches the table. He's trying for casual over here and not mechanical.
It's only once he's within speaking distance that he realizes he doesn't really have a plan here. But he's already over here so, screw it. He tries for a big smile and lifts up a hand in greeting. ]
Hey, Kal. What's up? You out babysitting today?
[ If he looks at that girl, he knows he'll end up staring again. So he's trying his best to keep his focus on the other two. ]