[If you guessed that Jack's response to being uncomfortable with a given situation was to head to the beach, you guessed right! He'd come out originally to watch the fireworks going off near the hills, and the colors were awfully pretty. Even the sounds weren't so bad, at first. But over time, with darkness pressing in, the whistles and bangs
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He sees the glow of Jack's cigarette first, recognizes who it is a moment later. Still some distance away, he raises a hand.
"Jack!"
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"Hi, Mark!"
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"Hey," he says, when he gets a little closer. "Celebrating?" He's noticed the beer bottle.
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[She edges closer, careful not to be heard. When she finally makes out who it is, she drops down behind him gently.]
Hi!
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Hey, Elaine. It's quieter over here.
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He's had a few visitors already, so he doesn't even flinch this time, just raises an empty hand in a wave.
"It's you."
All anyone's gotten is a 'hi' thus far, but they know him and his taciturn habits. Perhaps he should say something else, since she's new. He takes his time thinking about it, humming tonelessly--a sound drowned in the surf--and drawing a slow spiral in the sand with his index finger.
Finally, he adds, "Come sit?"
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"Hello." Is all she says as she bends her legs and wraps her arms around them.
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