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[legendarymadman]

Geoffrey's hair is still wet from the shower when he sits down to breakfast and helps himself to a generous bowlful of what looks like some kind of baked fruit thing. He doesn't need to know what it is to know that it smells good, and makes a mental note to wrap some up to take out to Duck when he's done. It's one of those mornings when he feels

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[captainjack]

Jack wandered in looking very much like death warmed over. He noticed Geoffrey, but coffee would help make the brain thing go thinky. After a long night in the clinic, it was a small luxury.

"Geoffrey," he said softly, as if he was just used to speaking in such a tone and it was hard to let go of. "Just who I've been sent to find."

[legendarymadman]

Geoffrey can see that Jack is tired from the moment he glances at him, but it takes a couple more moments for it to penetrate that Jack is genuinely upset about something.

"Hey, Jack," he says. "It's been a while. Join me for breakfast?"

[captainjack]

"Can't. I need to get back to the clinic. Look...this is going to seem strange, but can you take over Wicked? Mimi's, um...sick." Yeah, that was about the most tactful way to put it. "She said it was important I ask you, but I wasn't going to leave last night."

[legendarymadman]

Geoffrey raises both eyebrows and just stares for a moment, not even remembering to lift his coffee to his mouth.

"You want me to what?" he says finally. "How long's she going to be sick? You'd probably be better off just letting a couple of rehearsals run themselves while she gets back on her feet."