[Shit, he didn't mean to stare. Especially not at a potential addict, those are the kind of people you don't want to make prolonged eye contact with or they might come at you with a fork when you're riding the last train of the night home. (Not that this has happened to Jayden or anything, especially not if you ask him or the friends who absolutely weren't there to witness it.)]
Um.
[He's usually more articulate than this. He struggles to recover, pointing at the newspaper.]
Just interested in the cover story.
[And although the guy's stance relaxes, Jayden is still on alert. There's too much off about him. Meth head face, long hippie hair, but financial district attitude? Too weird. He might be the type to lure kids into alleys. Jayden is all too aware he's alone in this city with no one he's sure he can trust, all of a sudden.
He doesn't confirm or deny the man's second statement. He's not sure he can fake familiarity convincingly, but he doesn't want to give the man information that can be used against him at any point.]
no subject
Um.
[He's usually more articulate than this. He struggles to recover, pointing at the newspaper.]
Just interested in the cover story.
[And although the guy's stance relaxes, Jayden is still on alert. There's too much off about him. Meth head face, long hippie hair, but financial district attitude? Too weird. He might be the type to lure kids into alleys. Jayden is all too aware he's alone in this city with no one he's sure he can trust, all of a sudden.
He doesn't confirm or deny the man's second statement. He's not sure he can fake familiarity convincingly, but he doesn't want to give the man information that can be used against him at any point.]