Afterglow • Gideon Emery

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Morning came quickly for the hangover everybody now endured. With Gideon and Jack being the early birds they were the first to see Joker blacked out on the floor, snoring his hangover away. "Mitchell," Gideon starts off "why is there a clown on my floor?"

"Don't ask me." Jack replied walking with his allie to the kitchen where they both drank water to wash their headaches away. The dogs following them around, Gideon fed Dempsey and since Icebreaker was here he pulled out a second bowl and fed him as well, earning a thank you from Jack.

The two men had a cup of coffee sitting at the kitchen table just having a chat about anything while they waited for everyone to wake up, the first to wake up is who they least expected. The hungover clown walked into the kitchen already complaining about how he has a headache and his face itched. Because he slept with makeup on his face.

"You okay there, Joker?" Jack said not looking at him drinking his coffee, he didn't have to see him to know he wasn't feeling well.

"My face itches, my head fucking hurts-" Joker complained before he crashed at the snack bar helping himself up on the stool.

"How about water and coffee, mate?" Gideon suggests getting out of his chair and he slides the hungover man a bottle of water then pours him a coffee. "What happened here?"

"What—?"

"Joker" Jack says standing from his chair while in front of the snack bar to face him "those girls are turning you to a woman"

"That's hot" Joker muttered, he's too hung over for a conversation right now.

"What—"

"I dig it, hey pretty boy, am I pretty too?" Joker said looking at Jack, motioning his hands under his chin as he smiled at the American soldier.

"No." Jack replied simply

"Joker, buddy, no," Gideon pats his shoulder "stay a guy for us and be our friend"

Joker smiled and nods his head "okay" he said unintentionally lying to Jack and Gideon. Because he knew he, Chloe, and Hannah were closer even though he knew Jack and Gideon longer.

"Jaguar" they could hear Chloe groan as she came down the hall. Her view showed up holding her hand over her head "my head hurts."

"I'd think so." He says "you and Hannah drank as much as Joker. Speaking of, what did you two do to our mate?!"

"Don't yell at me man, I just woke up and I have a raging headache!"

"We drink good amount" Joker growled looking down at his fists.

"4 bottles?" Jack asks

"...6" Joker snarled "get it right pretty boy." Jack only tilts his head in confusion, he just had to shrug it off because he knew Joker wasn't capable of making sense unless he's on a mission. It's like a switch goes off at that point.

Regardless, Chloe leaned on Gideons shoulder moving her head to under his chin so he's forced to hold her up close. "How much did you drink, love?"

"I don't know" she replies just hugging his waist "my Jaguar" she sounded like a child that was obsessive over their stuffed animals.

"If you'd let your Jaguar move he can get you some water and coffee" Gideon said stroking her hair, she thought about it for a minuet, but letting him go was a no go to her. She just shakes her head and hugged him tighter. "Alright then love."

"If Hannah's still asleep I'll just take her and we'll see you guys later" Jack said walking back down the hall. But first he told Icebreaker to follow.