[He rubbed at the spot between his eyebrows, like he could feel the frown lines there. Was he getting wrinkles? He wasn't that old, but stress wreaks some serious hell on your complexion.]
When did the botox wear off? Has that been invented here? Man.
[Worries for another time. Right now, he has a husband with cute cookies and tea to pay attention to, that was a way better use of his time than trying to track down a doctor who'd inject his face with bacterial toxin.]
Oh, right, yeah. Uh. Remember when I told you about that book I wanted to write? The one about the Corporate Wars? [The one that would've totally gotten his kneecaps bashed in if he tried to publish it in his Crapsack Universe.] I'm trying to, like, rework it. I don't have to be as careful about hiding what it's about, since, uh, Hyperion's not gonna show up on my doorstep and make me disappear under mysterious circumstances here?
[Technically, Jack could probably still take offense about it, but Tim's not super worried about that just because of the fact that Jack doesn't read if he doesn't have to.]
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Date: 2020-08-13 01:46 am (UTC)[He rubbed at the spot between his eyebrows, like he could feel the frown lines there. Was he getting wrinkles? He wasn't that old, but stress wreaks some serious hell on your complexion.]
When did the botox wear off? Has that been invented here? Man.
[Worries for another time. Right now, he has a husband with cute cookies and tea to pay attention to, that was a way better use of his time than trying to track down a doctor who'd inject his face with bacterial toxin.]
Oh, right, yeah. Uh. Remember when I told you about that book I wanted to write? The one about the Corporate Wars? [The one that would've totally gotten his kneecaps bashed in if he tried to publish it in his Crapsack Universe.] I'm trying to, like, rework it. I don't have to be as careful about hiding what it's about, since, uh, Hyperion's not gonna show up on my doorstep and make me disappear under mysterious circumstances here?
[Technically, Jack could probably still take offense about it, but Tim's not super worried about that just because of the fact that Jack doesn't read if he doesn't have to.]