<div align="center"><em>Jason: On the patio with Cassie and Alex</em></div><br/>Jason had barely finished his words when Kasper stepped out onto the patio like a man on a mission, greeting them briefly with promises to chat later and moving on. He made a fake salute as his friend moved down to the beach, and called out that he'd catch him after he took a dip in the waves. Afterwards he chuckled to Cassie with a raised eyebrow, thinking Kasper seemed just a bit bothered by something. She seemed far less concerned though, so he'd go with that for now.<br/><br/>Jason listened intently from there as she spoke about her library position. He smirked when she corrected him, but his eyes widened a bit as she spoke about her books. He hadn't heard about that. The fact made him feel a bit out of touch with the group, and he regretted not making it to the wedding a few months ago. Mulling it over for a brief and solemn moment, his attention was caught again as he heard the magic word; Night life.<br/><br/>A sly grin crossed Jason's features at that point, and he titled his head at her with a light chuckle.<strong>"The night life is always good. In fact that's the name of the first club I started. You'll have to check it out sometime, Cassie. Ladies night is always fun."</strong>He jested as he stared into her eyes, liking his new view as she slid up to sit on the railing.<strong>"And the librarian thing doesn't sound dull at all. Though I highly doubt the images that popped into my head when I thought of you all alone in a quiet place of reading."</strong>His grin widened then, near challengingly.<br/><br/>Jason wasn't looking for a wit war yet, though. So he recovered the ball quickly with a mention he thought she'd enjoy.<strong>"Though I didn't hear about the books. What are they, I've been needing new reading material."</strong>His eyes drifted along her at that point. And he listened to her replies as he wondered when the others would show up. If left out here too long, he knew Cassie and himself would be getting into it about something. Though how they would be tangled, whether wit wresting, arguing, or with him chasing her around the patio he didn't know.<br/><br/>Luckily the patio door slid open again, and out of it walked the bringer of the rum. It was the last thing he'd heard before his favorite geek shut the glass back, and started tossing puns.<strong>"Yes, we've been exiled to the patio and beach for our inability to commit. Though we're in luck, Cassie has offered to entertain us despite the fact that she was given leeway."</strong>He joked aloud as he stepped forward to give the guy a hug, giving him a pat on the back before he stepped away and flashed a wry grin to Cassie.<br/><br/>Jason smirked for a moment, and then pointed toward the waves.<strong>"Hercules is enjoying the water right now. He walked out here with a purpose earlier, and I decided it was better for my complexion if I didn't try to stop him for a proper greeting. He's only gotten more buff since I last seen em."</strong>He joked to Alex, nudging him lightly before he walked back up to pat Cassie on the thigh.<strong>"So how 'bout we all three sip the rum and complain about the single life, and how much freedom it gives us?"</strong>He suggested, wondering if either of them were up for it. He had some goodies down in the Challenger himself.