Jack heard Jessica's comments, but given he was in the middle of talking with Asuka, he was prepared to ignore them. Her wandering hands were another matter.<br/><br/>He spun, his own hand dipping to catch her wrist and bring it upright between them. His expression was cold as he looked at her, and his voice was pitched low so as not to carry.<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">"You do not know me <strong>anywhere</strong> near well enough for that. I am not here to play your games. Try pulling shit like that again and you're going to find out just what kind of <em>interesting</em> things I'm capable of. Go google geasa, if you don't know the term. You think you're capable of leading? News flash, acting like a prima donna is not leadership."</span>He let go of her hand.<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">"Now, unless you have something constructive to add, I suggest we leave further discussions til we're in private."</span><br/><br/>He turned to look at Asuka, composing his expression once more. "Sumimasen deshita, Asuka-san. Please, join me, and we can discuss things upstairs." He strode across the lobby to the elevator, stabbing the button to send it upwards once everyone was inside.<br/><br/>He led the way to his penthouse suite, unlocking the door and moving inside. He turned back to the others, raising a finger to his lips before tapping his ear and then gesturing at his eyes. With an effort of will he<em>shifted</em>his perceptions, sweeping the suite for any signs of electronic interlopers, or the faint strands of magic that would indicate a spell, or thread of Fate, lying in the room.<em>Make sure we're secure before we get started.</em>he thought.<em>And if there is something nasty burrowed into the food, hopefully I can find it. If I were a nasty spell, where would I hide? In the alcohol, that's where. It's a mood enhancer, it's a natural conduit for something that is going to mindfuck ordinary folks.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">1 legend to activate Broad Spectrum Recognition. 3 successes on a search roll.<br/>1 willpower to activate The Unlidded Eye, 2 successes on the search<br/>Sweeping the suite for anything that shouldn't be there.</div></div>