THESA'S LIGHT;

[ It's late in the evening, when all the lights of Olympia start to spark on and the festivities get a little rowdier, that Shade's Darker is open and John is propped up against the wall outside it. He's dressed in a business-like black combination, which is not quite a gate-team uniform but still clearly officious and intended for dealing with trouble. There's a young woman leaning in the door frame beside him, smoking, and he's maintaining an idle conversation with her while waving along people yelling lurid things.

Then he spots TJ and straightens up, quirks a smile. ]

Hey, TJ!

[ He has to raise his voice to be heard over the music, not quite at a shout but near enough. The woman smoking beside him stubs out her cigarette and pats his arm to get his attention, and he nods as she ducks back inside before turning to wave TJ over again. ]

If you're looking for the party I'm pretty sure you found it.

[ Is he serious? Who even knows, it's possible he doesn't. ]