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His hat fell into his eyes and Zack smiled at her, pushing it back up. He was glad that Kasei. caught the joke. He grabbed her face with both hands, moved his face closer to hers and made big eyes.
"It's good to see you smile!" he said in an odd voice. "I like the lack of make-up you got goin' there." he added and smiled.
Zack knew she was a quiet girl and not one to tell everyone how she felt, and he always noticed her discomfort around Giles. Zack would like it if they were all close friends, but as long as they got along, he was fine with it.
But then again, who was he to say that? He rarely told anyone how he felt himself.
"Bromance," Kasei said and Zack turned his head instantly and winked playfully. He put his tattoed arms up on the bar and looked down at the chain tattoo on it. When he was on stage and the lights were on, his muscular arms would move around such as it looked like the chain was moving. He had always thought that funny.

Harlyn spoke to him again, saying that his tone wasn't very convincing, but also added that she had just slept for fifteen hours and was doing fine.
At the first comment, he just winked at her - with a serious expression still apparent on his face - and moved his hand back to his drink.
"That's good," he said and then smiled at her. You're on drugs aren't you? he thought to himself and looked at her, straight in the eyes.
Then their drinks came and they drank them.
"I'm up for it!" he said as Harlyn asked for another round. "What about you?" he said and poked his drummer on the shoulder.

Harlyn commented on the other band, saying their name made a bell go off in Zack's head. He suddenly remembered who they were.
"Oh right!" he said quietly. "Jesus, how the fuck could I forget." he put his head in his hands and shot a glance at them again. He mumbled and drank some of his beer and then looked at Harlyn.
"Malice?" he said and looked past her at the girl he vaguely remembered as the lead singer. "Hmm.. Maybe her," he said. "But who gives a shit.." Zack shrugged, looking from one Legion member to the next.
Giles seemed to stare at them as well, recognizing some of them. At least, that was what it looked like.
Zack lined up his second shot in front of him and looked at the flames, melting the sugar. He had always had a profound love for absinth, and would never decline an invitation to drink it.
He had to lean in over the bar and turn his head to at least shield his face from their view as he laughed. One of them had made a comment about Giles, which was funny, but Zack had been able to hide it. When he fell to the floor though, that was too much. He tried to breathe but it had looked so amusing that all Zack could do was put both elbows on the bar, and laugh it off. As the man stood up again and apologized for the joke, Zack anxiously awaited how Giles would take it and react. The offer of a pint of Guinness should smooth it out a bit though.
Zack stood up as well and raised his shot.
"Now that I have fucking at least recognized you guys," he started. "Would you do us the honor of drinking one of these with us?" he said and awaited their reply, avoiding the glare of their singer as best he could, and hoping that they'd accept.
If they really were to be on tour together for a couple of months or however long it was, they might as well get off on the right foot. If that was possible. He wasn't sure how Harlyn would react to the singer of Legion, but hoped nothing would happen between them.