( where did you come from why did this happen )

[crowflies]

C'mon, you and I both know how this play pans out. So you get a little weak in the knees for tough guys with complicated family lives. It's nothing I haven't seen before. [ He pauses, knits his eyebrows in an expression somewhere between sympathetic and patronizing. ] You and me, darlin'? How's that gonna work out better than any of the last times?

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[oldmanstriker]

[Squinting at.

All the squinting.]

[crowflies]

[ Macho posturing time go. ]

You gotta problem, old man?

[oldmanstriker]

You look like someone I know. [ An Australian accent right there.

A beat.]

And don't call me old man.

[crowflies]

[ The fact that he's actually got an explanation makes Jax pause for at least a moment before he shrugs and tries to play it off. ]

I'm just calling them like I see 'em. Not my fault I've got one of those faces.

[oldmanstriker]

Well, if that's the case, I'm an old man that can kick your arse.

[That's not a threat. Herc's perfectly confident he can.]

I wouldn't say it's one of those faces. You look exactly like him. Apart from the beard.

[crowflies]

[ Jax's expression in reply simply says, Uh-huh, sure. ]

Sounds like you've got a good-looking friend, then.

[oldmanstriker]

[And Herc folds his arms.]

He looks more handsome. It's the beard.

[crowflies]

[ And Jax's eyebrows tick up. ]

Don't like your men hairy, huh?

I am loving this already.

[oldmanstriker]

It has to be done with style, mate.

instant classic conversation!

[crowflies]

And what do you consider "with style"? [ he asks, reaching up to give his beard a scratch. ]

Just... Herc Hansen and Jax Teller discussing facial hair

[oldmanstriker]

[A half-hearted shrug.]

I dunno. Raleigh looks better clean-shaven in my opinion, but I think yours is starting to grow on me.

[crowflies]

[ So now there's a name to go with this other guy who apparently looks like him. Jax tucks this information away for more thought later. ]

Yeah, it's been growing on me for a while too. [ Literally. ]

[oldmanstriker]

Guess it was the shock. My mun kinda warned me that there might be people I recognise here.

[crowflies]

Being warned and seein' it with your own eyes are always two different things.

[oldmanstriker]

You're telling me. You and Raleigh are completely different.