Jackson scooted away slightly from August as she approached, her ability and his newfound discovery of how Aphosis was affecting him, changing him, made him even more uncomfortable with the girl's powers than he had been before. It didn't help that she asked him to strip, causing his hand to unconsciously move towards his right shoulder, though he quickly put it back down when he noticed what he was doing. He then heard Orion, call to him, looking over just in time to catch the tossed clothing . . . with his face. After getting up, he picked up the clothes and gave a quick nod of thanks to him before he walked into the forest, waiting until he was sure he was hidden from sight and completely alone before he quickly stripped out of his now-moist jacket, soaked shirt, and damp pants and put on what he had been given. It was a little big for him, but he'd manage, tying the belt tight to prevent any embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions.

Once he got a good look at the shirt, however, a dry laugh escaped his lips, the irony of the universe not being lost on him. Taking the wet clothes in his hand, he walked back over to the group, tossing the offending articles onto the sand as he cursed himself for not bringing a bag with him. 

[color=00aeef]"You're not half bad with that thing," [/color]Jackson commented as the taller boy began to sing, [color=00aeef]"Not my kind of music, but I listen to soundscapes in my free time more than anything else so I can't really say I have a taste in music."[/color] He took a second to look across the lake, hands in his pockets, feeling as if he could use a bit of a pick me up or something. He'd just had the biggest emotional crash ever right after his biggest high in months, so he was feeling a little depressed at the moment.

[color=00aeef]"Hey Orion, you wouldn't to have a sketchbook and a pencil in your bag would you, I feel like drawing something right now." [/color]That was a lie, he felt like whittling, but he wasn't to comfortable with holding a knife right now around other people, didn't want to tempt the fates.