What Not to Do (Kallisti)

[Sage]

Sage hated this part of dating a celebrity. He'd never been about the fame and fortune, he had money. His inheritance and his own well earned means, but still, never wanted the fame. It made what he did even harder. But Aiden didn't need to worry about any black mailing photos or whatever, Sage pulled them down and tarnished whoever's reputation started whatever nasty thing they had to say. But he felt bad for Nox. Somehow his performance had blown up in his face and now there were rich and famous people here.

Aiden squeezed his hand and dragged him along. He wanted to zone out and focus on the people trying to get a word but he had to focus on not losing Aiden. His boyfriend needed him, and he was there 100%. He could review the footage later. Nothing jumped out at him as they forced their way. A message from Nox flew past his 'screen' with a name and an image and a request. Sage quirked a little smile and built the search algorithm and let it run. He'd find whatever he needed on this girl.

Jaxen impeded their momentum and Sage frowned, he wanted to get out of the crowd away from the people. He maneuvered himself around Aiden and hid from the cameras as much as possible. He hated the pictures most of all and standing around gave people plenty of time to snap the candids that he'd have to scrub. Sage Parker lived in the digital world, he didn't want to be part of it. He didn't want to live in infamy only in the ones and zeros of his signature. That was his legacy. Not whatever juicy gossip the fuckheads wanted.

"Can we chat inside, away from the idiots with cameras?" Sage whispered to Aiden. Actually. Sage smile to himself as he let his mind slip into the computer in his head and he found the system that controlled the street lights outside of Kallisti. A few blocks of darkness might move some of the cameras. And make Nox's life a little less out in the world. Sage did wonder how it had gotten so big... Aiden clearly understood the ramifications, but Sage was certain Nox hadn't wanted glitz and glamour and recognition. Something else triggered it. And Sage built another algorithm to search out the beginning of this viral outcry to his show of the gods and fired it off as soon as the first light outside Kallisti dropped its illuminating glow.

Down both sides of the street the lights flicked off. Only the neon glow of the signs all around remained on outside the buildings. The interior lights glowed through the windows, but ever streetlight in a three block radius went out, one after the other until the red light district was really just that -- red lights from the neon signs. Though they weren't all red to be fair. Sage smirked into Aiden's collar as he curled into his boyfriend. "That's better."