When the curtain fell, everyone stood up for a standing ovation and although Jake had enjoyed the opera he was standing more to get the circulation going back in his arse. He hadn't realized just how bloody long the damn thing was.
As everyone spilled out of the theatre into the foyer, Jake turned to Regulus. "You'll find this a nasty habit, especially for a Healer, but I'm in desperate need of a fag after that," he said with an apologetic smile. "Outside?"