Ch. 2 - Legends are made when you're Jack of Fables

[originaljackass]

[Right now he's got his feet kicked up on a stack of all the various books he could find where he was in them. Collections of fairy tales, fables, and more colorful adaptions - all of them. The other day he raided the library and took all of them home. If people want to go off and read about him, they'll have to talk to the real thing first. After having spoken to some other people about their worlds and sharing his own identity when convenient, Jack has come to some conclusions about Luceti. Ones that requires a little more looking into.]

[Voice]

You people have legends in your world, right? Any of them true? Any of you ever met them? Or hell, maybe some of you are the legendary type too.

I'm one of the latter. I'm Jack of the Tales - at least, all the good ones. Any of you [losers] people heard of me?

Oh right, one more thing. Someone mind telling me how those filters work? Seems like it could be handy.

[Later, for anyone who wants to bother him in person, he'll be hanging out at the shops, wishing he had money to spend on all of it (even though it's all free). Luceti is a poor place to be for a man obsessed with wealth.]

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[herotypical]

[ buffy is going on an expedition tonight and expeditions need supplies -- especially because she can probably count on jack sparrow to have none of the things two young women need in a dream vacation spot. things like conditioner or lip balm or spare pillows.

but someone is blocking her route to the pillows. huff. so, with a hand on one hip: ] 'Scuse me. I kinda need to get by.

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[originaljackass]

[Oh, he recognizes that voice. He shifts to the side, resting his arm on a shelf. One sadly out of reach for you Buffy. He doesn't quite move out of the way.]

Can't go around?

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[herotypical]

What I want is right there. [ and she makes the mistake of pointing directly at jack horner.

quick! clarify! ] Right behind you, I mean. Those pillows. I need one. Or, uhm, some. Some is better than one. They -- look, could you just pass me one? Some.

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[all7seas]

Well if it isn't the far inferior Jack, what I had a bit of rum off of the other day. What do you need filters for, mate? No secrets in this place, in the end.

[voice]

[originaljackass]

[Oh, this is another Jack? Well then...]

So, you're a cheap imitation of the real thing? I've had better. Way better.

[voice]

[folklorist]

[ This post pings Helios, pings him so hard. ]

Of course all them are true! It's just that most people don't tend to believe in them. [ A light chuckle before clearing his throat. ] Ah, but I believe it depends on the world really. Jack of Tales is it? I'm afraid I haven't heard of you though.

[ Doesn't ring any bells to him, at least not at the moment. There are a lot of tales with Jack out there. ]

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[originaljackass]

[All of those tales are about him!]

Really? You're from Earth, right? Europe, America, all those good places?

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

Of the Tales? Do you mean folktales? [Those are the only ones she can think of that use the name 'Jack']

[originaljackass]

Got it in one.

[simplestgift]

[Kennedy, like any good bachelor, is getting both dinner and the equipment to make it with at the same time. Tonight it's apparently steak. In a frying pan. And there are some oranges. While picking out the frying pan, he catches one Jack Horner out of the corner of his eye. It slips out before he can even think.]

Oh hell.

[originaljackass]

Kennedy! [He's spotted you. Unlike the last time you saw him, he's dressed sharply and clean shaven. Quite a change from last time.]

Haven't seen you around. You been avoiding me?

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[tothelibrary.livejournal.com]

Legends, no. Legend-like figures, yes. Mostly they ended up smooshed into little bitty dead evil pieces.

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[originaljackass]

So cold. Maybe you just haven't met the right one.

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[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

Modest, aren't you?

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[originaljackass]

A lot more than usual.

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[sacrificemyself.livejournal.com]

Harry Potter's a bit of a legend, where I'm from, but I've never heard of Jack, sorry. What were you supposed to have done that's so special?

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[originaljackass]

[Harry Potter... the children's book series. You've got to be kidding.]

I was a worlds-renown giant slayer. Ever heard of King Arthur?

[Voice]

[reshape-destiny.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure. I had coffee with Bigfoot just the other day. Nice guy, but he could use a shave.

[Voice]

[originaljackass]

Never met the guy.

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

[Hey Jack, remember that teenager you talked to a while back? Same voice, older. She's decided to be twenty-something today, after all. That said, it's later than a lot of the other responses, she was stalking. Buuut]

Smart guy like you can't figure out the filters?

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[originaljackass]

Oh, sure I can. But when I do something, I make sure I do it right. Have we met?

[voice] so late, sorry

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

I've met a few.

[highly amused] Not too many who were so quick to broadcast it, though.

[voice] no problem!

[originaljackass]

In a place like this, what's the point in keeping it a secret?

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[dragons-peak.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it would count as a normal "legend," but there is an urban legend of a headless motorcycle rider in the city I live in.

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[originaljackass]

Sounds like a dullahan problem to me. They look tough, but they're easy to sucker punch.