Ch. 4 - People spend their whole lives wishing they were Jack of Fables

[originaljackass]

[Great thing about New Feather cycles? Lots of pretty new faces, all of them in skimpy sundresses, many of them in need of a strapping hero to get them settled in. Jack has been kind enough to oblige a fair number of them. Not as many as he'd like, as he's been beaten to the punch several times. Hiatuses, go figure.]

[Written]

To all the hotties out there, New Feathers or not, I'm Jack of the Tales. I'm in the market for helping out with some odd tasks. A man's got to keep himself busy, right? So lay something on me. As long as it ain't scrubbing toilets, I'm up for it. But just know that my usual line of work is hero business. It's part of why I'm so legendary.

[Some pen taps go here before:] In fact, if anyone's got any suggestions for a more permanent line of work, I'll hear it. [True, Jack is a conman and likes to skirt by doing nothing, but he's been doing that for a month now and it's going to drive him crazy.]

[Answers to his question or not, Jack is going to take a walk around town, with an absentminded dog-sized blue ox following him around. Jack could care less about the company. Aside from stopping in on the stores, he'll be having dinner at Seventh Heaven and later having a beer at Good Spirits. Also, he might be hanging around outside C4 for any new renters that have moved in. Of the female persuasion, of course, but he'll talk to guys too. He just won't care as much.]

((ooc: I suck at hiatus okay, shut up. Tags will come in spurts here and there.))

Comments

[written]

[all7seas]

This is a hypothetical question, mate: but what if it were a solid gold loo? What then?

[written]

[originaljackass]

[Oh. Didn't you die or something?]

What, the toilet?

[written]

[all7seas]

[Magically alive once more.]

Yes.

[Jack might have written that in very large, clear, childish print. INSULTINGLY CHILDISH.]

[written]

[originaljackass]

I'll be having one of those at home. With servants to clean it for me.

[Smart enough to realize Sparrow is being a pest. Also the fact that a gold toilet would be pointless here.]

[Action]

[coolstempers.livejournal.com]

[Well, while Jack is hanging around outside he might just notice another new person arriving back to C4. This one actually moved in about a week ago to room #5 if Jack's been paying any attention.

But sorry, he's most definitely not of the female persuasion. Still, he'll politely nod in greeting to Jack as he's going inside.]

[Action]

[originaljackass]

[Hrm, yes. He's noticed you before. Disappointingly male. Also definitely not from the mundy world.]

Hey. One of the new renters, right?

[Action]

[coolstempers.livejournal.com]

[Sorry to disappoint, Jack. But Piers will stop when addressed.]

A strange term when there is no money here to pay rent with. Do you live here then too?

[Action]

[originaljackass]

[Renters, occupants, whatever. He's used to living in complexes like this.]

Yeah. I'm in Room 2.

[action]

[simplestgift]

[Archie is around town when he sees the ox and stops, squinting at it curiously. Well, he's seen a headless horse and giant turtles around, so why not a tiny blue ox? Following Jack Horner?

...Why is it doing that? he wonders.

Well, either way, it's been over a week since Jack saved his life and the man still hasn't bothered him about anything, so he's starting to feel a little like he may have misjudged him. Damn. So he gears himself up and reluctantly approaches him, not quite able to shake the feeling that he's going to regret doing so.]

[action]

[originaljackass]

[It's largely because Jack Horner hasn't found a use for Archie yet. Luceti isn't quite as cut and dry as Golden Boughs and no suitable escape plan has been formulated just yet. Speaking to the sailor might just confirm that he hadn't come up with anything yet. Damn.]

Arch. Up on your feet already? [He figured you, being mundy and all, would still be in bed.]

[action]

[simplestgift]

For some time, yes. [Humans are not that delicate, Jack. He just wants to get this over with.] I wanted to thank you for saving my life.

[ written ]

[herotypical]

Pimping yourself out, huh? Classy.

[ written ]

[originaljackass]

Don't approve?

[ written ]

[herotypical]

Not my place to approve or not approve.

[Action]

[onlykissesgirls.livejournal.com]

[Action]

[originaljackass]

[Jack steps in next and takes a look around. It doesn't take long to spot that dark skinned, exotic beauty he's seen in the halls. He picks a table not too far from her. In fact, it's right across from hers, so it's almost like sitting at the same table as her. For the moment, he inspects the menu, seeming as if he can't decide what to order.]

[Action]

[onlykissesgirls.livejournal.com]

[ action ]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue saw Jack's written message and rolled her eyes right on cue with his emphasis on legendary and went about her business.

Part of daily business means restocking her coffee supply. So it's possible that they bump into one another at the grocery store - or maybe she sees that blue ox following him around and just zeroes in on it, missing Jack as he'd just turned the corner.

Because that blue ox is awesome.]

[ action ]

[originaljackass]

[Jack spies a babe checking out... well, Babe. A quick look over gives him an idea of what she's all about. A goth, probably dealing with a great deal of angst, and she doesn't like touching. Well, he can work with that.]

Hey there, babe.

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[touchofrogue]

[She gives him a look that says 'You'd better be talking to the cow, bub.' And it doesn't take much more than that look for her to assess him and dismiss him. He's hot as hell, sure, but she knows his type. Rogue is currently uninterested.]

This yours?

[voice]

[doubleppk]

I've been thinking. Construction is perfectly allowed here provided we can get the materials, right?

[voice]

[originaljackass]

I don't see any rules against it. [There is a limerick about the House that Jack built.]

[voice]

[doubleppk]

What about really building something interesting, you know?

Like waterslides to get around, or a rollercoaster? Something crazy fantastic that no one would expect, but clearly says we were here, and we didn't let them get us down.

written;

[tothelibrary.livejournal.com]

And modest, too.

written;

[originaljackass]

What's there to be modest about?