Ch. 6 - Scales and wings are such a drag for Jack of Fables

[originaljackass]

[Jack is getting restless now. It's been nearly a month since he was turned into this big hulking beast and frankly? It's getting pretty damn old. Each day he has to roll in his gold a little longer to make himself feel better and he's less and less inclined to leave his gold behind. That damn pirate is going to try and find it, he just knows it. Still, hunger is hunger and he's getting sick of deer, bears, cows, and sheep. The farm animals are the easiest to get, but he's noticed he's been... thinning the herd a bit. He can't live off them forever. As for hunting? It's a pain in the ass.

Well, if he's going to be stuck like this, like hell he's going to just hide. So retreating from his cave, he'll be flying towards town. He'll stop just behind the grocery store and land there. Seeing as he's too big to get in... he'll just bust a hole in the roof and start grabbing stuff that way. Good thing these buildings auto-repair and the food restocks itself, because he won't be leaving much of a store behind by the time he's done.]

((ooc: Feel free to catch him at the store or prowling around the mountains. But not so much his secret treasure horde... not yet!))

Comments

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

It was a real doozie. I bet a lot of people were pissed about it. [Jack had... bigger concerns. But even otherwise he wouldn't have cared much.]

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

I feel that you may be underplaying the effect it had in the aftermath, but I won't bother asking more about it. [She wasn't present, so there really isn't much she can say about it.] Regardless, if there is anything I can do to help you remedy this situation I will be glad to be of service.

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

Meh... alright, you're hired. I've been thinking about it and a lot of shit happens to me on account of me getting sucked into being the titular 'character' of all these stories. I had Excalibur stuck in me this one time, on account of becoming the "Stone" for the sword. It's a side effect of being so mega popular.

[He flashes a cocky grin at that, then remembers his point.]

Anyway, maybe this is one of those things. I'm a dragon cuz of some damn story. So you just gotta find out how the story ends and bam! I'm back to my good looking self.

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

[Excalibur...she almost says something, but bites her tongue on this situation. He already knew quite a bit about her anyway.]

I see. So if I can research the stories you are featured in, they may have an explanation and a cure for your transformation, if they are the cause. [She nods.] How unfortunate that you are stuck in a situation because of a mere story about you.

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

No no, I ain't in any stories where I become a dragon. Believe me, I'd know, seeing as they're about me. It's gotta be someone else's story. Gotta be. Something I did is related, somehow. [Or not. The Sword and the Stone thing... not much correlation there.]

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

Then, do you know of any other stories in which you appear, but are not the central character? [Because going through every old tale and fable that ever existed for a mention of him could take a very long time.]

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

Nope. I'm always the central character. It's part of my charm. If I'm not the title character, I probably wasn't involved.

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

[There's a small pause, before Saber smirks.] It's good to know your ego is still as healthy as it could be.

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm still as awesome as ever, just stuck in a damn inconvenient body. [Too bad it's all talk right now. Unlike other times, he's having a hard time buying his own talk.] Anyway, don't look for stuff about me. Look for stuff about dragons.

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

Dragons. Alright, I got it. [Dragons are in her area of expertise in a way, so she doesn't mind doing more research on them either.] Despite your condition I hope you stay well and healthy.

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thanks. But for the record, don't look for me on the journals. [He holds a clawed hand in front of him, which is... about Saber's size, actually.]

Those pages are a bitch to turn.

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

[Well to be fair Saber is pretty short, but yeah Jack is definitely one of the larger dragons she's encountered.]

Where are you currently taking shelter in?

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

Sorry, babe. That's on a need to know basis and you don't need to know.

[Helpful or not, that's his TREASURE TROVE and while having some ladies in bikinis distributed amongst his wealth would be appealing, he doesn't trust them not to slip away with some of it.]

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

Then how am I to report to you what I learn if I do not know where you are? [She sighs.] Can you at least give me a place where we can meet at some point, whenever I do find something worth interest.

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

[Meh... a place to meet, huh?]

I head to the farmlands at noonish to find lunch. Look for me there. Believe it or not, I ain't hard to spot.

[heroicarturia.livejournal.com]

Good. When I figure out more on this I'll be sure to try and catch you there. I cannot make any promises, but I always do my best to help an ally.

[dragonjack.livejournal.com]

[Ally, huh? Score. He gives a toothy smirk.]

Just a chance at getting back to my old self is better than nothing.