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Jack Horner ([personal profile] originaljackass) wrote2013-03-05 12:07 pm

Ch. 11 - The return of the amazing and irresistible Jack of Fables

When Jack woke up half naked in the cold, his first thought was FUCK I JUST GOT STABBED.

After patting himself down, he realized he was in all his fleshy wonder. And how. Jack stood up and admired his impressive physique for the first time in years. He was human again! He was attractive! He would kiss someone if he could, but he was by himself. So he settled for kissing his bicep, which somehow managed to stay in shape even while he was being a slothful dragon. God, he loved being a Fable so damn much.

He proceeded to the village, walking barefoot in a winter forest with naught but a white pair of pants on. He didn't shiver or let it bother him. The cold never bothered him and he was enjoying having human flesh to feel anything with. So much better than scales. In fact, he even whistled happily some old tune he only half-remembered. Damn, life was really good sometimes.

First stop in the village was the Clothing Shop. He had no previous garments to look through, because dragons don't wear clothes. Anyway, he wanted to suit up. A man in a suit had power, undeniable power. And besides, he knew how good he looked in one. women couldn't resist. Conveniently, he found his briefcase there as well. So using its infinite capacity for storage, he loaded it up with extra clothes. It would save him a trip later on.

Then he stopped at Seventh Heaven where he ordered, oddly enough, a salad. The thought of meat made him a little nauseous still. He'd been eating cows (and maybe Gary's wife) whole for ten years now. Salad? Salad was friggin' delicious. He even stopped at the Grocery to grab some fruit and was amazed by how good it tasted. He tossed some fruit into his suitcase for later.

At the Smithy, he was just looking for a casual weapon to keep on his person for his own self protection. A knife, really. But he hadn't expected to find Excalibur, the same weapon that impaled him, to be waiting all pretty like for him. Deciding that no one can go wrong with a magic sword, he stuffed it inside his briefcase and moved on.

Last stop was in the evening for Cloud Nine. Time to reclaim the old business. He was really, really hoping it wasn't super lame now. That would suck the joy out of an otherwise perfect day.

[Voice]

Hey Luceti, looking good. Your old pal Jack Horner is back, better than ever. How's it been? Did you miss me? Damn is it good to be back here. Did you guys redecorate? Things look different. Kind of.

Hey Buffy, you still with that second-rate knock off of me? How about we climb in bed and you can slay me next? Or Saber, you could be my Once and Future Fling. Lightning, babe, how about we ignite that spark between us again. Aerith, let me offer some help with your gardening and do some deflowering. Karai, feel free to ninja your way between my sheets at your convenience. Saten, I'd love to explore your dark side, inch by inch. And Nami, you're Luceti's next top model, so just for you, I'll let you do the topping.

Damn, can I just say that I missed you guys? Well, you know, not while I was home. Didn't remember any of you. But holy hell am I glad to be back here again.
all7seas: (under the same horned moon)

[personal profile] all7seas 2013-03-05 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Horner.

[Yes. Had to be. Had to be the same Horner.]
all7seas: (any way you slice it)

[personal profile] all7seas 2013-03-05 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Fine, fine. How's all your syphilis going?
all7seas: (I want my jar of dirt)

[personal profile] all7seas 2013-03-05 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You're smaller and less green and horrible than I remember. In appearance. What's happened?
herotypical: [ angry ; pout ] (✝ the glitter's all wet)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-05 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...and just when life was beginning to look up. god dammit. buffy knows she ought to ignore the wolf-whistle of a shout-out. she should ignore it outright.

but indignation and a strong sense of self drags an impertinent little huff out of the slayer and -- with ice in her voice -- she speaks: ]
Where the hell are you, Horner?

[ because her anger is feeling rather ineffectual over the journal. ]
Edited 2013-03-05 17:39 (UTC)
all7seas: (salute to the fallen)

[personal profile] all7seas 2013-03-05 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
But not QUITE long enough, it would appear. AHEM. Right, right, skin. Priorities!
herotypical: [ wtf ; angry ; snark ] (✝ see you now)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-05 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...Yeah. Really not pining to hear about your mouth. Or your orgies, for that matter. [ she tosses the journal aside long enough to find her boots. ]

Strawberries, though. Didn't know you liked'em. Should have known you would. How classic Don Juan of you.
all7seas: (hmmmm....)

[personal profile] all7seas 2013-03-05 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
No. Never did, as a matter of fact...
herotypical: [ neutral ; angry ; snark ; bite me ] (✝ protège moi)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-05 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Coming to find you, definitely. That was quite a verbal stunt you just pulled, and I don't think you deserve the traditional New Feather's exemption from a decent ass-kicking.
all7seas: (must be 1000 things you would die for)

[personal profile] all7seas 2013-03-05 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm rather impressed by the fact of that being the very first question you have of me after being so mercifully gone for so long.
herotypical: [ snarky ] (✝ blow a thousand deutschmarks)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-05 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she pauses with only one boot laced up. ]

...You think that was me flirting? For reals? Do you not remember me? Or is your mouth-orgy clouding your powers of accurate recollection?
all7seas: (ewwww)

[personal profile] all7seas 2013-03-05 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh. No. All that nonsense is over. I rather thought you'd be interested in any potential financial opportunities that might have arisen.

[You betrayed him, Horner. You betrayed him to Nami's security forces. He will never forget or forgive this.]
herotypical: [ snark ; happy ] (✝ to wake up suddenly and then)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-05 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
You recall a damned dirty experiment. A Shift. A me that wasn't me and a you that was...

[ downright passable as a human being and not actually all that terrible of a life companion, really. but shifted-her was still going to leave him and she still harbours guilt over that fact.

great. ]


Slapping you is gonna be so damn satisfying.
herotypical: [ wtf ; angry ] (✝ and told you goodbye)

1/2

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-05 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a moment of silence as the dead card registers. buffy laces up her second boot with a little less verve. ]

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