Ch. 8 - The Death and Return of Jack of Fables

[originaljackass]

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[ and guess who makes this face when he walks into the bar? ]

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[originaljackass]

[He just died, woman. Looks like that don't even faze him. He'll grab a stool, the one right in front of her, and flash a smirk.]

Hey there, pumpkin. How about a Budweiser?

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[ wordlessly, she cracks open a icy beer and passes it over to him.

and she stares a bit more. she's always curious and interested in those who come back from the dead, but doesn't know how to broach the topic with horner of all people. ]

Don't call me pumpkin.

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[originaljackass]

[He ignores that, being too interested in the beer. He takes one loooong hard drink of it and slams the glass back down, nearly halfway empty.]

Good god did I need one of those. Holy shit, that's good. [He stares at the glass a little longer, before going for another, smaller sip. There's nothing like a cold one after two months of being a dragon and dying. Speaking of which.]

You catch my message earlier? About the dying thing?

[gardenerofgaia]

...Sounds like you're back to yourself. [Considering her involvement in the scuffle she didn't feel particularly guilty about anything--but the fact that it ended up with Jack dead still didn't sit well.] Mixed up orders and all.

[originaljackass]

Seems like it. That's gotta be the easiest kind of revival I've went through. Didn't even see the afterlife this time.

[gardenerofgaia]

...That makes me wonder if you were seeing any bright lights in tunnels when we met, Jack. But you're really okay? Don't they take something?

[originaljackass]

[He's suddenly not sure what she's saying. Bright lights?]

Maybe. I haven't noticed anything yet, so it can't be too important.

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[heroicarturia]

Welcome back.

[Says the girl from what looks like a hospital bed. She's been in the clinic since last week, after that messy fight with him no less.]

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[originaljackass]

Thanks. Looks like you've seen better days.

[Huh, looks like he really did a number on her.]

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[heroicarturia]

[Not as much of a number as she did on him.]

I'll be out in a couple days. I wish I could see you in person, but I have been advised not to walk around much.

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[originaljackass]

[And yet he's just fine!]

Huh. Guess I could swing by for a visit. [He probably ought to feel bad she's in a state like that. Especially since she appears to be so young. Yet at the same time... yeah, she did kill him.]

[honorbeforeall]

[Psh, like she'd welcome him back. Instead:]

I am glad to see that death worked, in this case.

[originaljackass]

Dying seems to fix a lot of things here, don't it?

[honorbeforeall]

It is hardly a solution unique to Luceti. The fact that people revive here is just as much a nuisance as it is a cure.

You prefer being human, I assume.

[originaljackass]

[Not much of a solution for the person getting killed.]

Wouldn't you?

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[histruename]

You're that dragon? God damn.

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[originaljackass]

And you're that random devil dude that showed up. What the hell was that all about?