[When the NV turns on, it's being held very awkwardly and the view is skewed. Alice comes into view and behind her are several young children talking all at once and rather loudly. She tries to shush them, and Jack's voice can be heard nearby with another boy's. She laughs.]

Jack. Jack! It's on!

[She tries to turn the NV so it will get both of ( Read more... )

Well, I'm back.

What did I miss?

[OOC: there'll be an article running tonight on the NV discussing Jack's kidnap/Black Mask's involvement/Batman's suspected help. If you want your character to have read this, go right ahead-- or not! EITHER WAY.]

[There's something slightly off about Jack when he comes on camera. It's not his expression, though that's a little odd-- his face is pale, his mouth tight. And it's not his clothes, though they're odd too-- dirty and rumpled, as if he hasn't changed them in a while.]

I-- hi. Yeah. I just figured-- look, don't make a big fuckin' deal outta it, okay ( Read more... )

[The video feed shows-- for those who know it-- the living room of the Super Secret Firehouse. It's empty for the moment, but one can hear muffled yips in the background. Jack's voice is first.]

Attention, Newcomers of Siren's Port! I think there's a goddman epidemic goin' on here! First Jinx, and now--

Stoppit, hold-- [It's a mutter at first, ( Read more... )

[Jack yawns as he appears on the NV that night. He looks to be about ten or eleven, dressed appropriately enough for a child that age. Far from unhappy, he looks rather pleased with himself.]

Christ, you know how easy it is to get thin's at this age? All I do is give them a look and pretend to be a little sick and bam, I get a ton o' free thin's ( Read more... )

[Good afternoon, Siren's Port. Having a restful day, are we? Good, good.

On your NVs, the face of one Sirius Black appears. Yes, Sirius. He's grinning widely, face flushed, and one hand constantly keeps playing with his hair-- pushing it away from his face, tugging at it, et cetera. It's a slight annoyance, but it doesn't detract from his general ( Read more... )

[It's a long minute of silence before Jack speaks tiredly.]

We're not . . . we're . . . all right. Back. Free.

[Silence again.]

If you want to yell, do it now. And do it at me. 

Hey, look, anybody on here know who lives with Ahiru? He ain't givin' half the rent and I'm pretty sure he's pushin' her around. 

[The feed opens to Jack in the dark, sitting on his windowsill, staring out the window. The shot is of his side, and for a moment it looks as if it's an accidental video-- he's certainly not paying the camera any mind. His hair is cropped short, shorter than it was at home, and haphazardly done, with little attention paid to things like evenness or ( Read more... )

Right, so-- girls, or guys, I guess, you can do this too if you imagine a girl sayin' it--

If you were lookin' at somebody to date, and they had an accent, which is better? British or Irish? Only can pick between those two.

It's important.