Jennifer Rose is skipping down the sidewalk, art supplies in hand. It's not a particularly lovely day as such things go, but she likes how skipping makes her skirts poof.
She slows down when she sees Jack, mostly so she doesn't run into him. "Good morning! You look a little lost. Did you need help finding something?"
Jack sizes her up quickly and thoroughly, automatically turning on his most charming smile to cover it up. He doesn't see any recognition, so he opts for the safe route.
"Good morning, lovely. I'm more than a little lost, I think; could you just tell me where I am?"
She smiles back cheerfully. If she had caught the considering, which she didn't, she wouldn't be bothered by it. People always look at her strangely. And he called her lovely, so she likes him.
"Of course. You're right at the edge of Grant Park. The lake is back that way, most of the colleges are up that way, and the Conrad Hotel is just down the street. Chicago is really pretty this time of year, don't you think?" He could be normal-lost, but Jennifer Rose has an odd streak of luck when it comes to finding wanderers. She's gotten in the habit of always working the fact that they are in Chicago to her location answers.
Absolutely none of that sounds the least bit familiar. He mentally maps out the area, for once grateful that he'd been required to study the local geography, and -- yep, no Chicago, no Grant Park, no Conrad Hotel. It might be a tactical error, but she seems harmless and he needs to know, so he asks, smiling wider to cover his confusion, "And where, exactly, is Chicago?"
Ragnar was busy tending to a young cat under a bush, curing a cold and banishing parasites. He looks up when Jack appears, tilting his head to one side. The cat makes a nervous noise and Rags give him one last lick.
"You will be fine. Go on."
He strides out to meet the confused-looking human. "Good evening."
A quick scramble for composure. This may be the first time he's actually thankful his mother forced him into etiquette classes when he was a kid.
"I beg your pardon, Sir Cat." His best courtly bow. "You took me by surprise, I didn't mean to offend."
Going for his cell phone to get a picture of the talking cat would probably be a bad move, right? Also pointless. So he doesn't. But he thinks about it.
"And, yes. I think I need assistance. I have no idea where I am or how I got here."
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She slows down when she sees Jack, mostly so she doesn't run into him. "Good morning! You look a little lost. Did you need help finding something?"
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"Good morning, lovely. I'm more than a little lost, I think; could you just tell me where I am?"
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"Of course. You're right at the edge of Grant Park. The lake is back that way, most of the colleges are up that way, and the Conrad Hotel is just down the street. Chicago is really pretty this time of year, don't you think?" He could be normal-lost, but Jennifer Rose has an odd streak of luck when it comes to finding wanderers. She's gotten in the habit of always working the fact that they are in Chicago to her location answers.
She likes his smile. He'd be fun to draw.
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Absolutely none of that sounds the least bit familiar. He mentally maps out the area, for once grateful that he'd been required to study the local geography, and -- yep, no Chicago, no Grant Park, no Conrad Hotel. It might be a tactical error, but she seems harmless and he needs to know, so he asks, smiling wider to cover his confusion, "And where, exactly, is Chicago?"
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"You will be fine. Go on."
He strides out to meet the confused-looking human. "Good evening."
Hi, Jack. Welcome to Chicago.
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"Am I going crazy or did a cat just speak to me?"
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"I beg your pardon, but I must ask this: Are all humans so narrow-minded?"
He curls his tail around his paws. "You seem in need of assistance."
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"I beg your pardon, Sir Cat." His best courtly bow. "You took me by surprise, I didn't mean to offend."
Going for his cell phone to get a picture of the talking cat would probably be a bad move, right? Also pointless. So he doesn't. But he thinks about it.
"And, yes. I think I need assistance. I have no idea where I am or how I got here."
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