[001 - Audio] It's almost like a bad hangover...

[doesntdojack]

[It isn't that she woke up in an unfamiliar forest that throws Rose for a loop. She had been traveling back to the Homelands, along with just about every other Fable who had been in the mundy world. Haven was supposed to have a huge, magical grove along its borders, so forests were to be expected. No, it was the fact that she woke up, when she

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[originaljackass]

[Well... damn, there's a voice he sure didn't think he'd be hearing again. He recalls rather distinctly how their last encounter went. The sex wasn't too great, her mood was foul, and her stench even worse. Though judging by her voice, she apparently pulled herself out of that funk.

Or maybe she was before that happened? Seemed to happen with some people.

Well, he's Jack. She'll be happy to see him either way.]

Hey there, Rosebush. Sounds like you're looking for me.

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[doesntdojack]

[Jack? Not a voice she's expecting to hear. Shit. Did something happen to keep her in the mundy world? Worse, was it somehow his doing?

Rose groans, and fumbling a bit with the book, makes a reply.]

Well, I wasn't until now. Did you follow us or am I still in New York somewhere?

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[originaljackass]

[Maybe he'll be able to get a good look at her in the journal now. Jack is noticeably dry and fully dressed. Though he is curious about this business about her going somewhere. Leaving the mundy world?]

Nope. We both got dropped in another world. The hard to escape from kind, too. [Nice thing about being a Fable? The idea of being in some new world like this isn't all that odd.]

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[doesntdojack]

[Rose doesn't like that answer at all. There must be something pretty heavy going on to grab both of them and drop them in another world. Even the Adversary hadn't been able to steal the Fabletown residents back to the Homelands against their will.

Worse still is hearing Jack call it the sort of world that's hard to escape from.]

Seriously? Oh great. So, we're not in New York or Haven. Are the others here or is it just us?

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[originaljackass]

We're the only ones from Fabletown 'round here. You're the first person to show up from there, besides me.

[Kind of like a Fabletown Adam and Eve! Except there's plenty of other people.]

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[doesntdojack]

[It's a bit of a relief that at least they're the only ones taken. Rose is sure that there are others who can look after the Farm fables until she can get back to them.]

Well that's something, at least. So where are you? I'm out here in the rain and I need to get a change of clothes and something to cover up my back.

[Rose is not going to freak out any mundies by walking around with a pair of wings on her back, thank you very much.]

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[originaljackass]

There's a village here. I've got my own apartment and everything. [Which only conveys the time he's spent here.]

See anything landmark-y out there? [He's got an umbrella, a warm blanket, and a tarp. Should be just what she needs.]

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[doesntdojack]

How long have you been here--where is here anyway?

[She starts to look around for landmarks. Rose can't really see much beyond the trees...

...there's...some sort of building off in the distance. Though she doesn't know that it's the barracks.]

I think I see a building not far off. I'll see if I can pinpoint it once I get closer.

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[originaljackass]

Going on seven months.

[He's already fetched his stuff to start waiting by the exit for her call. So he says nothing until she's close enough to describe it.]

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[doesntdojack]

...that doesn't make sense. I saw you a couple months ago, Jack.

[Rose can handle weird but some of this stuff is a little too brain-breaky for her liking.

It's been a while since Rose walked barefoot in the forest, but there are some things that she just never really lost the hang of. It doesn't take Rose too long before she arrives at a sign post. One direction points to the Barracks, the other to Building 5.]

Looks like I'm somewhere near the barracks. Sound familiar to you?

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[originaljackass]

[Couple of months. Since when? She left for the Farm or since he left from there? Well, settle things later.]

You hang tight there, babe, get some shelter. I'll be there before long.

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[doesntdojack]

You got it.

[Rose doesn't move far from the sign post, but rather finds a tree with particularly dense branches and stands beneath it. Tucking the book between her knees, she reaches up to try and squeeze some of the water from her hair and dress.

Her only consolation is that at least she wasn't laying in mud initially.]

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[originaljackass]

[Give him about ten minutes to show up. He's got an umbrella over him, as well as the blanket and tarp. He pokes his head in the barracks first, but the lack of wet footprints tips him off to look elsewhere, where he soon finds her under the tree. He's soon kneeling down in front of her, grinning like a little kid on Christmas.]

Even soaking wet, you look fine. [Here, have a blanket while he reflects on his luck that Rose isn't that horrible mess of a creature he left on the Farm.]

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[doesntdojack]

[Rose actually looks grateful to see Jack approaching, but that expression lasts only a second before she takes in the fact that he's got a pair of wings as well. She gives him a wide-eyed look before barking out a brief laugh of disbelief.

She takes his compliment in stride, giving his wings a once-over as she takes the blanket and wraps it around herself.]

Thanks...here I thought the wings were going to have to stay under wraps. What the hell did we land in?

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[originaljackass]

Dr. Frankenstein gone wrong. Everyone's got these wings here.

[At least he doesn't have a lame color for his wings. Still, he's a little too happy about having her around. Being around all these 'young' people has been interesting, but having another Fable around? It's nice. Especially someone who knows just how amazing he is.]

So what's the last thing you remember?

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[doesntdojack]

How on earth did they manage that? And why?

[He has to understand why she's so shocked by this. Such a waste of magical resources, and to what purpose?]

I was just in the middle of heading to Haven. Fabletown was destroyed and the Farm wasn't safe anymore. Ambrose was taking us all in but...somehow I ended up here instead.