Ch. 7 - There are some people that are nearly, but not quite, as important as Jack of Fables

[originaljackass]

[When Jack Horner woke this morning, he did so on a pile of gold and with a pain in his back as if he had at one point had two massive wings and a tail sticking out of two different points of it. He was also, quite awkwardly, completely naked. Fortunately enough amongst his belongings, a few suits had got tossed into that briefcase of his, so he

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[gardenerofgaia]

[Aerith's not expecting to see Jack walking the streets as his normal self; when she does spot him, it takes a second to register. Then another few seconds to decide what she should do after their last meeting. She knows what she wants to do more than anything--get Holy back! He scared her then, but that doesn't matter now. They're in town, he isn't a fire-breathing dragon, and she is going to have a word with him. She strides toward him, briskly to catch up.]

Jack!

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[originaljackass]

[Jack stops when he hears his name, glancing back to see a familiar (and usually friendly) face coming towards him. He'd been a little short with her before, but his temper had been pretty short as a dragon.]

Hey there, babe. Miss me?

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[gardenerofgaia]

[Usually friendly, yes, and she HAD missed him at first. It was weird in a place like Luceti to not know if someone had moved out or... something else. But lately? No, that had been a different set of feelings.]

You know what I'm missing.

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[originaljackass]

[... oh, true enough.]

Oh yeah, the pearl. [He snaps his fingers.] Damn, should've brought that with me.

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[fierybluebird]

If turned into a dragon, don't bother eating bear.

Check.

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[originaljackass]

At least somebody learned something, then.

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[fierybluebird]

Aye. Very helpful that.

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[originaljackass]

So how about it. Care to fill me in on recent event?