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

Jul 07, 2011 20:33

( cut for tl;dr nonsense about Jack's reactions to dying. )

[voice], human again (again)!, [action], dying sucks

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voice; heroicarturia July 8 2011, 21:15:22 UTC

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.]

action; heroicarturia July 8 2011, 22:52:48 UTC

Believe what you want...my intention was never to kill you Jack. [That was simply what it came down to. And it was not something she wanted to do at all.]

action; originaljackass July 8 2011, 22:58:22 UTC

Hmph.

[He leans back again, not entirely satisfied, but willing to buy this for now.]

So that's it, then.

action; heroicarturia July 8 2011, 22:59:24 UTC

...I'm sorry. I don't what else I could say, but I'm sorry.

action; originaljackass July 8 2011, 23:02:53 UTC

[And she's apologizing. He wonders if she should let her. If he was a better man, he'd probably stop her. But he isn't.]

I ain't looking for anything special. It's not the first time I've died. If you want to put it behind us, then consider it behind us.

action; heroicarturia July 8 2011, 23:04:29 UTC

But--

[She stopped before she continued. No, she can't put it behind that simply. Not after promising him he would returned to normal safely.]

...I didn't even expect that you would want to come and see me.

action; originaljackass July 9 2011, 00:53:55 UTC

Shit... you actually feel bad about it, don't you? [He groans, then pinches the bridge of his nose.]

Look, dying sucked. Not gonna lie. Being a dragon sucked. Thanks to this place, I'm back to my old self.So as far as all that goes? I'm good. [He takes his sub and takes a bite. Oh yeah.]

action; heroicarturia July 9 2011, 03:16:06 UTC

Is it so unnatural to feel guilt over killing someone you promised to help.

[She looks down and nods.]

I suppose...I can be glad you are back to normal.

action; originaljackass July 9 2011, 03:40:26 UTC

[You know, there's not a lot of people he knows who would be so determined to help him. Even after being a bastard like that. Usually that's enough to make people wise up to him.]

There you go. Silver lining.

action; heroicarturia July 9 2011, 03:42:33 UTC

[A sigh.] Ever the optimist. [She lays back down on the bed and closes her eyes.] However, I must say I did expect the added company. I only asked Karai to come along with me formally.

action; originaljackass July 9 2011, 03:59:23 UTC

I guess I just attract a crowd, then.

action; heroicarturia July 9 2011, 04:01:12 UTC

[...It's quite honestly going to take a while to gain a sense of normality with the man she killed, even if he seems to find it as no big deal.]

It seems so. I never intended it to be such a large affair, but you were quite insistent about that gold.

action; originaljackass July 9 2011, 04:04:03 UTC

[At least he's not being cold and indifferent like Lightning!]

Speaking of which, is it still up there?

action; heroicarturia July 9 2011, 04:07:27 UTC

No, not anymore. It was destroyed. [And even if it was still up there, she wouldn't let him get to it. No need to go through that whole dragon fighting episode again.]

action; originaljackass July 9 2011, 04:13:47 UTC

Damn! That gold was going to set me for life! [He mutters a few curses under his breath and slouches.]

I better have all that gold when I get back home. That's my whole future right there. [...so he can go through being a dragon all over again, without the happy ending like this one.]

action; heroicarturia July 9 2011, 04:21:28 UTC

[Jack.

She is going to give you a look. And it is not a nice one.]

Learn through what has happened that greed brings nothing but misery.

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