Ch. 9 - You only wish you could be like Jack of Fables

[originaljackass]

[Voice]

All the kids were packed at the beach yesterday. I took a stroll through there, just to be reminded that over half this place is under the age of seventeen. What a pain.

[Having spent a few centuries in a town full of immortals, teenagers and children were a pretty rare sight, save for those stuck at that age like Pinocchio and Ozma. So

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[honorbeforeall]

[Yes, she knows you said 'job', shut up.]

Sparring.

[originaljackass]

Sparring? [He hadn't really considered that.]

[honorbeforeall]

It trains and tones the muscles and gives you worthy experience besides.

[originaljackass]

Sounds like a pain. I haven't had to train to fight in forever. [Like, centuries, anyway.]

[Written]

[shadedsunlight]

[It's really a pity Ginia isn't out; she'd be all over a bartending gig.]

Now that sounds like my kind of party.

[Written]

[originaljackass]

The kind of party you'll be at?

[Written]

[shadedsunlight]

Depends on when it is, honey.

[Written]

[originaljackass]

Well, you can't rush these things. If I'm in charge of this shindig, I gotta make sure everything's in place.

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[ch_rell47]

Luceti does seem to have a large population of young people.

[It's almost like an unseen force prefers them.]

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[originaljackass]

[Oh, hello Karai papa.]

Yeah. Kind of a pain, isn't it?

[video]

[ch_rell47]

[Now's your chance to impress.]

I suppose it is.

[video]

[originaljackass]

[It is. But Jack's never tried to impress anybody's parents.]

So, how's the little girl doing?

[touchofrogue]

[Weight set means Item Shop means 'Hello, Jack, I hope you like a little Bad Religion in the air' as that is Rogue's pick of the day.

She's at the counter reading, having already finished the daily sort. She glances up when the bell chimes and nods.]

[originaljackass]

[He gives her a smirk, because even if she's a bit young for him, she won't always be. But as he navigates his way through, he finds some exercise equipment. Imagine his disappointment to realize how easily he's able to lift two hundred pounds of weight with one arm. Well damn. That's not going to work.]

[touchofrogue]

[She'd be impressed, if such things weren't fairly common place where she's from. She does note it, however.

...and glances down at her book. Finishes the page and sticks in a placeholder.]

Lookin' for some resistance training?

[originaljackass]

[He glances over to her, then drops the weights down to the ground with a thud.]

I thought about it. Looks like you guys don't have anything my size.

[Voice]

[wingenvy]

Oh man, do you have to say "old"? It's bad enough if the kids do it!

[Not that he acts much more mature than the teenagers Jack is talking about, but hey.]

[Voice]

[originaljackass]

You're only as old as you think you are, buddy.

[Jack isn't all that better either.]

[Voice]

[wingenvy]

Yeah, can't really argue with that one.

Anyway, if I can get some help moving the supplies to the beach, I don't mind looking after the bar.

[Voice]

[originaljackass]

That's what I like to hear. It's Zack, right?