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 Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:43 am
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It took Jack a moment to understand what she was referring to, and his expression turned thoughtful. He remembered how Lina had all but accused him of doing it--as if he would be so juvenile. (Not now, not like this at least.) He supposed with all the vitriol he had thrown her way, it wasn't exactly out of the realm of possibility to her. And that, conveniently--
"I let her think I did that." The corner of his lips tugged to the side a little at the memory: the time spent basking in that shallow idea of being a menace still. "I had an idea it was probably you, but I didn't want to bring it up." And that was something, considering how often Jack required every detail of every little thing without guarantee of the same treatment in return.
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:52 am
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"Just means yer too damn smart," Chel spat, ripping down the second side of the heart. As though she could hide something from Jack, like there were any secrets she had left.
(Sometimes it's very difficult being caught in the limbo of being required to hold everyone's secrets and thoughts and burdens and dilemmas while also having none to call your own).
Her eyes were dull for a moment and she focused on the tree. "Should've just told her the truth." It was a little sad when Chel- the person that was supposed to hate her- thought even Stormy didn't deserve a web of lies.
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:01 am
dead leaves
"Like she deserves it," he retorted. Maybe it was the black crystal talking, maybe it was Jack's already bitter predilection towards being spiteful; there, the line blurred. Being left for dead on purpose wasn't something easy to forgive, even if they hadn't already had a sour history.
But his vision was still quite clear, and he didn't like the way Chel's gaze seemed to grow unfocused. Jack reached out and touched her shoulder. "I'm not sure if I should be impressed or afraid you're that precise with a knife," he said as he looked over the carved heart.
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:06 am
dead leaves
Heart finished, Chel flipped the pocket knife closed and back into her pocket. She leaned into Jack's touch, remembering that being alone in your thoughts didn't mean you weren't being watched. "Remember it next time y'try to dress me up like a monkey again," she joked. Chel hadn't really minded the fancy dress, just the fancy stares that went with it.
But a dagger collection didn't hurt.
"Well. What d'you think?" she asked, batting the hand off her shoulder. "You feel ready t'storm the altar yet?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:09 am
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He transferred his hand from one shoulder to the other despite the batting and tugged her to his side. "Have been since I got back from the resupply," Jack answered honestly. "I got a few suits. Couldn't decide honestly which to use for the wedding, but it's always good to have formal wear in general anyway."
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:19 am
dead leaves
Chel looked almost winded for a moment. "Wow. You bought a suit?"
For some reason, suits hadn't been in her equation. Neither had getting a dress really; she just pictured Vegas in what could have been their pajamas honestly. Hearing he'd gone out of the way to spend money (always that money that phased her) left her feeling somewhat taken aback. "Kinda serious," was the best she could do to sum it up.
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:26 am
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He glanced at her and soaked in the rare look of surprise, so very, very tempted to add in that a suit wasn't the only thing he'd snagged at the mall. "Like I told you: dead serious. Better find yourself a nice dress soon."
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:29 am
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And she knew he meant it too. When Jack set out to do something, he might have taken a while to do it, but only because he was fastidiously tuning every detail with a hyper focus that honest to god terrified her. If he had gotten a suit he was already set in motion.
"Portals are down," she told him, with a wry smile creeping onto her face. Her very first Later.
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:30 am
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"Resupply mission," he reminded her with a grin of his own. It was nice to have the tables turned, if for a moment.
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:13 am
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She did nothing but give an awkward chuckle and move towards the house.
"C'mon I almost got the back room cleared..."
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:55 am
Dead leaves
Oozing smugness, Jack followed after and smiled to himself. "Yes, sir, dragon, sir."
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