JACK
"Mm, glad we've got your approval," Jack drawls, dipping his head towards Nova in mock deference and flicking the ash from the end of his cigarette. Having lowered the smoke, it means his crooked smile is on full display in response to her sunny, butter-wouldn't-melt expression, as well as her... compliment? Pretty good, his ass. "Ah, yes, the puddle moving and the tide jaguar," he remembers. "Awe-inspirin', truly."
But she comes out with it at last, her words matching the kaleidoscopic burst of her thoughts, and the captain looks her briefly up and down before gesturing off the gangplank. "My first tip - don't play with magic on somethin' that can sink or explode," he says, flicking the half finished cigarette over the side of the ship as he passes her and heads down towards the docks.
"I know a quiet bit of beach. You can show me what you can do, an' we'll go from there."
But she comes out with it at last, her words matching the kaleidoscopic burst of her thoughts, and the captain looks her briefly up and down before gesturing off the gangplank. "My first tip - don't play with magic on somethin' that can sink or explode," he says, flicking the half finished cigarette over the side of the ship as he passes her and heads down towards the docks.
"I know a quiet bit of beach. You can show me what you can do, an' we'll go from there."
you're the last of a dying breed; write our names in the wet concrete
I wonder if your therapist knows everything about me
I wonder if your therapist knows everything about me
Code stolen from Queen Sky
- Secret Telepath
- Functionally Immortal (Forever 35)
- Two small star tattoos beneath his left eye
- Click for The Ark!
