JACK
"Depends," Jack mutters, drawing a deep inhale on his cigarette. "If Pierce is kind enough to stand still while I fire a cannon at him, maybe I'll show up." Not even he knows yet whether he's joking, his jaw feathering as he exhales smoke over the railing and tries to put his thoughts of that particular Family member back in a lockbox where they belong. "An' if that's enough to keep him down for five seconds, you can always run in an' punch him in the back of the fuckin' head for good measure."
Similarly choosing the letter over the mire of Flora's thoughts that she won't speak aloud, Jack carefully folds the bit of paper and tucks it into his pocket, as if he does intend to slip it between the pages of a heavy book to keep it preserved. "Yeah, well, not recently," he mutters, flicking the ash from his cigarette. "But you're welcome. Can't guarantee I'll be as kind next time if he doesn't learn from it, though."
Being stupid once deserves a modicum of grace, he supposes. Twice, though? That's just chasing down death, and it's only polite for Jack to assist in that case.
Similarly choosing the letter over the mire of Flora's thoughts that she won't speak aloud, Jack carefully folds the bit of paper and tucks it into his pocket, as if he does intend to slip it between the pages of a heavy book to keep it preserved. "Yeah, well, not recently," he mutters, flicking the ash from his cigarette. "But you're welcome. Can't guarantee I'll be as kind next time if he doesn't learn from it, though."
Being stupid once deserves a modicum of grace, he supposes. Twice, though? That's just chasing down death, and it's only polite for Jack to assist in that case.
fight so dirty but you love so sweet
talk so pretty but your heart got teeth
talk so pretty but your heart got teeth
- Secret Telepath
- Functionally Immortal (Forever 35)
- Two small star tattoos beneath his left eye
- Click for The Ark!
