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lostcarnival2017-08-05 08:25 pm
cawnviction) wrote in lostcarnival2017-08-05 08:25 pm
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Who: Crow Hogan, Jack that Ass, and Carly Nagisa
When: Day 145
Where: Near the Wardrobe Tent
What: Crow didn't get the memo about the future and yells and/or punches everyone from his world for the crappy things they may or may not have done
Warnings: Angry birds
Crow's still in the process of getting his bearings in the carnival. But most of all, he's pushing down his grief -- it's only for a year and a day, a year and a day and he'll see their faces again -- and trying to fully commit to trusting this stranger who held the only hope he has left.
After figuring out a decent place to park his D-Wheel, Crow had loped off to get a lay of the land. Which is how he ends up passing by the Wardrobe Tent. He doesn't expect to see anyone he knows; they're all back in Satellite or Neo Domino City, after all.
So when he sees a familiar silhouette, it throws Crow for a loop. Last time he'd seen Jack, the guy had been in a helicopter, despite having lost his title of King. What's he doing here? Did he want his title back so badly after Yusei beat him that he cut a deal with the Ringmaster?
It's with a scowl that Crow approaches Jack, calling, "Jack!"
When: Day 145
Where: Near the Wardrobe Tent
What: Crow didn't get the memo about the future and yells and/or punches everyone from his world for the crappy things they may or may not have done
Warnings: Angry birds
Crow's still in the process of getting his bearings in the carnival. But most of all, he's pushing down his grief -- it's only for a year and a day, a year and a day and he'll see their faces again -- and trying to fully commit to trusting this stranger who held the only hope he has left.
After figuring out a decent place to park his D-Wheel, Crow had loped off to get a lay of the land. Which is how he ends up passing by the Wardrobe Tent. He doesn't expect to see anyone he knows; they're all back in Satellite or Neo Domino City, after all.
So when he sees a familiar silhouette, it throws Crow for a loop. Last time he'd seen Jack, the guy had been in a helicopter, despite having lost his title of King. What's he doing here? Did he want his title back so badly after Yusei beat him that he cut a deal with the Ringmaster?
It's with a scowl that Crow approaches Jack, calling, "Jack!"
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His eyes turn to Crow again, lips pulled into a deep frown.]
I'm not moving. Crow, let explain! Carly already paid for what happened to Satelite--your kids and Martha are fine!
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A...Anyone taken by an Earthbound God is returned once they're defeated..! And...And even though I didn't wake Aslla Piscu in Satellite, [she ends up saying all the same,] ...whoever it was that did, they would have been defeated to..!
And... ...and that means everyone in Satellite would be returned too..!
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Don't lie to me! [Both of you!] Everyone is fine? Everyone in Satellite is returned?
[Crow shakes his head vigorously.]
If they were defeated, then why is everyone still gone? Why were the streets still empty?
[His fists clench.]
Why weren't my kids where they should've been, at home playing?
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[Jack sweeps his arm out, furious, but equally determined to remedy things.]
The reasons why those things aren't true for you is obvious; I'm from the future!
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...The Ringmaster would have explained part of this, too! ...it's the same as the tents she uses to write and forge contracts in-everyone who comes here, they return to their own time...but those times can differ..! Jack comes from far...far ahead of my future...
And you, you must come before me, since by the time I lost, others had already been defeated as well..!
Time is different, that's all it is..!
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It sounds stupid. Unbelievable. But a small part of his mind, the part that isn't completely clouded by anger, clicks evidence into place. It's true, that the Ringmaster had mentioned that time would be where he left it. That time seemed strange when he met her.
But he can't bring himself to relax, he can't quite accept what is in front of him. Not right now. Not when his emotions are roiling and he's not willing to turn Jack into a punching bag as an outlet for them; he's grown up from having so little control over his emotions.]
...So is it true? My kids are okay and the Dark Signers gone?
[Crow's hands clench. He isn't sure if he'll believe them if they say yes, but he needs to hear it. And if it turns out they're lying to him, there'll be hell to pay, brother or not.
Though he's no longer trying to get at Carly, Crow's not calm, agitation in his body language and tension running through his shoulders.]
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That's what I've been trying to say! Are you finally going to listen?
[He's steadfast, sticking to his word.]
The Dark Signers were defeated over half a year ago, and your kids are living back in Satellite with Martha. We've got much bigger problems to deal with now, and that's why I came here!
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Carly looks to Jack as he explains, nodding.] Umn....O-Obviously, I can't speak for what happened after I lost, bu-
[Wait hold on back up Jack-] UH- W-W-wait you didn't mention that WORSE things were happening..!!
How did things get worse, who's going to be worse than a bunch of evil demons having regular fights!?
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That's... I'm glad.
[As it is, Crow ducks his head, swiping an arm across his eyes, ignoring how his gloves come away damp. They're fine... his kids are fine... it must be his deal with the Ringmaster that allowed his kids and everyone else to come back...!
So overwhelmed by emotion, it takes Carly's stammering to bring Crow's attention to the rest of Jack's words. The stuff he half didn't pay attention to, because what else could be more important than the news that his kids and Martha are okay!?]
What!? What're you talking about?
[He hates to say it, but he's inclined to agree with Miss Dark Signer! What could possibly be worse than Satellite being the battleground for gods?]
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I'll put what you said behind me this time. After all, Jack Atlas is a forgiving man! [If Crow doesn't take the hint, he'll nudge his fist a bit closer, lips quirked in a smile.]
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That doesn't tell me anything...!! Who's threatining everything, if the Dark Signers are gone..!!
...M...More importantly, the Dark Signers were after the world, not just the city you know..!!! If these guys are worse, doesn't that out more than the city and satellite at risk?!
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Uh huh. Without Yusei here, who's gonna keep your head on straight?
[Crow hasn't forgiven. He hasn't forgotten. But he'll welcome having Jack back, gladly. As for the Dark Signer... Crow turns to her.]
Who are you? Why do you care?
["You helped break Satellite," goes unsaid.]
i'm so glad this is how this comes out also fuck surprise feels-
And...
[...And her feathers droop, her eyes welling up at the memory-not merely of what occurred, but what she did.] ...And I couldn't even...move on my own, after that...I...
[She knows Aslla Piscu is going to die now. She knows-but somehow, the realization of what she had willfully buried in the back of her mind stings that much more as a result, and she looks away.]
...And...And anyway, I live there... I'll... ...I'll still live there, after the Crimson Dragon brings me back, like he apparently does...so...
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ok but what was that about girlfriend]even jack is confused
Then he loses just about every ounce of composure he has when Carly declares herself his girlfriend. Jack jerks around to face her, arms up at his sides like he doesn't know what to do with them.] Wh-whaaat?!
[This is news to him! But he can't even voice his indignation when Carly goes on, and the news gets far more grim, filling in blanks he'd long accepted he would never have the answers to.
Jack narrows his eyes, teeth clenched and lips taut.] Carly... Who's Divine?
no one knows what is up
What!?
[Crow's eyes bug out comically. Jack and her??? Crow's voice unintentionally grows loud.]
You leave for a year and I find out you're shacking up with some woman!?
not even the sky knows
Also- Right. Divine.] AH-!
Well...when I was trying to look into the Signers and Dark Signers more...I found a lead through the group that Aki was with, 'Arcadia'...Divine is the leader, but...
[Well, really all the information she found at the time seems moot for now, what's more important is. Divine.] ...He... ...he caught me looking into his files on Rex Godwin... [Annnnnnd the rest, as they say, is history also-] Anyway, that's not the point!! Divine should be gone as it is, with what happened to that building after!!
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Ghh... [He grits his teeth. It's hard to simply accept that this man named Divine was already dead; that there was nothing he could do. Carly's involvement was his fault. That wasn't news, but it still stung to have the point hammered in to an old wound.] Next time, just mind your own business!
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But she says nothing, not for a number of moments. She says nothing, as water begins to well up at the corners of her eyes, still wide, still frozen...
Until finally, shaking, a small burst of fire, feathers, and seeming pixels erupts in the spot where she was, a hummingbird the size of a large pigeon swooping away at top speed-leaving behind specks of water rather than the things that she created in her transformation.]
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Jack's supposed girlfriend isn't just a Dark Signer, but a bird, too??]
I have no idea what is going on.
[But you know what? Crow's staying out of it. Folding his arms, Crow comments.]
You're on your own with that one.
crow caught in the middle of this awkward fight
[She's much faster than him. Gone in a flash, Jack is left standing there looking just as bewildered as Crow for twice as long.]
...Fine, it's better this way! [Dismissing the matter entirely, he turns back to Crow and stomps right past him.] I'm here for one reason, and one reason only. There's no use in petty distractions!
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It's only days later that he sees Jack again at the cookhouse. Crow's managed to get himself a breakfast of bacon and eggs -- whether that is made by one of the cooks or Crow sneaking in to use the kitchen is anyone's guess -- and raises a hand in a lazy wave.]
Hey. You eaten yet?
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Days later everything has more or less blown over, and Jack has done his best to secure an empty table far away from any other patrons. Then Crow comes over.]
Crow. [After greeting him in turn, there's a pause.] Not yet.
[He was just sitting here.]
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Here. Eat up.
[He can always get more for himself later. A pause.]
So... girlfriend, huh?