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Tweak says, "It's whose clues? BLUE'S CLUES"

MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2015-04-27 10:05:00

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:mingle, aidan reilly, aigis, alex karev, artemis crock, carol peletier, charlotte charles, doctor facilier, haruka tenoh, ianto jones, inara serra, jack harkness, james howlett/logan, johanna mason, kanji tatsumi, kitty pryde (aoa), kitty pryde (evolution), loki laufeyson, malcolm reynolds, martha jones, nico di angelo, sarah williams, shallan davar, spencer reid, spike, tieria erde, ton phanan, wally west

Day 321 : Secret Swap Mingle
["Secret secrets are no fun, secret secrets hurt someone."

Today, secrets will be a little less secretive than usual.]

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foreverjack
2015-05-01 08:24 pm UTC (link)

Jack might be doing his utmost to play it cool regarding his name plastered up there with Spike's all over the place (along with taking down every damn reiteration of it he finds) but there's one person he really, really doesn't want to be bumping into today, or possibly ever again. So of course, when he does catch sight of Spike he jumps so hard he spills his fresh, boiling hot coffee over his hand and lets out a pained squawk that can't fail to draw the vampire's attention.

Damn, damn, damn, damn.

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	chipswiththat 2015-05-01 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	Oh yeah, that draws his attention alright. His flustered, sputtering, not-sure-what-to-do-with-himself attention, resulting in a speedy but indecisive approach. He stalks forward, stops himself, takes another hasty step towards Jack before stopping again to flail vaguely in disgust. "Are you bloody kidding me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2015-05-02 08:52 pm UTC (link)

There's a high colour on his cheeks, but that's not going to stop him counter-attacking as he hurriedly sets his coffee down on a nearby bench and dries his hand off on his coat.

"Oh, come on, you can't tell me you don't feel it too!" he says roughly, eyebrows going high. Not that he expects Spike to admit it (and possibly that's for the best anyway) but he knows what he's seen during those 'non-consensual' kisses the bots forced on them - and during their various fights.

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chipswiththat
2015-05-02 09:02 pm UTC (link)

"Like hell I am!"

The protest comes out a little too high-pitched, a little too adamant to be entirely believable. Okay, there's tension between them. He can't deny that and the punching and bloodletting is only helping to mess things up in his mind. There's only one man on this or any other planet that he's messed around with and that was different, okay? He's not a poofter. He isn't. Not even a little bit.

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	foreverjack 2015-05-03 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, right." Amusement warring with embarrassment, still. That protest is definitely a bit too vehement! He sighs a bit, shrugging. "I guess it doesn't really matter anyway. Not like anything's ever going to happen here, is it?" Damn rules. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2015-05-03 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Not going to happen here, not going to happen anywhere. And don't get any filthy ideas in your head about your boytoy either. He wouldn't make a good blond." So maybe that's something he's more likely to do but still, the thought of Jack taking out his desires on a substitute is just as gross as the real thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2015-05-04 09:09 am UTC (link)

For a long moment, Jack just stares at him blankly. No, Spike, he really doesn't work his frustrations out in the same way you do! He's almost as grossed out by the idea as Spike is.

"Really not something you have to worry about," he says dryly, while his brain whirrs away extrapolating just whom Spike might have needed a substitute for before, because that remark obviously didn't just come out of nowhere!

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	chipswiththat 2015-05-04 10:25 am UTC (link)
	It didn't. He's not there yet, back home, but still he remembers what it was like. Waking up one day, realizing what he should've realized years before. The shit he did from that moment onwards. Shit he's not proud of. "Good. Keep it that way... and keep it in your pants." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-05-04 10:55 am UTC (link)
	Jack smirks. Spike seems so upset by this that he's almost starting to feel like he's got the upper hand. "Yes, sir," he says ironically, and then adds, because he can't help wanting to tease, "Mind you, I seem to remember reading somewhere that you were so bored you almost wanted a good staking!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2015-05-04 10:57 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Oh fuck. He hadn't seen that one yet but whose else could it be? It makes him tense, like a goddamn deer in the headlights. "Shut up." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-05-04 11:00 am UTC (link)
	Oh, now this really is fun. His eyebrows climb up his forehead, and his smirk widens. "Yeah? Going to make me, are you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2015-05-04 11:15 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe I should." His expression is darkening. Been here too long, this place has taken too much from him already. There's nothing for him to do and save for Rose, he wonders if there's even anything left. "Yeah... I'm bored. I'm bored out of my bloody skull. Can you blame me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-05-05 07:11 am UTC (link)
	"Not really, no." He's not that bored himself, but he misses the adrenaline of Torchwood enough that he can understand how someone like Spike might find this place. He frowns slightly, studying Spike thoughtfully. "Just how bored are you? How willing would you be to throw in with the good guys in order to get some action?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2015-05-05 06:08 pm UTC (link)

"Against Tyki, you mean."

Not a question. Who else is making trouble around here? Patting himself down, Spike takes a moment to find a cigarette and light it.

"I'm bored, not suicidal. I've seen what that man can do with a crucifix." And to put weight to his statement he pulls at his shirt, revealing a pale but visible scar on his chest. "Don't fancy having one of those permanently attached to me."

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	foreverjack 2015-05-06 11:59 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, against Tyki." No point in denying it, after all. He watches with interest as Spike firstly tries to distract himself with a cigarette and then reveals that very interesting scar. His eyebrows go up. "Way I heard it, you were friends. When did that change?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2015-05-06 12:02 pm UTC (link)

"Didn't. We're still friends, last I checked."

Or something like it, which isn't as much of a reason to not take Tyki down as people might believe. Spike isn't too attached to debts owed and camaraderie, so although Tyki helped him out with the chip and did what he could to stop the ensouling, it only counts for so much.

"I ate something I shouldn't have. Didn't sit too well with him... but he could've done a lot worse. A lot."

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	foreverjack 2015-05-07 08:42 am UTC (link)
	"Ah." That at least makes sense. He's intrigued, though, by this insight into how Tyki works, and instantly pressing for more. "So what stopped him doing worse, do you think? He doesn't seem like the type to stop when he's having fun." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2015-05-07 08:50 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe he is... but he's not stupid. Even I don't kill something I still have use for." Like that snivelling little wimp that helped him translate the restoration ritual. Completely useless, aside from that specific task. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-05-07 09:19 am UTC (link)
	"And what use do you think he still has for you?" There's no bite in what could be quite a barbed insult; it's a genuine question. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2015-05-07 09:23 am UTC (link)
	"Now?" He scoffs, taking a deep drag off his cigarette. "None, I'd imagine. Not after what you lot did." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-05-07 09:34 am UTC (link)
	Well, then. "So... not much of a friendship left there, then?" he prods, still trying to get a feel for where Spike's loyalties lie. "Of course, I guess feeling useful isn't really your sort of thing anyway, but if you're bored enough to want it, I think we could have uses for you, even if Tyki doesn't." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2015-05-07 09:39 am UTC (link)

To his credit, he does take a moment to mull it over. Jack's not wrong. Things changed after he got his soul back and with Piter gone, the little band of botherers they had going is no more. No skin off his back, he's always been mostly loyal to himself first but it does leave him directionless. No mayhem to cause. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to step up to bat for the good guys?

"No." he shakes his head, decisively. "Not interested. I'd be an idiot to get in the middle of all that... besides, figured dying to save the world is a one-time thing. Not really looking for a repeat."

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	foreverjack 2015-05-07 09:48 am UTC (link)
	He watches the thoughts flitting across Spike's expressive face, not really hoping for a 'yes', but hoping to at least have planted the seed of an idea that might grow with time. He shrugs when Spike gives his decision. "Fair enough. Although, hadn't you noticed? Dying isn't so permanent any more." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2015-05-07 09:54 am UTC (link)

Perhaps he will change his mind, given the situation. Never been one to willingly choose sides anyway, going more by what suits his interests in the moment. For the time being he'll settle for teaching Ianto to be less of a wimp and keep to himself. What else is there to do, anyway?

"Of course you'd trust that... me, I'm not so sure. No remains if you kill a vampire, for starters."

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foreverjack
2015-05-08 10:26 am UTC (link)

"Good point," Jack acknowledges wryly, "though that wouldn't necessarily make a difference when it's all virtual anyway."

He inclines his head. "Of course, if it's all virtual anyway, perhaps no-one here has really died at all, including me. And perhaps you haven't really got your soul back."

Something to think about.

((OOC: Yeah, loving that thread with Ianto, and the relationship that's building up there!))