asgardeventide | #005 [Video]

[Don't bother on wondering what's wrong with the bracelets today, travelers, because there's actually nothing wrong with them. The image is upside down because Jack is the one lying down like that, skinny legs resting on the back of the couch, his head almost touching the floor and making his hair spike in more directions than usual.

His question for the network sounds rather mundane and boring, especially for someone like Jack, but there's a grin on his face that shows there's more to it than it looks. Remember: never trust a prankster.]

Soooo. Pets are popular around here, right? Then tell me, what do you do when hair starts getting everywhere? [He pokes one of the cushions on the couch with his staff, and it's obvious he's exaggerating his story a little.] Extra points if it's rabbit fur you have tips for. Though I kinda doubt it because what I'm always seeing in the network is...

[His eyes widen.]

...dogs.

[And so does his grin. There's "mischief" written all over his expression. At times like this, Jack manages to look like the annoying teenager he died as.]

Geez, there's really have a huge amount of dogs around, isn't it? Do you guys think maybe I could borrow them from you? Rent them? Just for a day. It's for a little... experiment.

[Jack might just be vanishing very quickly off the screen, as if something very large has just grabbed him by his skinny ankles and hoisted him skywards. A gruff Aussie accent identifies the culprit of aforementioned Jacknabbing.]

NO! I don't want no bloody dingos running about the place. They're unhygienic. [And this has nothing to do with the fact he's petrified of them, nope.]

Hey! What are you-- [A snort.] Awww, it's our dear kangaroo jealous? Don't worry, Cottontail, your fur will forever be the only one in our--

[Jack can't finish because he's suddenly being shaken, and the feed ends... but not without showing a giant furry creature doing the shaking first.

Another normal day in the Guardians' home, yup.]

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Then I guess you'll be stuck with the fur. It should all come off in the shower, anyway.

You're trying to find friends for him? Wouldn't he be better off with other Travelers?

You want me to shower the couch? [He knew what Aki meant, really. He just likes messing around.]

He can be kinda grumpy, so it's better if he remembers how to socialize first. Let's give him some not-chatting partners first.

Well, since you don't wanna wash it, you're screwed. Better start getting used to having all that fur stuck to ya. [Be careful, Jack. Akihiko might start trolling you, similar to how he does Junpei.]

He doesn't seem to want it. You can't force him, anyway. My friend Shinji's kinda the same way. He isn't the social type.

[That's not a problem, Jack likes it. He even laughs. Better this than being a spoilsport.] Well look at that, you have in you after all! Who would've thought.

[He shakes his head, talking more seriously this time.] No, you don't get it. He really needs to get out more. All of them do. Workaholics like you have no idea, who knows how many centuries they spent without converstion.

[Akihiko just smirks at his response.] Have what? You don't think you're the only one with the balls to be a smartass, do you? [...He learned the swearing thing from Shinji.]

If he wants to work, why push him into messing around? And what's wrong with working a lot, anyway? Some of us like it. We can play during downtime, but it's not gonna be a constant habit.

Nope, I'm not the only one. But you've always been a bit of a spoilsport. [Always as in "the few times Jack talked to him".]

So you HAVE downtime. These guys don't. When I said they don't talk to other people for decades I mean it literally, not like some kind of exaggerating expression.