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[ The stories they've been told line up, then. Not that Jack thought Gabriel was bullshitting him, but it's still a good idea to verify this kind of thing. ]
Yeah, even if it was well-meaning, it seems like a so-called god should know better.
Yeah, even if it was well-meaning, it seems like a so-called god should know better.
Gods have this weird thing where their logic ain't normal people logic and 'cause of that, they should just not do anything with other people until they figure that out on their own time. And it's always assimilation. Always. Different kinds, same frickin' idea. She's like a super matronly version of Ego.
Edited 2019-01-03 19:52 (UTC)
Ego? Who or what is that? Are you saying you've dealt with a "god" before?
[ A forest goddess? It takes a few seconds for that to even sink in. Jack blames it on the fact that he had a wolf's brain for a month and he's exhausted and hungry (yes, even after eating most of his sandwich). But it also isn't something that should make much sense. ]
What made her decide she wanted to turn people into animals and erase their memories?
[ It doesn't seem like a strategic move, or like this "goddess" would have gained anything from it.
He finishes off the sandwich with a final large bite, dusting his hands off as he chews. He glances over at Gabriel with a meaningful look. It's time to free him now. ]
What made her decide she wanted to turn people into animals and erase their memories?
[ It doesn't seem like a strategic move, or like this "goddess" would have gained anything from it.
He finishes off the sandwich with a final large bite, dusting his hands off as he chews. He glances over at Gabriel with a meaningful look. It's time to free him now. ]
Hell if I know.
[Gabriel makes no secret that he cares very little for the politicking of this foreign planet, nor is he very interested in understanding the thought processes of a so-called goddess. It always seems to end badly for the refugees either way, so all he can really do is look out for himself.
And Jack, he guesses.]
Probably thought she was doing what was best.
[But of course, no one should make that kind of decision for someone else.]
[Gabriel makes no secret that he cares very little for the politicking of this foreign planet, nor is he very interested in understanding the thought processes of a so-called goddess. It always seems to end badly for the refugees either way, so all he can really do is look out for himself.
And Jack, he guesses.]
Probably thought she was doing what was best.
[But of course, no one should make that kind of decision for someone else.]
Shit. I keep forgetting who I've told that to.
Yeah, and I killed him... I mean I had help, but I built the bomb what did it.
[AND WE DON'T VEER CREDIT TO PEOPLE NOT ON THIS PLANET.]
Yeah, and I killed him... I mean I had help, but I built the bomb what did it.
[AND WE DON'T VEER CREDIT TO PEOPLE NOT ON THIS PLANET.]
I wouldn't think a bomb would be able to kill a god.
[ Hell, a bomb couldn't kill him, and he's nowhere near godlike. ]
[ Hell, a bomb couldn't kill him, and he's nowhere near godlike. ]
This was a bomb made with a couple of batteries housing one of the most powerful energy sources known to the galaxy set right in his frickin' core.
He was also a planet.
He was also a planet.
Edited 2019-01-08 18:50 (UTC)
[ Jack does have to concern himself with the thought process of this goddess if that's what led to him being reverted into an almost mindless animal for a week. It's over now, but there's no telling what else might be done to them in the future.
Not that they seem to have any way of preventing these things before they happen. There's still way too little they know about this world and the forces governing it. ]
Yeah, well, she should mind her own business.
[ Gabriel doesn't seem to be getting the picture, so Jack gives him a lengthier stare. ]
You gonna untie me or what?
Not that they seem to have any way of preventing these things before they happen. There's still way too little they know about this world and the forces governing it. ]
Yeah, well, she should mind her own business.
[ Gabriel doesn't seem to be getting the picture, so Jack gives him a lengthier stare. ]
You gonna untie me or what?
I'm deciding.
[Of course he's going to untie Jack, but Gabriel wouldn't be Gabriel if he didn't make it at least a little difficult. He pretends to ponder this for a very long moment before speaking again.]
How was the sandwich?
[Possibly the answer to that question will determine whether or not Jack gets untied.]
[Of course he's going to untie Jack, but Gabriel wouldn't be Gabriel if he didn't make it at least a little difficult. He pretends to ponder this for a very long moment before speaking again.]
How was the sandwich?
[Possibly the answer to that question will determine whether or not Jack gets untied.]
Is that normally how this works? Gods are also planets?
[ Jack is really doing his best to not ask Rocket if he's pulling his chain, because even with everything he's seen since arriving on El Nysa, this is a lot. ]
[ Jack is really doing his best to not ask Rocket if he's pulling his chain, because even with everything he's seen since arriving on El Nysa, this is a lot. ]
[ It isn't about the sandwich, or how Jack liked it. Gabriel is being difficult for the sake of being difficult, and maybe it's his way of getting back at Jack for their fistfight back on the Station. Then again, the fact that he's here at all is more than Jack would have expected.
He's too exhausted to read too much into it. He lifts a hand to his face, rubbing at his eyes wearily. ]
It was serviceable.
[ It probably tasted a lot better than it actually was because of how hungry Jack was. Still better than what Ana would have produced, but that thought just makes him vaguely sad, when it would have been something that they'd have laughed about, before. ]
He's too exhausted to read too much into it. He lifts a hand to his face, rubbing at his eyes wearily. ]
It was serviceable.
[ It probably tasted a lot better than it actually was because of how hungry Jack was. Still better than what Ana would have produced, but that thought just makes him vaguely sad, when it would have been something that they'd have laughed about, before. ]
[That answer seems to be serviceable as well, and after Gabriel considers it for a moment, he stands, moving around behind Jack and fiddling with the collar and chain until it comes undone. He lets it fall to the ground, and it's clear he intends to leave it there, post in the ground and all.]
Go home and shower. You reek.
Go home and shower. You reek.
There's one who died and they hollowed out its skull and built a space station in it. I don't do a lot of research into Celestials.
But I did meet a god that wasn't a planet, so I guess it's not every god. Just two out of three that are somehow planet-adjacent.
But I did meet a god that wasn't a planet, so I guess it's not every god. Just two out of three that are somehow planet-adjacent.
[ As soon as Jack doesn't have that pressure around his throat anymore, he pushes himself to his feet, though there's some wobbling once he's standing. It's been a while since he was bipedal, and apparently it takes some getting used to.
He's also still very much naked, the blanket around his shoulders not covering much of anything below his chest. For now he doesn't care. They're in the middle of the woods and Gabriel has seen it all before. He'll readjust the blanket around his waist when they get closer to civilization. ]
Yeah, a month in the woods will do that.
[ He starts walking (slowly, still getting the hang of it again), figuring Gabriel will probably follow. Where else is he going to go? They'll end up back in Nadril, which means that the cold is going to set in before long. He can grab a new set of clothes before he hops onto the train back to Wyver, at least.
He stops in his tracks, though, as he realizes just how much he's missing. ]
I had some gear with me when I turned. My jacket and my gun. [ Not that pulse rifle, that's still safely back at the apartment (he hopes). ] Did you come across any of it before you jumped me?
[ He needs his stuff!! ]
He's also still very much naked, the blanket around his shoulders not covering much of anything below his chest. For now he doesn't care. They're in the middle of the woods and Gabriel has seen it all before. He'll readjust the blanket around his waist when they get closer to civilization. ]
Yeah, a month in the woods will do that.
[ He starts walking (slowly, still getting the hang of it again), figuring Gabriel will probably follow. Where else is he going to go? They'll end up back in Nadril, which means that the cold is going to set in before long. He can grab a new set of clothes before he hops onto the train back to Wyver, at least.
He stops in his tracks, though, as he realizes just how much he's missing. ]
I had some gear with me when I turned. My jacket and my gun. [ Not that pulse rifle, that's still safely back at the apartment (he hopes). ] Did you come across any of it before you jumped me?
[ He needs his stuff!! ]
[Jack seems to be okay, at least, which relieves Gabriel more than he wants to admit or even let show. He waits patiently while Jack collects himself, then he starts to walk, waving a hand dismissively at the concern for the equipment.]
I've got it all back at the apartment.
[You're welcome, though he likes to think that maybe Jack would have done the same for him. Maybe. It's hard to tell, nowadays, and perhaps Gabriel doesn't want to entertain a world where Jack would leave him--though maybe that world already exists in his future.
He casts a glance back to try and shake those fairly specific thoughts from his head, raising an eyebrow at the way Jack has chosen to cover himself.]
Are you gonna walk home with your dick out?
I've got it all back at the apartment.
[You're welcome, though he likes to think that maybe Jack would have done the same for him. Maybe. It's hard to tell, nowadays, and perhaps Gabriel doesn't want to entertain a world where Jack would leave him--though maybe that world already exists in his future.
He casts a glance back to try and shake those fairly specific thoughts from his head, raising an eyebrow at the way Jack has chosen to cover himself.]
Are you gonna walk home with your dick out?
It was ridiculous. Now it's all gone. Good riddance to bad crazy, right?
[hahaha issues? what issues?]
[hahaha issues? what issues?]
Except we've got a whole new set of crazy to deal with here.
[ There is some strange sense of deja vu here. It had happened soon after Jack had come to El Nysa, but he'd been named a criminal and had been forced to become a fugitive. Fleeing Olympia, he'd left all of his gear with Ana to take care of for him. Of course Gabriel would know to grab Jack's equipment, if he came across it. There's still a sense of relief that he actually did; he could have left it all to rot in the woods just to be difficult.
That's a lot of what Gabriel's done since he came here, after all. He's found ways to needle Jack and work his last nerve, even in the smallest of ways. So the fact that he not only collected his gear, but came out here to find him in the first place is unexpected.
What are friends for, right?
The question jars him out of his thoughts. One corner of his mouth twists into a half-smile. ] Didn't take you for a prude, Reyes. [ He's been technically naked for something like a month now, so it really hadn't occurred to him to do anything about it. (He doesn't seem bothered to be walking around barefoot, either.) Now he pulls the blanket down and cinches it around his waist. There, presentable.
There's a lull of silence where they walk for a bit, but Jack won't be able to just let this go. He has to know what Gabriel's motivations were in all this, not that he expects a completely honest answer. He glances over at Reyes as they walk. ]
Why'd you come after me?
That's a lot of what Gabriel's done since he came here, after all. He's found ways to needle Jack and work his last nerve, even in the smallest of ways. So the fact that he not only collected his gear, but came out here to find him in the first place is unexpected.
What are friends for, right?
The question jars him out of his thoughts. One corner of his mouth twists into a half-smile. ] Didn't take you for a prude, Reyes. [ He's been technically naked for something like a month now, so it really hadn't occurred to him to do anything about it. (He doesn't seem bothered to be walking around barefoot, either.) Now he pulls the blanket down and cinches it around his waist. There, presentable.
There's a lull of silence where they walk for a bit, but Jack won't be able to just let this go. He has to know what Gabriel's motivations were in all this, not that he expects a completely honest answer. He glances over at Reyes as they walk. ]
Why'd you come after me?
It's not about being a prude, Morrison. It's about not wanting to look at your old man balls.
[Least of all him, apparently, despite the fact that they're fairly close in age, even with all the time shenanigans between them. But that seems to be all he has to say, and he waits patiently while Jack readjusts. Satisfied with the new configuration, he continues on and walks in silence until Jack pipes up again.
He can't really say he saw this one coming, and it takes him a moment to answer.]
I figured you would've done the same for me.
[Gabriel isn't entirely sure of that, given everything that's happened between them, but it seems like the right thing to say. Maybe he just hopes it's true.]
[Least of all him, apparently, despite the fact that they're fairly close in age, even with all the time shenanigans between them. But that seems to be all he has to say, and he waits patiently while Jack readjusts. Satisfied with the new configuration, he continues on and walks in silence until Jack pipes up again.
He can't really say he saw this one coming, and it takes him a moment to answer.]
I figured you would've done the same for me.
[Gabriel isn't entirely sure of that, given everything that's happened between them, but it seems like the right thing to say. Maybe he just hopes it's true.]
[ Jack could make some comment about how there really wasn't much to see because of how cold out it was, but he isn't going to indulge Reyes too much. He rolls his eyes and shakes his head, but otherwise leaves it at that.
There's a somewhat more important subject at hand, and Jack hadn't known what response to expect from Gabriel when he asked the question. The fact that he gets something he's fairly sure is actually the truth is unexpected.
There's no getting around it, they have a whole lot of unresolved shit between them. Some of it has come out, through strained explanations or punching matches, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. The basic sentiment that when all is said and done, they'll still look out for each other, serves as one good thing to come out of this month-long mess. It probably shouldn't have taken him transforming into a wolf and disappearing into the wilderness for them to get there, but so it goes. ]
Yeah. [ The confirmation probably isn't necessary, but he nods all the same. ] With the way this place gets, I might be returning the favor sooner rather than later.
There's a somewhat more important subject at hand, and Jack hadn't known what response to expect from Gabriel when he asked the question. The fact that he gets something he's fairly sure is actually the truth is unexpected.
There's no getting around it, they have a whole lot of unresolved shit between them. Some of it has come out, through strained explanations or punching matches, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. The basic sentiment that when all is said and done, they'll still look out for each other, serves as one good thing to come out of this month-long mess. It probably shouldn't have taken him transforming into a wolf and disappearing into the wilderness for them to get there, but so it goes. ]
Yeah. [ The confirmation probably isn't necessary, but he nods all the same. ] With the way this place gets, I might be returning the favor sooner rather than later.
[Now that the somewhat awkward confession is out of the way, Gabriel keeps his eyes trained forward. They aren’t out of the jungle yet, though the immediate threat seems to have passed. They’ll go home, get cleaned up, reunite Jack with his gear, and then what?
Keep going the way they’ve been going, he guesses, perhaps with one less thing unsaid between them.
For now, he’ll fall back into the comforting familiarity of putting up a front.]
Yeah, well, it hasn’t hit me yet.
[No strange transformations, no spontaneous de-aging. He’s got a new power, sure, but Gabriel most certainly isn’t going to make that known.]
Keep going the way they’ve been going, he guesses, perhaps with one less thing unsaid between them.
For now, he’ll fall back into the comforting familiarity of putting up a front.]
Yeah, well, it hasn’t hit me yet.
[No strange transformations, no spontaneous de-aging. He’s got a new power, sure, but Gabriel most certainly isn’t going to make that known.]
Edited 2019-01-16 23:57 (UTC)
[you can almost hear the SIGH.]
I'm cursed with crazy, probably. What can you do?
I'm cursed with crazy, probably. What can you do?
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