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[doubleppk]

[Fujiko has been raiding the library for the past few days looking for something very specific. Upon finding it, out she rushes, delighted with her discovery, only to remember something very obvious.]

Ciel! I found those books you were looking for. [And how. There's at least 3 Sherlock Holmes books, and a good stack of 20 other books. Anyone want to help the busty chick move those books? The little kid probably won't help that much either.] There were even some others I'd never seen before, but they look like fiction. And I got you Hound of the Baskerville, because it's just a really good book.

Hey, just so I know, if there are any fans of French literature out there, is anyone else here familiar with Maurice Leblanc or Arsene Lupin?

Oh! And Valvalis, I can start whenever you have time. [Aha, that might explain all the wind magic books she's got. Still, even though normally she'd make Lupin do all this work, she doesn't look too unhappy.]

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[originaljackass]

[There's nothing Jack can't accomplish!]

Only when I didn't have a choice. They made the bastard sheriff.

[doubleppk]

[More power to him then.]

Sheriff? Really? He was supposed to enforce laws of all things?

[originaljackass]

Pretty hilarious, right? The villain becomes the law, the hero gets treated like a criminal. Half the reason I ditched that town.

[doubleppk]

Sounds like a really stupid town!

Well, at least he's probably not as persistent as Zenigata~

[originaljackass]

Depends on what Zenigata is like. The bastard tracked me down all over the western states to drag me back.

[doubleppk]

Oh... well... okay... that's pretty extreme. Zeni's the cop tailed to Lupin. He shows up in the most unlikely of places. Once we had to blow up this ship the Scorpion was trying to kill us with and then after all that, Zenigata still tries to chase us down a freaking sea turtle.

The man has no life.

[originaljackass]

Yup, that about describes Bigby.

[doubleppk]

That's crazy. What does he care about chasing you so hardcore for, anyway?

[originaljackass]

They're afraid I'll go blabbing to the world about our secret city.

[doubleppk]

Oh. Fuck. Yeah. I know how that is. [Doesn't even realize she slipped enough to stop pretending to be a perfectly innocent little princess girl instead of the coarse rough gun enthusiast she really is.] Really, like it's our fault we just happen to have certain knowledge in our brains. Did they hire you to find it in the first place too or were you just born there?

[originaljackass]

[That makes it all the better. And makes her all the more interesting too.] Ha! Neither. I've been there long enough, I'm practically one of the founders!

[doubleppk]

Those are the worst! [Stamps foot indignantly. Man, if she had a hundred thousand yen for every time she helped set up some new country/place/city only to get completely gypped and chased down for knowing too much, she could retire and stop doing that kind of gig.]

Without you, the city wouldn't even be the way it is, so it should be totally your choice if you want to tell anyone or not. Stupid arrogant sons of bitches pricks... [Trails off into angry grumbles towards the ends. No, she never did forgive the Russian KGB or certain other mad scientists through the years.]

[originaljackass]

[Oh Fujiko, he appreciates you being so involved in this. Even if maybe it's a bit misplaced.]

Damn right it wouldn't be! But do those jackasses appreciate me? Hell, I wouldn't tell anyway. If a bunch of mundy jackasses find out that there's a city full of immortals hanging around, it'll make things complicated for all of us.

[doubleppk]

[Actually given how Fujiko is, their situations could almost be identical. Minus the immortal vs. terrified of dying or even growing old thing.]

Immortal? Now I know you're too lucky. All that stuff about fate being a bastard to you too, were you just putting me on? [Still, there's an obvious teasing tone to her voice and a grin.]

No one ever appreciates the hardest workers. They just assume we'll double-cross them even if we wouldn't and try to kill people which just means we have to get revenge. Tch. Just like Interpol... Total liars the whole lot. Oh sure, they say you can clear up the misunderstandings, but they're just using you and then once they get what they want, it's "Sayonara, oh and we're upping your bounty instead of removing it." Bastards.

[originaljackass]

[Actually, Jack is EXACTLY like that. He does double cross people routinely, although he's not a killer unless he needs to be or by accident.]

When you've lived long enough, fate just has more time to be a dick to you.

[doubleppk]

Even when you're still young and in the prime of your life. [Because she'll never grow old....]

[originaljackass]

And good looking to boot. [What good is immortality if you can't look good the entire time?]

[doubleppk]

[Grins up at him. She doesn't always dig the long hair given Goemon, but as Jack has it pulled back it's more wild rather than ridiculously traditional, and she is digging the tie and scruff.] Oh absolutely. [Winks playfully.]

[originaljackass]

[He gives her a smirk in return, noting that they're almost towards where they're headed. He stops walking now, they can always linger before they head in.]

I figure it's the only reason I've managed to end up in the company of such a sexy vixen like yourself.

[doubleppk]

[Leans up to play with her hands on his arm and fidgets slightly, twirling the bottom of the tie around between two fingers.]

Oh really~? Maybe your good luck is just continuing, mm? Not that I'm all the gold in El Dorado, but fate's gotta have an off day sometime!

[originaljackass]

[He would do more, were it not for all these pesky books in both arms. Rather annoying, that. So he feigns thoughtfulness as he considers the gold.]

You or all the gold in El Dorado? I'd say it's pretty close. [By which he means he'd totally pick the gold, but she doesn't have to know that.]

[doubleppk]

[Laughs, letting her voice just tinkle like a bell over it.] Liar~

[Still, she leans up on tiptoes to kiss a scruffy cheek.] Sweet of you to claim though. Come on, we shouldn't keep him waiting. We can sneak out for drinks afterward, mm?

[originaljackass]

[Smirk.] Guilty as charged.

[Feeling perhaps more optimistic about this than he should thanks to that kiss, he bobs his head in the direction of the house.] But I'm all over this idea. After you.

[doubleppk]

[Beams and bounds inside, still grinning flirtatiously, and maybe genuinely blushing a little in addition to the hairflips. It's pretty obvious she hasn't been this happy since arriving in Luceti.]

I hope he appreciates it. [Though she kind of doubts it.]

[originaljackass]

Little bastard better appreciate it.

[Jack moves over to the door and wait for Fujiko. TO BE CONTINUED...

In this thread.]