full speed ahead 'til I'm dead in the fast lane
”Oh, undoubtedly. Still ain’t somethin’ I can take lyin’ down though. Deals were made, things were understood, that sort of thing,” Jack said with a chuckle, finding it easier to meet the steady gaze of the man across the fire from him now that his immediate thoughts weren’t of rampant violence. ”The bribe was clever. Dupin’ a goddess? Cleverer,” he informed him, patting his waistcoat and drawing out a couple of smokes, offering one out to Remi.
Unable to stop the laugh that no, it was not one deity that had blessed him with power but a different one, Jack raised an eyebrow at the Alchemist. ”I used to be jealous that I’d never met a god,” he said. ”You’re openin’ my eyes here. Keep the rest of that bottle, you need it more’n I do.” Lighting his cigarette over the fire, Jack took a long draw from it. ”Explains why you ain’t cozied up with him at your place, then. From what I know he’s a hard bastard to kill, so you shouldn’t be waitin’ long for him to be back.”
Unable to stop the laugh that no, it was not one deity that had blessed him with power but a different one, Jack raised an eyebrow at the Alchemist. ”I used to be jealous that I’d never met a god,” he said. ”You’re openin’ my eyes here. Keep the rest of that bottle, you need it more’n I do.” Lighting his cigarette over the fire, Jack took a long draw from it. ”Explains why you ain’t cozied up with him at your place, then. From what I know he’s a hard bastard to kill, so you shouldn’t be waitin’ long for him to be back.”
- Secret Telepath
- Functionally Immortal (Forever 35)
- Two small star tattoos beneath his left eye
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