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ximilialog2022-06-01 03:16 pm
captainjacktoyou) wrote in ximilialog2022-06-01 03:16 pm
If you've got forever
CHARACTERS: Captain Jack Harkness and YOU
LOCATION: Around the station
DATE: Catch-all for June
CONTENT: Arrival for Jack and adjustment to the ship and the situation!
WARNINGS: NSFW for sex marked below.
ARRIVAL
This is not even close to the strangest place Jack has woken up in, and also not the worst situation he has found himself in. It's time for another adventure, he thinks, as his eyes snap open and he sits up quickly, glancing around the room curiously. It's just him in the room so he springs out of bed and cracks his neck, patting down his clothes and relieved to see his vortex manipulator is intact. Not to worry about now, but good to know for later. Looks like his gun wasn't on him at the time, that's fine, he always finds one eventually.
Jack immediately steps out of the room after noting nothing in there is going to help him and starts wandering the corridors. He needs to get a lay of the land before making a plan, or you know, settling in and seeing where this one takes him. Jack's gait is quick but also he seems to come off as confident and comfortable, not in any alarm as he wanders the ship. He does not stop though, on a mission to get a look at everything.
Jack can be found wandering all over the ship including the living areas, the training room, simulation room, labs, pretty much every location that might be of importance to him later. If he spots you on his journey he'll smile warmly and toss a wink, acting like he very much belongs here.
TIME TO PARTY
After a little bit of time getting used to the place, Jack starts to visit locations on the ship solely to hang out and relax. He knows there's only a limited amout of time before the next adventure, he's gathered that much, so he might as well kick up his heels and enjoy the luxury of this place. Which it is, because recently he'd been in jail for almost two decades, and it wasn't a fun one. (Yes there are fun ones. Ask him about it sometime.)
Jack's favorite stop when settling in a place is of course the kitchen and mess hall. Jack loves a good meal and a cup of coffee, but he likes the opportunity to check out the other people there and make some connections. While he has been an island before, it's never his preference. If someone is sitting alone, congratulations, he slides into the seat across from you with a cheerful smile, whether it's with food of his own or only a drink. Or maybe you see him looking for a good place to sit and he catches your eye, jerking his head toward a table to indicate you should go together.
He can be found in the armory poking around and seeming to have little trouble adjusting to this new machine in front of him. It might be different from what he's used to, but he has a lot of knowledge in his noggin of futuristic tech. The problem is deciding what type of gun he wants. There are any number of Earth guns that he's always favored, and the first thing he does is create a Mark IV Webley Revolver. As soon as it appears Jack gasps in delight slides it into his belt where he had a gun holster without one. But! There are other options he's curious to explore, tapping a finger against his jaw as he thinks about it.
Jack can be found occasionally in the sunlight room, usually with a drink in hand, to just take in the fake atmosphere and pretend he's getting some sun. It's been awhile since he got to be in even a fake green environment so it's nice. He sometimes has his jacket folded nearby so it's him in a collared blue shirt with the buttons mostly undone over a white t-shirt and comfortable trousers.
WILDCARD
[ooc: feel free to respond to this with literally anything you feel like doing, I'm all good with it. Or message me on waftingcurtains!]
LOCATION: Around the station
DATE: Catch-all for June
CONTENT: Arrival for Jack and adjustment to the ship and the situation!
WARNINGS: NSFW for sex marked below.
ARRIVAL
This is not even close to the strangest place Jack has woken up in, and also not the worst situation he has found himself in. It's time for another adventure, he thinks, as his eyes snap open and he sits up quickly, glancing around the room curiously. It's just him in the room so he springs out of bed and cracks his neck, patting down his clothes and relieved to see his vortex manipulator is intact. Not to worry about now, but good to know for later. Looks like his gun wasn't on him at the time, that's fine, he always finds one eventually.
Jack immediately steps out of the room after noting nothing in there is going to help him and starts wandering the corridors. He needs to get a lay of the land before making a plan, or you know, settling in and seeing where this one takes him. Jack's gait is quick but also he seems to come off as confident and comfortable, not in any alarm as he wanders the ship. He does not stop though, on a mission to get a look at everything.
Jack can be found wandering all over the ship including the living areas, the training room, simulation room, labs, pretty much every location that might be of importance to him later. If he spots you on his journey he'll smile warmly and toss a wink, acting like he very much belongs here.
TIME TO PARTY
After a little bit of time getting used to the place, Jack starts to visit locations on the ship solely to hang out and relax. He knows there's only a limited amout of time before the next adventure, he's gathered that much, so he might as well kick up his heels and enjoy the luxury of this place. Which it is, because recently he'd been in jail for almost two decades, and it wasn't a fun one. (Yes there are fun ones. Ask him about it sometime.)
Jack's favorite stop when settling in a place is of course the kitchen and mess hall. Jack loves a good meal and a cup of coffee, but he likes the opportunity to check out the other people there and make some connections. While he has been an island before, it's never his preference. If someone is sitting alone, congratulations, he slides into the seat across from you with a cheerful smile, whether it's with food of his own or only a drink. Or maybe you see him looking for a good place to sit and he catches your eye, jerking his head toward a table to indicate you should go together.
He can be found in the armory poking around and seeming to have little trouble adjusting to this new machine in front of him. It might be different from what he's used to, but he has a lot of knowledge in his noggin of futuristic tech. The problem is deciding what type of gun he wants. There are any number of Earth guns that he's always favored, and the first thing he does is create a Mark IV Webley Revolver. As soon as it appears Jack gasps in delight slides it into his belt where he had a gun holster without one. But! There are other options he's curious to explore, tapping a finger against his jaw as he thinks about it.
Jack can be found occasionally in the sunlight room, usually with a drink in hand, to just take in the fake atmosphere and pretend he's getting some sun. It's been awhile since he got to be in even a fake green environment so it's nice. He sometimes has his jacket folded nearby so it's him in a collared blue shirt with the buttons mostly undone over a white t-shirt and comfortable trousers.
WILDCARD
[ooc: feel free to respond to this with literally anything you feel like doing, I'm all good with it. Or message me on waftingcurtains!]
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[ There's Jack, leaning into the excitement aspect more than the concern. To be fair, it's easy to do that when you don't have to worry about life, but he's always been this way. When he was mortal he had a reckless streak a mile long too. He likes adventure and sentient hyperintelligent dinosaurs sound like something worth exploring.
He smiles at Newt's attempt to be reassuring and shakes his head, setting his drink down. ]
Don't worry about it. I'm not under any illusions. We're not here to have a pleasure cruise.
[ Jack agreed to the situation, although at the time he wasn't 100% certain what it all meant, but now he is here and he's rolling with whatever comes at him. If it turns out that the promise to alter a regret was true, it will be worth it. It's not as if he had anything more important to do, having finished saving the Doctor and the world again from Daleks. ]
Honestly this is pretty much my usual life, only usually I fly by the seat of my pants, not with any help or breakdown of a mission.
[ Even when he was in charge of Torchwood, plans were a nebulous thing for him. He tried whenever necessary, but so many of their jobs ended up being guessing as things went and being happy they survived it. The Doctor's lifestyle syncs up the same way. Jack is laidback about it, fairly similar to how the other Team TARDIS members seem to take things off the cuff. ]
One thing I've learned is to take advantage of every minute you aren't in the field and be grateful for them.
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[He nods sagely, though he also is very well aware he would happily take scary and great when it came to anything close to resembling earth dinosaurs. But as Jack explains himself, Newton's attention sharpens in focus — he eats up every word, gives a small, sure nod.]
Yeah! By the seat of your pants is definitely how to do it around here. But the breaks are pretty fucking important after some of the crazy stuff we get wrapped up in. Whole wars and major attacks by big threats... stuff like that! Way too many of us spend a chunk of our time aboard the Ximilia in the infirmary...
[He furrows his brow and nods, determined.]
But it's worth it. For helping the planets we visit where we can.
And to repair things back home for all of us, too. We've all got our regrets, right?
sorry this is ancient ignore it if need be!
[ Jack has learned this firsthand. He was always good about encouraging his people to occasionally step out and have some fun, go home, sleep while they could. He never really followed that himself though, not when he was in Torchwood, but since his team died, he's gone out into the world with no set plan. He's one of the few people who never really breaks, but that comes out of necessity. He is far more aware, and empathetic, about the people around him.
Jack quiets the part of his mind that questions whether they really are helping planets where they show up, find the orb, and then abandon the place just as quickly. Which to be fair is how the Doctor and his people operate anyway. Sometimes their adventures are only that, and they don't always know what gets left behind. He wonders if most people ignore that on this ship too. Safer.]
That's why we're here. I'm not usually given an option before I get a sudden kidnapping, so that was appreciated.
[ Jack takes a sip of his drink, deciding how to word the next part, but he goes with his gut. ]
So this is the point where I tell you River mentioned what happened to you recently. She was very worried about you. I didn't know it was you right away, but I put it together.
[ He could have kept this to himself but he wants to provide Newt an outside perspective in case it helps. And in a way it's an indirect lie not to be forthright. ]
My best friend was possessed by an alien not too long ago. It did some terrible things while in her body, and she's still coping with the guilt and sadness to when I last saw her, which was right before I came here.
[ Gwen's experience is very complicated and painful and Jack holds some part of the tragedy. Things will never be the same between them again because of it. But they will always love each other, and he crashes on her couch whenever he comes back to Earth. ]
If you ever want to talk to someone outside of the situation, I know we just met, but I'm easy to talk to.
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(Not warn, his brain wars, she didn't warn him — River's not like that. She just worries. He has to remind himself that people worry about him. Not worry because of him. Not worry that he's still a threat-)
Clearing his throat, he offers a thin smile.]
I'm still here, right? Alive and kicking. So... don't sweat it.
[An easy dismissal. But his hands are fidgeting anxiously with his glass.]
Riv worries too much anyway; she's cool like that.
... But I'm fine. I mean, I'll be fine. It's fine.
[Is it????
He takes a big gulp.]
Can maybe wind down on this one :D
Hey, you don't have to be uncomfortable. It's an open offer. River told me because we are very old friends, and she cares about you. Which, by the way, is special, because despite the way she acts, she doesn't get that close to a lot of people.
[ By how she acts, Jack means very similar to himself. Friendly, warm, easy for people to get comfortable around. River does that, but they are both underneath it very guarded people. There is something to be said for opposites attracting, but just as much to be said about marrying someone just like you. Both can be good. ]
We can consider it forgotten for now. I could tell you about that time River pretended to be Queen Elizabeth.