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LOG: John/Jack O'Neill

Jul 03, 2007 17:38

John was sitting outside on the front stoop of the hotel, looking out at the sun. He normally wasn't much for reflection, but for some reason, he couldn't help it tonight. People seemed to be settling in to the hotel. He wasn't sure if it bothered him or not ( Read more... )

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thors_fav July 4 2007, 02:57:47 UTC

Jack had been aimlessly wandering the hotel again and he didn't like it. It wasn't the aimless part he minded. In fact, he was a big fan of aimless but only on his home turf. No, it was the 'again' part. As in how many times was he going to have to wander the hotel before he found a way out?

He decided to make his usual perimeter check and walked out the front door. A man Jack hadn't met yet was sitting on the steps staring into the distance.

"Hotel's got a great view...if you've got a thing for sand." Jack took an easy stance just a couple of feet behind the man. "Frankly, I've had my fill of sand."

killmeadynasty July 4 2007, 03:10:07 UTC

John blinked, hearing a male voice. He'd hardly met any men here yet. House didn't count.

"Yeah, I hear that, but I didn't want to sit up in my room anymore." His tone was casual, though he was awfully curious about the guy. He was a little bit older than John himself, with greying hair and a sharp, tight posture and build. Who did this guy remind him of?

He had to figure it out. "I've seen a lot of sand, but never really been stuck in it for a long time. From Kansas myself." It would do for a starter. "Name's John Winchester."

thors_fav July 4 2007, 04:12:00 UTC

"Kansas--home of Dorothy and Toto. And not a lot of sand." Fine, so Jack liked throwing out random references to Oz. It amused him and annoyed his subordinates, which was pretty much all the reason he needed.

"Colonel Jack O'Neill." He gave a small shrug. Using his rank in an introduction was simply the force of some thirty years habit. "Actually, forget the colonel part. I'm not exactly on duty right now. Just call me Jack."

killmeadynasty July 4 2007, 15:45:59 UTC

Oh, damn. John appreciated the laxness, but he still had to wonder. "Colonel of what?" If this Jack was a Marine, he'd be a little annoyed. Sure, they weren't anywhere that the guy had to pull rank, but still. Old habits died hard, and he didn't like respecting anyone who hadn't earned it. There'd been a reason he'd stayed a corporal even after over a year in 'Nam.

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killmeadynasty July 5 2007, 18:48:44 UTC

John nodded, still a little bit lost in thought, but what Jack was saying made sense. "She seem okay when you met her?" Ellen wasn't the type to panic, but still, he knew she could get afraid when it was right to get afraid.

thors_fav July 5 2007, 19:33:02 UTC

"I'd say she seemed very okay. Surprisingly calm. But then, she said she'd dealt with strange happenings before." Jack leaned comfortably against the railing that ran around the hotel's porch. "She strikes me as a woman who can take care of herself."

killmeadynasty July 5 2007, 20:33:15 UTC

He had to stifle an urge to laugh. "She can definitely take care of herself. Just ... this is pretty Goddamn weird, even for people who've seen what we have." And despite the fact she still probably didn't want much to do with him, he did worry about her. He'd have to find her and talk to her.

thors_fav July 5 2007, 22:27:50 UTC

"It's weird, I'll give you that." No weirder, or scarier, than some of the situations Jack had encountered over the years but stranger than anything regular folks would've encountered. And without knowing what it was John and Ellen had seen, he tended to consider them 'regular' folks.

"Anyhoo, this Captain Harkness I mentioned--he seems to be working on organizing our little resistance movement. Probably be a good idea for you to talk to him, if you haven't already."

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