crankycave | We're not in the Kasugayama Bomb Shelter anymore, Dorothy.

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We're not in the Kasugayama Bomb Shelter anymore, Dorothy.

Oh, my-- it sure is dark in here, isn't it? It's a good thing I've got a flashlight.

Is anybody else lost down here? Stay where you are and call out, and I'll come to you with the light. I've learned my lesson about letting people run into cave walls in the dark!

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[... car looks cautious. can cars do that?]

[That's a little weird, but then it's hard to see much. So he tries to walk around to peer into the windows, where he presumes there'll be a driver.]

[oops. there's no driver. the lights blink once, though, and there's an amused sigh]

[Oh. Oh. He thinks he knows what's going on now. He recalls a certain case in his world where someone was turned into a train car...]

Sorry, I didn't realize. Can you speak? How long have you been like this?

I didn't realise this was such a hot spot.

I don't think anyone did. It's cave - people don't usually spend time in them if they don't have to.

[chuckle]

You'd be surprised.

Then do you live here?

That's not what I meant. You seem pretty calm about this.

I've been in worse situations than this.

You're don't seem too worried either.

[laughs; transforming and kneeling]

Like you said, I've seen much worse.

If we find ourselves in the middle of a war zone, maybe then I'll worry.

Try not to jinx us.

[He laughs, but it's far too bitter to sound honestly amused.]

I'll try. But if you're worried about that, you're probably hanging around the wrong person.

[leaning in slowly, tilting his head in curiousity]

You and me both.

What did you do?

Never mind. You don't have to tell me.

[... chuckling]

A lot I have to make up for, but that's probably not what you meant.

It's close enough, unless there's some other reason you think you're a jinx.

I'm sure you understand when I say that trouble and I have a complicated relationship. We just can't seem to leave each other alone.

I think I'm familiar with the problem.

It's probably true of all of us, or we wouldn't be here.

The problem is when some of us are unwilling. I can't just stand by and let someone get hurt.

[jerking his head over to the troll kids]

Was anyone here willing?

[And he doesn't know what to say to the rest of that. Jack never wants anyone to get hurt, but...]

[just tilts his head and flashes Jack a wry smile]

Willing isn't the exactly the word I'd use, but it's close enough.

If you say so. I can think of plenty of better places to be.

I came here for a reason, but it seems it wasn't the only worthy one.

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