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[Another day, another morning of having to ration her tea and breakfast. Of residual smoke lingering in the air from the explosions that had gone off down the street. Of the near radio silence and informational uncertainty that came with it. Of having to stare at the ugly remodeled palace and remember that, whatever was inside it, it had been enough to scare certain people into staying as far away as possible.]

[There was something particularly special about this day, however...or, at least, there was supposed to be.]

[The good news was that Zatanna seemed to be feeling a lot better. You'd never know from her expression, though, as she stared dully into the camera for a fleeting moment, before calmly holding up a sign (in English):]

WORST
"SWEET" SIXTEEN
EVER

[It was the most trivial of teen trivial things, but she didn't care. Malicant wanted to listen in on everybody's conversations? Find out what they were talking about? Fine. She would rant and rave all she wanted, and he would have no choice but to listen.]

[Because #F*@kYouMalicant]

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[ Hi he's just there. ]

"Worst", huh? I was going to offer to make it a little better but then you'd have to change your adjective.

[/insert half-hearted gasp of utter shock]

I'll think about it.

Depends on the offer.

You want me to come up with something on short notice, hm? Well, let me see what I might have...

[ He makes an exaggerated show of patting down his pockets and pulls out a folded piece of paper and hands it to her. On it is drawn a map, which seems to indicate a spot out near the shell's edge. ]

[She knew it.]

Impressive improv skills you've got there, Frosty. What's this?

[She accepted the paper from him, turning back so she could spread it out fully on the console desk. A map. Hand-drawn, but still recognizable. He(?) had drawn Keelai...with a very distinctive route leading all the way to shell's edge.]

Very subtle.

Although I guess it beats being blindfolded the entire way for fear of ruining the surprise.

If you have your heart really set on a blindfold, it can be arranged.

[ He comes around behind her and settled his chin on her shoulder, reading the map as if seeing it for the first time. ]

Huh, looks like an adventure.

Maybe later.

[It was too easy to tease. Especially when he came over, resting his chin on her shoulder. She leaned a little further back into him, tilting her head so that it lightly touched his, allowing them to share a viewpoint.]

Seems like it could be interesting. What do you think?

[ Jack's gaze was lazy and contented as she leaned into him. ]

I think it'd be a shame to let a chance like that pass by, especially if we're not doing anything else today.

I had no major plans for today.

Personally, I think it could be fun. And I'm more than a little curious as to what we might find out there. You in?

OH, you know me. There's never a day when I'm not curious.

[ He laughs into her shoulder, then offers her a hand. ]

Ready when you are.

[She accepted the hand without question, pulling herself to a stand and over to the window. Then up and out, until they were on their way according to the map's path.]

If I'm reading this right...it's this way.

How long do you think it'll take to find the right location?

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