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[ Jack looks better than he has in months and the combination of his newly cooled 3-A treehouse and the wearable unit Jack kept under his hoodie for when he went out meant he was back to his usual good (ahem) spirits. He was busy during the Yard Sale and may have borrowed some of his "allowance" from his shares of SI to fund a few of the things, but he thinks they'll be well worth it. All gifts are delivered overnight with no excess fanfare, just his initials in the corner of each simple folded card. ]

So, someone should catch me up on what kind of summer holiday things should be happening around here. Not that they'll be nearly as good as winter activities, but I'm gonna be gracious and give them a chance.

[ private to Tony Stark (MCU) / basic encryption; ]

[ There's no evident trace of Jack's consternation from a few days ago in Jack's voice -- nor his expression, though he doubts the man has acquired the ability to see him yet. ]

So I wanted to apologize for the mix-up when you arrived and introduce myself properly. My name's Jack, it's nice to meet you. Don't worry about the whole not-seeing thing, that'll probably wear off, it's kind of part of the spirit thing. Also, please don't mind the bed that's in the Stark Building freezer if you go in there, kind of a long story. Anyway, it sounds like Pepper and Bruce have got you settled in, so maybe we'll run into each other at SI some time! Catch you later, Tony.

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((OOC: Since we have lots of new people, don't forget to check out Jack's permissions post for whether your character can see/hear him or whether they will view an empty feed/audio only/etc. ))

Bean: A small study book of beginner's Greek and a box of assorted sweet treats.
Bruce B: A little fountain for meditating that moves fire as a liquid, similar to the ones in Fire Sector.
Clark: An audio file sent to his console with approximately 30 min of basic sentences first by the Wind, then translated by Jack.
Costigan: A pair of baseball gloves and a ball.
Damian: A fill in the blanks book for creating your own story and a box of assorted sweet treats.
Finnick: Rent in full on the fishing shop paid for a month and dinner at Finnick's favourite place to get food.
Henry: An (according to the kedan, at least!) endless-ink pen.
Ivy: A simple music box shaped like a bird.
Kara: Tickets to a local kedanese play.
Korra: A note for a prepaid outfit of her choice from a seamstress in the Earth Sector willing to match Water Tribe style and a coupon book for "10 free bedtime stories".
Leonardo (2012): Directions to a restaurant where he can get damn-near-accurate-pizza free for a month.
Midii: A book on string games and a box of assorted sweet treats.
Pepper: A large coffee mug with cute sayings like "remember that you make someone smile!" painted in rings on the inside, so the more coffee drank the more of them are revealed.
Percy: Reservations for him and Annabeth at a high-end kedan restaurant where tables are impossible to get and a note marking their dinner paid for in advance.
Renly: Another bottle of the wine he purchased during their conversation at the Yard Sale.
Rose: A paid visit to a local spa.
Santo: A series of hyper-buoyant belts and rings made from a special kedan "foam" that can keep even Santo's weight afloat so he can go swimming if he wants.
Traci: A paid visit to a local spa.
Vanessa: One of the recipe books she had been eyeing at the Yard Sale when they spoke.
Victor: A crate of every sports ball and accessory Jack could think of.
Victoria: A jenga tower and a box of assorted sweet treats.
Zatanna: A new tin of her favourite tea and tickets to (basically) kedanese opera, complete with formal wear required.

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Don't ruin the moment.

[But she laughs anyway, making a mental note that it was August now. What happened to July?]

Of course I didn't. Things like this wouldn't mean much if we only did them because we had to.

I did it because I wanted to.

Thank you, Zatanna.

[ It's quiet but genuine, and the way he looks around the snowy rooftop shows just how much he appreciates seeing his element after so many months. ]

[She lets him have his moment. Reveling in the isolated Winter Wonderland the two of them created. Her fingers were starting to go numb by the time she gave his hand a light tug, gesturing to one side, but she didn't particularly care.]

Come on. Let's go sit for a bit.

The spell should hold as long as we're still holding your staff. If we let go, then everything will start to melt...and I'm not sure our roofs are leak-proof.

[ Jack nods and the two of them move to a branch that will serve well enough as a seat. The spirit flicks his free hand out and the snow whirls up around them then up into the air like an icy firework, clearing a bare spot on the wood for them to sit and he buries his toes in a small drift at their feet. ]

I'll clear it all off before we go back in.

We'll worry about that later.

[Grateful for not having to sit in the snow, she takes a seat on the clean branch, positioning herself so that Jack had plenty of room to sit beside her. The air stirred from linger effects of his magic, blowing at her hair for a moment. She had to reach up with her free hand to smooth down the dark tresses, already crisp from the cold.]

How are you feeling? Because you definitely look more like your old self than I've seen you in a while.

I feel a lot better. The unit Bruce installed inside, that helps a lot but... being back here, in 3A, that helps almost as much.

So no more parties over in the Stark Freezer?

[The question was meant to be casual. Joking. A way of easing into the conversation to come; she side-eyed him as she spoke, trying to gauge his immediate reaction.]

[ He's ready for it, no reaction coming forward other than amusement. ]

Unless Pepper went ahead and changed the locks on me, I can still get in. Can't vouch for the decor but talk about a perfect set up for a disco ball.

[Now the only question was how much of that was genuine.]

A Disco Ball?

Jack, we've talked about this. [Not really] Just because disco's dead, and you're dead, doesn't mean the two of you are a good match.

[ That's for him to know and you not to find out, Zatanna. ]

Excuse me, disco isn't dead-- it's hibernating. Trust me, I'm an expert on this sort of thing.

[Want to bet?]

Expert. Right.

Which is why, the moment you say you're going to go off and hibernate...during the wrong season, might I add...I find you running around, picking up girls and new technology.

Just because I decided not to [ read: didn't have to ] doesn't mean my plan was flawed.

And whosawhatsit now?

Well, it certainly wasn't magic that brought you back to us. So my next guess would be one of your science friends.

[Purposely going with the second point to mess with him.]

You take help where you can get it, that's all.

I have to admit, though, I was expecting some giant space suit. Or an ice cream truck.

How are you keeping cool?

[Very cool; the tips of her fingers were pretty much white from the cold now. They tingled. Not uncomfortably, but noticeably.]

I almost went with the ice cream truck.

[ Jack pulls up the sleeve of his hoodie revealing a peculiar metal contraption linking thin tubes through which there was pale blue liquid moving. ]

Careful, they're pretty cold to the touch. I'm pulling off a lot of it, but it'll give you an ice burn almost as fast as I can.

[Not quite a space suit, but it was...interesting.]

It doesn't hurt, does it?

[ He looks surprised by the question. ]

No, not at all. It feels... I guess, I can tell it's artificial cold, but it doesn't feel bad, just different.

How can cold be 'artificial'? It's either cold, or it isn't.

Like Coke and Diet Coke.

[She almost laughed, but it was too much to try holding back the smile.]

I'm pretty sure that's not even close to being the same thing.

Still, if it got you out of the Hospital early, I'm not really complaining.

Pretty sure it is! Except when they changed Coke, because that was just awful. Do you know when it first came out it cost five cents for a bottle?

Thanks, Zatanna.

Don't thank me. I didn't really do all that much.

[Just stop by for a visit every now and again. Occasionally with company in tow.]

[ And that was appreciated! ]

So what else is new? Gotta get caught up on all the gossip again.

[There was one particular thing she she figured Jack should know. Eventually. Maybe. But she had to make sure of a few things first before breaking the news.]

Oh, don't even get me started. We'd be here all afternoon if I tried to get you caught up with things. Seriously, Jack, read a tabloid sometime.

[Leaning back, her eyes travel upward in pretend thought as she rattles off the first list of cliches she can think of:]

Let's see. There's love triangles. Or was it squares? Umm...long lost twin clones who are secretly the father of their best friend's baby. Oh, and can't forget the occasional coma or six. Always a classic.

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