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[wintershepherd]

[ Guess whose internal almanac confirmed that today is officially the first day of Autumn? That's right, this guy! Who's currently bouncing around his treehouse like an over-caffeinated grasshopper while Baby Tooth peeks in the corner of the console screen with an expression like welp that's Jack for you. Whether viewers can perceive them, especially the newer arrivals, will remain to be seen. ]

WHOOOHOOO! Goodbye Summer, goodbye! Have a good vacation! Don't hurry back!

[ And then with a final whoop of joy, the feed turns off! Yeah, that's all he wanted to share. ]

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[wintershepherd]

Hear that, Wind? Billy thinks you're a little too good at your job.

[ There's nothing that can be heard over the audio, but presumably whatever the wind responds with if sufficiently grumpy to make Jack chuckle. ]

[lostundercover]

[Costigan tries to smile a little, but it's clearly feigned. He's still not fond of any reference to magic and the like.]

I'll survive.

[wintershepherd]

[ Jack seems only to realize this after the fact, his grin becoming sheepish and awkward. Costigan was the only one he needed to censor himself like this around, but he did it because he considered the man a friend and didn't want them to backslide. ]

Well, anyway. Autumn's still a great time. Plus I doubt it'll rain here as much as it does in Boston.

[lostundercover]

[Costigan tries not to ask Jack to censor himself, but he'd be lying if he said he didn't prefer it.]

Probably right. Anything new with your Thanksgiving plans?

[wintershepherd]

I asked Merida if she wanted to help. Have you met her yet?

[lostundercover]

No, I haven't. I'm guessing she's the Thanksgiving expert between the two of you?

[wintershepherd]

Nah, she didn't even know what it was, I had to explain it. She's from... a much longer time ago.

[lostundercover]

Oh. That's good, you finding yourself a friend. [A girl. A friend girl. Maybe even a girlfriend. And Costigan's tone conveys just that.]

[wintershepherd]

[ Jack definitely gets the implied meaning there, quick to shake his head even though it can't be seen. ]

Trust me, you don't want to imply that to her. She really freaked out when I joked about it and anyway... it's a bad idea.

[lostundercover]

Give it time.

[He may or may not have already gotten some experience here. But he's giving it time and hoping for something that will last.]

[wintershepherd]

I don't think that's the problem. When you find that you're not good at something... you should recognize that, right?

[lostundercover]

And what, you aren't good at relationships?

[wintershepherd]

[ Korra's words to him from inside the archway's terrible dream echoed back to him and suddenly this conversation needed to be derailed. ]

I...

Anyway, I'm gonna take Merida flying and she's going to help me plan a Thanksgiving thing.

[lostundercover]

[Smooth.]

It's bullshit, guy. [Costigan says it in such a way that it's obviously referring to the idea of Jack's being bad at relationships. But he leaves it there.]

Have fun.

[wintershepherd]

[ But at least I'm not hurting anyone. ]

Thanks.