04 ❄ ( video )

[wintershepherd]

[ Jack makes the broadcast from his suite, looking as bright and cheerful as always despite it being the wee hours of the morning, which seems to be an odd time to make this particular announcement. ]

Hey, I just thought I'd let people know that if you're looking for me or Oliver Queen, we'll be out of console range for a few days. We're going on a camping trip.

See you when we get back!

[ Except what actually happened was this and Jack has decided to truss Ollie up like a frozen turkey and haul him off to one of the old, abandoned villages a few hours outside Keeliai for an extended time out. Jack will be leaving his suite shortly after this is posted and so won't be replying to any messages left in response but threadjacking each other is fine if anyone is so inclined. ]

Comments

video;

[imaginate]

[+1 cross Green Lantern who may or may not have an inkling of what's going on.

Don't ask why he's awake.]

Do I even want to know what happened?

audio only; --> THREE DAYS LATER

[wintershepherd]

[ Jack intends to talk to Kyle but later... it's all he do to work the console in his suite properly right now. ]

Hi Kyle, we're back. Everything's good.

[ Except for the whole "everything" and "good" parts. ]

Can we talk later?

audio;

[imaginate]

[He has to strongly resist calling bullshit. The anger is still there, though, and when he's like this, statements tend to sound like orders-] As soon as possible.

audio --> private;

[wintershepherd]

I know.

Leave him alone in the meantime, please.

video; 100% encryption

[bowarmed]

[Surprised, Connor's worried!]

What's going on?

video; 100% encryption

[imaginate]

He stabbed Jack the last time.

video; 100% encryption

[bowarmed]

[welp] Do you know where they are?

video;

[alpha_squad_leader]

[Vic blinks a few times since this seems a little strange.]

Uhh...have fun out there with whoever that is.

audio only; --> THREE DAYS LATER

[wintershepherd]

Thanks Victor. And he's my neighbour.

audio

[alpha_squad_leader]

That's cool. It's nice to have neighbors you get along well enough with to go on trips with.

Re: audio

[wintershepherd]

Oh, it was... an adventure...

[ sob ]

video;

[brbparadise]

[Mavis looks in on this message with interest and envy.]

A camping trip? I'm so jealous! Have an extra roasted marshmummy for me!

[Man, she would have loved to go too. DRACS MAKE THE BEST GHOST STORYTELLERS, LET ME TELL YOU.]

audio only; --> THREE DAYS LATER

[wintershepherd]

Hey Mavis.

[ He sounds a little tired, but determined to be cheerful. ]

Never had a roasted marshmummy before, maybe you can show me how for next time?

video;

[brbparadise]

[Mavis pauses, maybe a bit worried at his tone or the fact it's just audio.]

You bet! You don't know what you're missing out on, Jack. [She smiles, being upbeat for him.]

Re: video;

[wintershepherd]

[ It works, and there's a bit more enthusiasm in his next reply. ]

Sounds like one midnight camping trip needs to happen.

private; video;

[lostundercover]

Can he see you?

[..Added after no reply.]

Be careful, kid, and let me know when you get back.

audio only; three days later

[wintershepherd]

Hi Billy, we're back now.

Yeah, he can see me... he couldn't at first but he figured it out.

audio then;

[lostundercover]

How did he figure it out?

Re: audio then;

[wintershepherd]

Um.

[ stabbing? this seems to be a theme with Oliver. ]

We, uh. Had a disagreement.

private to Zatanna;

[wintershepherd]

hey I'm back now.

can I ask you for some advice?

private to Zatanna;

[backwordscompatible]

Is this going to be one of those things where you probably should've asked me BEFORE the camping trip?

[She doesn't know the story. She doesn't really know what's going on, or why the boys suddenly took off. So she can only assume the "worst"...and somehow still come nowhere near what actually happened.]

Re: private to Zatanna;

[wintershepherd]

um yes maybe.

how do you get stains out of clothes if they don't come out with water?

THIS IS SO LATE I AM SO SORRY - video

[frostlike]

[Peri looks a little concerned, if only because it could be dangerous out on a camping trip! And what if Jack gets hurt while he's away? But he's fully capable of taking care of himself, and she realizes this, so she lets out a long breath of air and gives a firm nod of her head.]

Promise me that you'll have fun, Jack. And be careful.

audio only; three days later

[wintershepherd]

Hey Peri! We're back now.

[ the warning about being careful is probably a bit necessary, but too late now ]

audio

[frostlike]

[Oh. Well then. She hesitates in asking anything more, but she's too curious for her own good.]

I was starting to get worried. [She teases, a smile evident in her tone.]

Did you have a good time? I've only been camping once, but I don't think it really counts since I live outside most of the time anyway.