Makes some room for Lynora-Jill
Go ahead, I am going on a beer run. Anyone need a freshie?
Heads for the kitchen
Acme Robot arrives in the door
*BEEP*
Alaina has sent me home.
Begins to clean up the clubhouse.
Makes some room for Lynora-Jill
Go ahead, I am going on a beer run. Anyone need a freshie?
Heads for the kitchen
Me. Any nachos left?
*smooths the cushion for lynora-Jill*
*BEEP*
Allow me to make some for you Mr. Jack Hammer.
Zips into kitchen. Returns shortly with a huge platter of nachos that he sets in front of JH
Acme Robot arrives in the door
*BEEP*
Alaina has sent me home.
Begins to clean up the clubhouse.
I'd watch out if I were you Acme. Frat is building something and he keeps scrounging for parts.
Returns and jumps in the Lazyboy by the couch. Tosses JH a cold beer and cracks one himself.
Is Jerry Springer on yet?
*BEEP*
Allow me to make some for you Mr. Jack Hammer.
Zips into kitchen. Returns shortly with a huge platter of nachos that he sets in front of JH
Why thank you Acme. lynora-Jill, would you like some? You need lots of food to build up *energy*. (sly look) Wouldn't want you to get weakened...
I'd watch out if I were you Acme. Frat is building something and he keeps scrounging for parts.
*BEEP!*
zips around the room wildly, then transforms into a small endtable in an out-of-the-way corner of the clubhouse.
Why thank you Acme. lynora-Jill, would you like some? You need lots of food to build up *energy*. (sly look) Wouldn't want you to get weakened...*BEEP*
Allow me to make some for you Mr. Jack Hammer.
Zips into kitchen. Returns shortly with a huge platter of nachos that he sets in front of JH
*Settles herself comfortably on the couch next to JH. Smiles and blushes in response to his innuendo.*
Why yes, I'd love some nachos. Thank you. I do need to keep up my energy lately.
Why thank you Acme. lynora-Jill, would you like some? You need lots of food to build up *energy*. (sly look) Wouldn't want you to get weakened...*BEEP*
Allow me to make some for you Mr. Jack Hammer.
Zips into kitchen. Returns shortly with a huge platter of nachos that he sets in front of JH
*Settles herself comfortably on the couch next to JH. Smiles and blushes in response to his innuendo.*
Why yes, I'd love some nachos. Thank you. I do need to keep up my energy lately.
You never know when an opportunity to raid will will present itself.
Hey, I almost forgot. Gets up and heads to his room. Returns a few minutes later with a bouquet of fresh tropical flowers. Fresh dew is still on some. Happy Belated Valentine's Day.
Hey, I almost forgot. Gets up and heads to his room. Returns a few minutes later with a bouquet of fresh tropical flowers. Fresh dew is still on some. Happy Belated Valentine's Day.
*squeals with delight* Oh, they're so beautiful!
*takes the bouquet, and brings it up to her nose, taking great pleasure in the sweet smell of the flowers.*They're wonderful. How did you keep them so fresh? Oh, I should get a vase for these. I wouldn't want them to wilt.
*BRAAP*
Aww you scared Acme! Now who's going to get our beers?
*BRAAP*
Aww you scared Acme! Now who's going to get our beers?
*snaps her fingers and an unseen servant brings Malice Jack a beer.*
Is that better?
*snaps her fingers again and another unseen servant fetches a vase, and takes her bouquet of flowers to her room.*
*Looks down at her hand bemusedly for a moment.*
Cool! I have new powers!
Hey, I almost forgot. Gets up and heads to his room. Returns a few minutes later with a bouquet of fresh tropical flowers. Fresh dew is still on some. Happy Belated Valentine's Day.
*squeals with delight* Oh, they're so beautiful!
*takes the bouquet, and brings it up to her nose, taking great pleasure in the sweet smell of the flowers.*
They're wonderful. How did you keep them so fresh? Oh, I should get a vase for these. I wouldn't want them to wilt.
I think I've given up on sleeping in my room ever again. It seems to have become its own greenhouse.
What a dichotomy. A greenhouse in the Clubhouse. At least we can play nice and bring fresh flowers to our enemies while they recover from whuppings.
*BRAAP*
Aww you scared Acme! Now who's going to get our beers?
Tell him that Frat is looking for an end table for his project and you'll get him jumpin'.
I think I've given up on sleeping in my room ever again. It seems to have become its own greenhouse.
What a dichotomy. A greenhouse in the Clubhouse. At least we can play nice and bring fresh flowers to our enemies while they recover from whuppings.
Well, you can always share my room, she says with a mischievous smile
Well, you can always share my room, she says with a mischievous smile
I think I've given up on sleeping in my room ever again. It seems to have become its own greenhouse.
What a dichotomy. A greenhouse in the Clubhouse. At least we can play nice and bring fresh flowers to our enemies while they recover from whuppings.
Rowwrr!
To be honest I'm *URK-afraid* to sleep in my old room anymore. I think the plants would cover me up by the time I woke up. I even think I can hear the plants talking to me. It was a bit fun to hear them scream as I picked your bouquet though.
Just kiddin'!
Well, you can always share my room, she says with a mischievous smile
I think I've given up on sleeping in my room ever again. It seems to have become its own greenhouse.
What a dichotomy. A greenhouse in the Clubhouse. At least we can play nice and bring fresh flowers to our enemies while they recover from whuppings.
Rowwrr!
To be honest I'm *URK-afraid* to sleep in my old room anymore. I think the plants would cover me up by the time I woke up. I even think I can hear the plants talking to me. It was a bit fun to hear them scream as I picked your bouquet though.
Just kiddin'!
Hmmm. That's odd. We both ended up being at the center of a lot of magical energies during the binding of the goddess. There's no way to know what sort of long term effects that might have. I'll try to do some research. You know, now that my memory isn't being constantly erased, she adds with a wry smile
Hmmm. That's odd. We both ended up being at the center of a lot of magical energies during the binding of the goddess. There's no way to know what sort of long term effects that might have. I'll try to do some research. You know, now that my memory isn't being constantly erased, she adds with a wry smileWell, you can always share my room, she says with a mischievous smile
I think I've given up on sleeping in my room ever again. It seems to have become its own greenhouse.
What a dichotomy. A greenhouse in the Clubhouse. At least we can play nice and bring fresh flowers to our enemies while they recover from whuppings.
Rowwrr!
To be honest I'm *URK-afraid* to sleep in my old room anymore. I think the plants would cover me up by the time I woke up. I even think I can hear the plants talking to me. It was a bit fun to hear them scream as I picked your bouquet though.
Just kiddin'!
My memory is still sketchy about her visit and the aftermath, but it works fine for the rest. *wink*
Maybe Panama has some Weed-be-Gone?...
My memory is still sketchy about her visit and the aftermath, but it works fine for the rest. *wink*
Maybe Panama has some Weed-be-Gone?...
*blush* Maybe we should ask the treant at the frog pond. I mean, who's gonna know more about plants than a tree, right?
*sly smile* Maybe after a 'nap'? *wink*
My memory is still sketchy about her visit and the aftermath, but it works fine for the rest. *wink*
Maybe Panama has some Weed-be-Gone?...
*blush* Maybe we should ask the treant at the frog pond. I mean, who's gonna know more about plants than a tree, right?
*sly smile* Maybe after a 'nap'? *wink*
Rowrrr....
Yawns
Well kids, time for me to hit the sack.
Pads up to his room
After the late evening workout JH actually falls asleep. The first time in days. But the dreams return, fitful dreams, as they last were.
The voice of the ancient treant speaks to him, slowly but clearly. 'What is it you seek young one?'
Knowledge.
Knowledge is what started all of this.
I don't understand. What has happened to me?
I have protected you.
From what?
Knowledge.
The dream fades
JH wakes from the dream, the frustration still raging within him. He grabs his hammer and heads off to the Frog Pond to demand answers. Or at least try to.
The priestess smiled to herself as she watched JH sleep. He looked so peaceful. She absently traced the runes along his arm and frowned. For now whatever the goddess had done to him lay dormant. She could only hope that it stayed that way.
Her back began to tickle. She squirmed uncomfortably. It itched abominably just at the spot where -
OWWWWW! She bit her lip hard to keep from screaming. She stumbled away from the bed. She didn't want to wake him. Ow,ow,ow,ow,ow!
She crumpled to a heap on the ground, as her back became an inferno of pain. She remembered this pain. It had hurt like this when they cut off her wings.
She was too lost in pain to even notice when JH left the room.
Slowly, oh so slowly, feather by feather, her wings began the process of regrowing.
Unseen by the Jacks, a malign presence dwelled in the clubhouse. Now that the goddess was gone, it would finally be able to strike...as soon as it had figured out what those runes meant.
The treant asks the Earth to send what aid it can to the home of the Jacks. From his room, tendrils follow the traces of the Champion to the room in which the magic pulses. Feeling the pain of lynora-Jill's changing the tendrils bloom small flowers to ease her sufferings a small bit.
Where had that sweet smell come from? Like flowers? She did not know, but it pushed back the pain enough for her to struggle to her feet. She gripped the bedpost for support as her wings continued their growth. She had cried when they cut them out of her, begged them to please stop. She hadn't understood what they were doing, why they were changing her. Now it seemed that she was changing back. Perhaps this is what had been meant to happen if the binding had gone right the first time, her suffering intended to be merely a temporary inconvenience. She liked to think that her mother would not have offered her as the vessel otherwise. Angels weren't supposed to be cruel, not even to their half-mortal offspring.
At last the pain stopped. Soft feathers brushed against her skin. Carefully, slowly, she flexed her wings. They were stiff and did not move easily. It had been so long since she had last flown. She caught a glimpse of herself in the glass, snowy white wings sprouting from her back. She wondered what the Jacks were going to think of this new transformation. That's when she realized that Jack Hammer was no longer here. She went out to look for him.
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Skillet Canadian Bacon and Potatoes
Ingredients:
• 1 (4.9 oz.) package Hungry Jack® Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
• 2 cups water
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 pound Canadian bacon or cooked ham slices, cut into strips
• 1 (9 oz.) package frozen sugar snap peas in a pouch, thawed, drained, or 1/2 lb. trimmed fresh sugar snap peas
Preparation Directions:
1. COMBINE potatoes, sauce mix, water, milk and butter in 3-quart saucepan. Heat just to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. STIR in Canadian bacon and peas. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated, potatoes are tender and sauce has slightly thickened. Add pepper to taste, if desired,
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Skillet Canadian Bacon and Potatoes
Ingredients:
• 1 (4.9 oz.) package Hungry Jack® Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
• 2 cups water
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 pound Canadian bacon or cooked ham slices, cut into strips
• 1 (9 oz.) package frozen sugar snap peas in a pouch, thawed, drained, or 1/2 lb. trimmed fresh sugar snap peasPreparation Directions:
1. COMBINE potatoes, sauce mix, water, milk and butter in 3-quart saucepan. Heat just to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. STIR in Canadian bacon and peas. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated, potatoes are tender and sauce has slightly thickened. Add pepper to taste, if desired,Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Mmmm...bacon. Bacon and Hungry Jack. I have died and gone to heaven.
Pokes head out of room
Do I smell bacon?
Returning to the Clubhouse grounds JH launches the little froggy high into the sky and towards the Frog Pond. He should make a pretty big cannonball when he splashes down.
Gathering up two large plates of breakfast he heads to lynora-Jill's room to surprise her with breakfast. She isn't there. There are small signs of turmoil and large white feathers can be found scattered here and there. He knows this room was the source of the pain in his dream. His heart races. Dropping the plates of food he gathers a few of the feathers and heads out to look for her. Her abductors won't be happy when he finds them.
The runes on his arm waken, and begin to glow softly.
Malice?! Frat?! Has anyone seen lynora-Jill?!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
The small frog launches into the air, dwindling to a small green speck rapidly
Looks up from his piled plate of Hungry Jack's breakfast
*MMSKDH*
Swallows big bite
Nope. Haven't seen her.
JH barely hears Malice before he heads out to search for lynora-Jill. Where better to start his search but the home of the birds? Perhaps they'll know what creature had feathers like this.
*Walks in*
Don't mind me, I'm just trying to track a Runelord with this g$#@&@ned defective Evil Detector.
*Walks out*
Where IS he?!
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
The small frog launches into the air, dwindling to a small green speck rapidly
*swings and misses with a badminton racket*
Damn, he's fast! This game is harder than I thought.
The small frog launches into the air, dwindling to a small green speck rapidly
*swings and misses with a badminton racket*
Damn, he's fast! This game is harder than I thought.
Spoiler that, please. And please stop making posts that stretch the screen.
In order to get to the next page we must recite the Jack alphabet -
A - Anheuser-Bush,...<insert additional brands/favorite drinks here>
B - Bud, Bud-Light, Bloody Brain,...
C - Corona, Captain Morgan,...
D - Dortmunder Gold (a beer from a local microbrewery where i live)
G is for Guinness Stout!