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[captaininnuendo]

[Jack is standing in the square, looking up and around at the City and then back down at the Vortex Manipulator on his wrist.] Oh, come on. You had to malfunction now? I mean you've done it before, but...

[Another few brisk taps at the wristband.] Work! If you don't work, a lovely second in command named Bernard is going to be very disappointed when he's stood up. And seriously, of all the places...

[Another sigh as he looks around him again. No way had he wanted to come back to Earth yet. It had been a couple of months but all that guilt he carried still felt as if he'd only acquired it yesterday. He wasn't ready to be here on Earth again. At least it seemed Earth-like...]

Well isn't this nifty? And convenient... [He spots the device and eyes it for a few accessing moments before picking it up. It's rare that Jack shies away from alien technology so he he instantly begins to fiddle with it. The video comes on to a brightly smiling Jack.] Ah, there we go. Captain Jack Harkness here. [And since he knows his smile is impressive, he nods his agreement with what others obviously must be thinking at the sight of it.] I know.

Seems I'm a little bit off course from where I intended to materialize. Malfunctioning Vortex Manipulator. Anyone care to put me up for the night while I work on repairing it? [A glance to his left at the coffee shop and then an arched brow back into the video screen.] I'll be sure to con you a cup of coffee for your trouble.

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[captaininnuendo]

Breaks are overrated. They get boring after awhile. [Said jokingly mostly because he isn't always sure how to react to someone who doesn't react to him. And that just makes him speak without really saying anything important.]

Plus you have to decide what to wear and what you wanna do. Things need planning for breaks. Otherwise you end up with a lot of free time to end up in bars where they serve drinks and people end up fighting over who's going to take you home. And that's where real strategy comes in. Cause if you play your cards right... well... you get to wake up with both Hank and Mary. Come to think of it, a break sounds nice. I was trying to take an extended break, actually... until I ended up here.

[coyote_walking]

I'm afraid you'd find my breaks pretty boring.

No drinking and no casual sex. I'm afraid I'm one of those humans with even more 21st century hang-ups than normal.

[She's probably not even aware she's semi-quoting at least one of the other Jacks she knew.]

[captaininnuendo]

[It does sound like she's quoting him word for word. In fact, he's said those exact words before. Which is just a little bit weird, but more than weird it's a good sign. It means he made SOME kind of impression that wasn't entirely bad. That makes him smile a bit again, mainly because it seems like maybe she's softening up a bit. Time will tell.]

I try to never be boring. Size of the Universe with all it's worlds and species and alien bars? Too much to experience for boring.

[coyote_walking]

Well, then, no point in hanging around me.

Far too boring.

[captaininnuendo]

[That isn't at all the way he meant for that to come across, but okay. Obviously he's all in the wrong here for some reasons unknown. But he's still trying to work his mind around and acquaint himself with this place to ask what he ever did to this woman to get the cold shoulder.]

Oh ho! No reason to get testy. Just... friendly chatting. But no need to worry, Miss. I never stay around too long where I'm not wanted. So no worry of my 'hanging around'.

In fact, I'll leave you be. Thanks for the semi-welcome though. It was... definitely interesting.

[coyote_walking]

Sorry.

This is... very much not a good day. I didn't intend to be rude.

Still... Welcome to the City.

[And Mercy quietly disconnected, then sat right down where she was on the floor, buried her face in her hands, and sobbed inconsolably.]