chapter word count: 240
noir heart: four
Immersed in the oh-so-interesting case of someone spray painting THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IS NIGH on the side of Arendelle High's main building, he nibbles at his pecan Danish and sips at the pathetic excuse for coffee as he wonders whether or not, in the age of smartphones, selfies, mobile Facebook and the Cloud, the pictorially prophesized Zombie Apocalypse isn't already here.
"High school jock, probably drunk and on a dare." he states with boredom to no-one in particular, and contemptuously tosses the folder back onto his desk.
He loosens his necktie, closes his eyes and relaxes into the hard wooden chair and for extra emphasis of the middle finger to the establishment – he puts his feet up on the desk.
Such a rebel.
Unfortunately, his posture of blatant revolution rivalling that of the French is disturbed by the appearance of a tall man by the side of his desk, who applies a reprimanding slap to his smartly shoed feet with a thin folder.
Jack opens his eyes with an exaggerated roll, and flicks them up to the emerald orbs of his partner-yet-not, with a head of light grey hair (like Jack, he lost his natural colour early in life), sporting a navy-blue suit with a grey shirt…currently regarding him with hard eyes and a borderline contemptuous sneer.
"Sup, Bunny?" Jack sighs.
"Nothing a bent cop like you should care about, mate."
kira - I know, right? Weird coincidence. Anyway, happy prankster Jack might crop up every now and then. As for what I do, suffice it to say I am a carer.
e-teens - A clue as to what happened to him will be in "eleven" - and Of Ghosts and Valkyries is not being neglected, I'm just planning Anna's wedding. As for Raising Selene, I am waiting for an inspirational epiphany that's not aimed at either this or OGaV.
EireneHarmonia - Kind of fanboying here, haha. I had a macchiato once which is probably close to industrial strength. Tiny cup, but it was like someone had condensed five espressos into one. As for your other question - wait and see.
Lunasnoir - Yeah, I kinda missed cynical Jack. This is kind of noir-ish, so I felt that the cynicism and world-weariness fit.
heartonfire - Thank you so much! Your reviews mean a lot!