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Jack Skellington | 25 | Forensics | Factionless

[drxgonlady]

jack .

Jack hummed, thinking about that. Still didn’t make much sense, but he never did put much stock in Oprah. “I would rather have Stephen King, I think. Or at least, someone like him.” Stephen King never did have trouble selling. And his dog was cute.

Cassanda pursed out her bottom lip before nodding gently. “I can definitely see you as that sort. Stephen King’s team are actually a lot easier to get hold of than Oprah’s. A good bunch.” She nodded once more. “So, what do you do?”

[bonesaboutit]

Jack grinned proudly. He liked when work came up. “I’m in forensics. I basically solve really gross puzzles all day. Guess that’s why Stephen King is my choice.” He chuckled to himself. “How about you? Anything fun?”

[bonesaboutit]

drxgonlady:

“It’s just because of the name most of the time. People would give their right arm to be able to put on a book sleeve that Oprah gave their book five stars,” Cass shrugged a shoulder. “That rarely happens anyway now though.”

Jack hummed, thinking about that. Still didn’t make much sense, but he never did put much stock in Oprah. “I would rather have Stephen King, I think. Or at least, someone like him.” Stephen King never did have trouble selling. And his dog was cute.

[bonesaboutit]

sallydollahan:

“Sounds like the start of a movie marathon now doesn’t it, Jack?” Sally smiled, it had been ages since she had had a movie night with him, and she missed it more than she wanted to admit “Ah yes, anything in the name of science really!” she winked, lightly teasing him “And while I don’t want to get you in any trouble, I do know you like a bit of a challenge, and if it comes with any risks - then all the better!” she shrugged, knowing the kind of antics he was used to. “Also how do you feel about going for a drink? I’m done with work for the day and I have been dealing with Cruella all week and need a break”

“I mean. You know me, everything is the start of a horror movie marathon.” It honestly didn’t take much with him, since he got way too excited about things. He would have to go get snacks, though, or at least make the right ones. So hard to find gummy eyeball candy when it wasn’t October. “Yeah, don’t worry about it, but if I get found out, I’m saying you were the mastermind,” he laughed. “Oh, hell yes, I love drinks! What’s Cruella been up to that’s so bad?”

[drxgonlady]

“I hate when new authors think that Oprah is going to want to read their book straight away. You know - You send it to Oprah, you do that. But no matter what you say, no matter how hard you try to remind them that she probably doesn’t have time, they get heartbroken. It’s like – Are you crazy? You’re a brand new author. Oprah does not have time for you.”

[bonesaboutit]

“Okay, real question. Why Oprah specifically? Like...If I was going to write a book the last person that would probably want to read it anyway would be Oprah.” Did people just...write weird inspirational things now? Was he out of the loop?

[bonesaboutit]

sallydollahan:

She laughed as he winked at her, always the charmer. Her heart gave another little tug, but she shoved that feeling deep down where it belonged. “As far as the movies go - I was thinking Old School. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds or Psycho. Can’t go wrong with a bit of Hitchcock!” she beamed, knowing it would probably go down well with Jack. “You’re such a spoil sport! I guess I’m going to have to sneak it and get them myself then! After all, we’re going for authenticity and we need actual rotting flesh this year.”

Jack’s face lit up even more when she mentioned Psycho. A classic! So much to work with! Norman Freaking Bates! But, then, The Birds, and honestly, this was a hard choice. “Well, they’re both some of my favorites so we’ll just have to do both, I guess!” Jack hummed after that, trying to think of something that he might manage. “Well...I think I can get a cadaver if I do the right paper work and say it’s for like...someone’s science class. So we’ll see.”

[bonesaboutit]

sallydollahan:

“Yeah, I could definitely see the family resemblance there” Sally made a little ‘screen‘ with her hands and looked at Jack through them with one eye  “Yes, I see it now, it’s in the dimples and the dark sense of humor!” She laughed and perked up at the mention of October “Oh god yes! We need to watch a good scary movie together soon - also I’ve got plans for this Halloween that involve way more blood-gags than even that final year in high school”

Jack couldn’t hold back the smile on his face as Sally ‘framed’ him, and couldn’t resist a wink. “Do you have any suggestions or are we going in for a classic?” he asked her. Recently, he hadn’t liked many horror movies as much as some of his older films, but some of them weren’t the worst. “Oooooooh. Well, if you need body parts, I am not above smuggling some out of work.”

[bonesaboutit]

sallydollahan:

“I swear you’ve got a massive crush on ol’ Betty White!” she laughed, nudging him lightly “I think if you ever got to meet her you’d implode!” Sally let out a light sigh, feeling like a weight on her chest had been lifted “So asides from binging Golden Girls and possibly dissecting people in you lab-dungeon that you live in, how have you been? I feel like it’s been ages since I’ve seen you!”

“It’s not a crush if I think she’s my long lost awesome grandma,” he protested with a chuckle. “But you’re right about imploding. She’s her and I barely get out so I mean.” Thinking about meeting anyone famous that he liked was enough to get him jittery. “Um. Haven’t been up to much, really. I feel like I need to save some of my scary movies for October. You?”

[bonesaboutit]

blueberrypolkadot:

“Awesome! Science is great. If I weren’t leading a showcase, I’d check it out myself. Maybe if I get a break, I’ll come by.” After all, it was one of her favorite subjects. “What is the booth about?”

Jack grinned. He thought that his ideas were pretty good. “Well, I’m going to have a bit of something for everyone. Circuit building for kids, probably bring in a bit of my work and show people how to reveal fingerprints with glue and time...Stuff like that. What’s your showcase?”

[bonesaboutit]

sallydollahan:

Sally spun around and beamed at him, glad to see her old friend - not able to stop the little tug at her heart as he spoke. “I think because you never leave your lab, you don’t end up doing anything that gets on the Gossip’s radar. It’s the same silly things as when we were in high school” she smiled “I personally think you’re interesting so what does it matter what a Gossip thinks?” she shrugged with a bit of a sigh “It seems I keep getting caught up being called a granny or boring or something one week and then the next it’s like I’m the golden girl?” she let out a tired laugh “I guess that makes me uninteresting too”

He shrugged. He figured that if Gossip knew half of what went on in his lab he might be talked about quite a lot more than he wanted. Good thing he stayed in with his music. “I don’t know. I think that being both a golden girl and a granny is very interesting. They have a whole show about that, you know. Betty White is very cool.”

[blueberrypolkadot]

“I am so excited for the summer fête!” Dot couldn’t wait. She was leading a showcase and she could hardly contain her enthusiasm. “Are you going?”  

[bonesaboutit]

“Oooh, yes!” Jack was beaming to himself, mostly, as he’d just found out that he was running a booth of some kind. “I’m actually going to be helping people do some very fun science.”

[bonesaboutit]

would you like to have kids?

I don’t know. I like them but they usually think I’m creepy? So I don’t know if I’m actually...able to take care of one the way you’re supposed to. Maybe someday?

[bonesaboutit]

what makes you laugh?

Funny things! Like...Jump scares and B-movie acting and Renfield from Dracula!

[vhsmeme]

* interview the muse

‘ do you miss anyone? ’

‘ how are you doing? ’

‘ do you believe in ghosts? ’

‘ what makes you laugh? ’ 

‘ list your top three bands or singers. ’ 

‘ how many blankets do you sleep with? ’

‘ does your name hold any special meaning to you? ’

‘ gum, cake, pie or ice cream? ’

‘ favorite book? ’

‘ are you a good person? ’

‘ describe love. ’

‘ have you ever taken part in an uprising? ‘

‘ favorite song? ’

‘ name a guilty pleasure. ’

‘ the most embarrassing thing that’s happened to you today? ’

‘ tell me one truth and one lie. ’

‘ do you like people? ’

‘ what motivates you? ’

‘ describe the perfect weekend. ’

‘ any pet peeves? ’

‘ do you need a hug? ’

‘ would you like to have kids? ’

‘ do you have any tattoos? ’

‘ classical, oldies, punk, hip hop or country? ’

‘ when was the last time you cried? ’

‘ are you religious? ’

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[sallydollahan-blog]

“One day you’re in their good books and the other you’re being drawn and quartered!” Sally chuckled lightly as she scrolled passed the latest horrendous thing that the Gossip had said about her “There’s no winning here, so best not to try too hard. Am I right? Or are you on their side?” She turned to the person beside her

[bonesaboutit]

“I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been mentioned, as far as I know. Guess I’m not interesting enough yet.” Did Jack think he was interesting? Sure, but his definition wasn’t exactly the standard one. “What was in there about you that’s got you so worked up?”

[bonesaboutit]

tinkcrbells:

“Really? Because I wanna run far, far away from whoever did it.”

“Do you? I’d like to ask them how they managed. It’s hard enough to get different pieces of the same species to take with things like that.” He realized he sounded creepier than usual. “You know, like with organ donations, not with making monsters.”

[bonesaboutit]

bcthany-boo:

She stole another quick glance at him before looking back at her sketchbook and finishing a detail, “The stained glass, it’s beautiful. I love the detail, the little things..” she said, holding her sketch out in front of her to look at it. “What do you think?” she asked the guy, and it was then when she realized who it was, an old friend of hers, “Jack? Jack Skellington, is that you?”

Jack bent slightly sideways to look at the sketch without getting in the way again. “I think it’s wonderful.” And then she recognized him, and he smiled widely, throwing his thin arms up in the air. “Boo!” he said, both in recognition of her and as his usual greeting with friends. “How have you been?”