To All Heroes

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

To Everybody:

Whether we've met or not, I'd appreciate a reply from as many people as are willing, especially if you didn't just come from a version of Earth.

So, let's talk holidays. Christmas, I was willing to let pass as a coincidence. Any civilized planet out there with a winter season ends up with some version of a winter solstice. It doesn't matter the time or the planet or the alien race, they've got some kind of tradition that we would recognize. Celebration for being 'almost out of the dark,' as a friend of mine would put it.

But Valentine's Day? Definitely a product of Earth, of a specific time period of Earth, to be sure. At least, in my experience. And that's where you guys come in. Anybody else, not from Earth, have a custom or a legend like this? Something specifically surrounding a holiday, something that's celebrated. Also, is anybody else reading up on Aqures Ixen legends enough to know if we're going all going to be dealing with rabbits and eggs in two months? If so, I'm calling shenanigans now.

-Captain Jack Harkness

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[charming_jerk]

Johnny holds up a hand and ticks off a finger for each demon he can give an example of: "Demons who bargain for yer soul, demons who's job it is to give you nightmares, demons who make sure everything you own turns to shit, demons who... well, ya get the idea. Yeah man, they're out there. Least they are in my world. Most people don't know about 'em. Hell, I still barely do."

He taps a finger on the bar as he thinks that question over. "What's the deal? Who knows. Maybe there are aliens there. And vampires. And whatever the fuck else. Cuz if there's angels and demons that most people aren't aware of, who's to say all that other shit ain't around either?"

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

"There were certainly things like that, where I came from, interdimensional travelers who would latch onto an idea or a piece of folklore. Somebody's belief, or what they expected something to be, that could be more powerful than anything else. They'd end up looking like your classic horned and pitchforked demon because that's what the person they were talking to expected, you know? Angels, demons, ghosts," Jack shakes his head, "it was all kind of the same. Maybe it is the same, even here."

"Bah. Us two dopes with beers aren't going to crack this all open tonight. But I guess all this crap does put you at the front of the line for explanations, when we ever find who's doing this to us."

[charming_jerk]

Johnny let out a long, slow breath, and nodded in agreement with Jack's assessment.

"I hear that, man. I'm kinda resolved to never solving most of the weird shit goin' on in my life. And it's been weird since day one."

He holds up what remains in his current glass for a toast. "To us, forever the chew toys of the universe. Universes. Whatever."