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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[theendiswherewestartfrom]

Ah, thanks for the reminder there, Chiaki. Jack hesitates just slightly with his next attack, remembering their secondary reason for coming out here. Don't just wipe it out, whittle it down so that Chiaki can grab it. Easy to get carried away here.

His next attack keeps at its legs, and finally, the Golem seems to slump to one side, its right leg unable to carry its weight any more. Its next strike hits Jack full on, batting him back out of melee range. He falls back, breath driven out of him for a second, but calls out, "Okay! I'm okay," for some value of okay. "Give it a shot!"

[line_piece]

Right. Here goes.

[Chiaki steps forward, holding out a hand toward the Golem. After a bit of strain, it transforms into a small glowing white ball and flies toward Chiaki's hand.]

Capture complete.

[She smiles to herself, closing her hand and nodding.]

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

Jack's eyebrows raise in interest. "Coool. Ow." He drags himself up off the ground, moving stiffly. "That. Is. Neat. Magic, hunh?" He shakes his head in slight disbelief.

He looks to Chiaki ans smiles. "You doing okay?"

[line_piece]

I'm fine. You did a great job drawing aggro.

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

"Jack Harkness, Professional Attention-Getter. Think I've finally found a job that's perfect for me." Jack dusts himself off a little and puts the sword away. "We should sneak out of here before anything else decides we're an easy meal." He'll start to lead the way back where they came, the snow still gives them a simple path to follow.