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A young woman enters, looking unperturbed, wearing men's clothing. Three guesses as to why that is?

Jack is finding this whole thing rather anticlimactic. He's having trouble with the hips, certainly, they're wider and keep hitting things like kitchen counters and doorframes. But at least, look on the bright side, his breasts are relatively small. Big ones he imagines would get in the way a frightful lot.

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[cheevy.livejournal.com]

Miniver is in much the same predicament. And she has not yet discovered the uses of a bra -- not that it would change MUCH.

She looks like a scrawny hooker. Or maybe a druggie. Mousey, scruffy, wearing ancient and tattered hippie clothing that does nothing to flatter what little figure she has. Her hair is much longer, but still unkempt, and she still has pale skin, Irish features, and sad blue eyes.

The very clearly male outfit attracts her attention. She watches, wondering.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"Water, please."

Jack's voice. Slightly higher, but same inflections, just as sweet.

"And hazelnut toast with butter."

She tucks her hands into her pockets, awkwardly.

[cheevy.livejournal.com]

A little ways away, Miniver giggles softly.

She's GOT to be someone who's been switched... but who?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"Hello," says Jack, nodding.

"Are you out of yourself too?"

[cheevy.livejournal.com]

"Maybe. Are you?" The game is fun. But maybe not so much fun that she wants to disappear from ALL her friends. Especially Jack.

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"Jack of the Frost," she agrees, inclining her head.

"Isn't it odd?"

[cheevy.livejournal.com]

She laughs at that, her voice high and her laugh short -- because it startles her, which makes her giggle.

"Oh! You look so pretty like that!"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"I know you, yes?"

Slightly uncertain.

[cheevy.livejournal.com]

She nods, her hair falling all helter-skelter.

Who does Jack know who normally looks like an underfed streetrat?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"Miniver?"

Uncertain smile.

"Right?"

[cheevy.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is delightful fun!

She nods, but presses a finger to her lips.

"I've been telling everyone I'm called April."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"Why?"

A line forms between her brows.

[cheevy.livejournal.com]

"Well, because Miniver isn't a very girly name, and it's fun, and um..." She glances around and lowers her voice. "Because I don't think Mia would let me flirt with her if she knew I was the guy whose former boyfriend she ended up with." Another pause. "I do sort of get it now, though. She is HOT."

[bright-burning.livejournal.com]

Some things don't change even when they do, Fire has found. Jack's one of them.

"Jacqueline," she says by way of a greeting, settling back into her booth and raising her eyebrows at him.

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"That's a horrible name," complains Jack, pushing her hair out of her face.

"Call me Jackie at least."

[bright-burning.livejournal.com]

"Jackie, then." She wrinkles her nose. "I'm not sure being female suits you."

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"There were mints," she explains, same as ever, "and Parker asked me."

[bright-burning.livejournal.com]

"Figures." That Parker would ask, that Jack would do as he said.

"Enjoying yourself?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"Yes."

Jack nods, and can't help smiling.

"It's mostly the same."

[bright-burning.livejournal.com]

Oh man.

"That's - excellent to know. Sorted your life then, have you?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"I've decided I'm done with Belial."

That's helped.

[bright-burning.livejournal.com]

"Lucky you."

Why yes, she is a little bitter. Why do you ask?

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"I think so. Parker's home, I'm home."

She can't ask for much more.

[bright-burning.livejournal.com]

"Seen Frost around?"

Or Andrei, although she's not going to ask that.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_to_the_bone/]

"Frost is with me now."

Andrei-- he wishes she'd ask because he doesn't like the thought of him abandoned.