jack of swords

"….husband? Child?"

The rabbit stared at the paper, a loss for words as he reread the words on the sheet. A part of him wished this was a joke, but the more he read, the more he realized this was reality.

He was married.

He had a child.

He didn’t have Alice.

He hated this place.

He can do one of two things: continue on home, or see what this man is all about--the obvious choice here is to check to see if the other is having a hard time and that's exactly what Jack does!

"I was thinking we could do what’s fun for each other!"

"Well, whenever we spend time we always end up doing the things I like anyway, so we can do what you want this time!" Since Boris was the one to ask for a date--and the first actual one too--he should be allowed to pick whatever he wants to do on this particular outing. And, aside from simple courtesy, it'll give Jack a better idea of what Boris likes so he can keep that in mind for next time!

It had been awhile since Boris actually liked anyone and if he had to be married to someone then he wanted to learn more about them. Where he came from there were a number of ways to do that however — in this world, he didn’t know how to go about it. So he’d stick with what he knew and what he knew was that should Jack be in his world, he’d be treated as an outsider and not a role-holder.  And being an outsider meant that you were someone undeniably special.

With cat ears twitching and tail curling enthusiastically, Boris approached Jack with a clear intention. He could guess at the very least, they were on good terms — good friends, but not quite up to being spouses yet. So something like this should be the gentle nudge in the right direction. Leaning over, Boris habitually bumped his forehead against Jack’s shoulder for a call to attention before asking.

"A date..." He repeats under his breath with a smile, finding himself to be exceptionally lucky today. Jack reaches over, petting Boris' head--a sort of habit he's developed as he spends more time with the other--in order to show fondness. Needless to say, Jack is excited, he's never been on a date before so he's eager to see where it ends up. Aside from that, it'll definitely be a good experience for the both of them.

It hadn’t been very long since they all met and Boris initially liked  his little family. They were interesting and kept his attention, so he stuck around them for the most part. There were some days he would dart off, left to his own devices, but that was merely because he didn’t really want to get the other two involved in Boris’ definition of “fun”. Today was not one of those days however, as the three were moving out of their current home away from the city, to instead move right into the the heart of it.

The other two did most of the packing and Boris helped since well, he didn’t really pack anything — it’s not as if he had anything to take with him. With the final box packed and sealed, Boris patted it twice with his tail and a twitch of his cat ears followed before he cast his attention to Jack and Nill, a curious purr emitted just before he posed a simple question.

After they finish, he gives his attention to Boris. As he does so, he finds that he still isn't quite used to the other's strange appearance (not that it's a bad thing, in fact, Jack quite likes the way his spouse is), blinking a few times as if trying to accustom himself to his looks as he occasionally needs to do.