[There really is one good thing about Torch: she is fast.]
[The bad thing... She has arms which aren't particularly meant for holding a full grown man.]
[After the first disastrous flight with her, he's been careful to keep her at the Circus where she's more happy to come up with new stunts than as a traveling companion. But right now, Joker doesn't much care about the risk. So he just makes her promise- twice- to not pull any death defying stunts before they take off with his good arm wrapped tight around her neck and Angel clinging to his shirt.]
[Normally, he tries to take the time to enjoy the views from way up high. It's nothing like anything he's experienced in England and just another reason to enjoy having a second chance at things again. But this time, he's too lost in his own thoughts to pay anything much mind. There's so much he's going to have to tell her, so much he's going to have to explain- where to start? It really is like stepping into some sort of fairytale dreamland... Fantastical creatures and devious villains all.]
[It's only when Torch snuffs at his hair does he snap out of it and look down far far below them. There it is, there's New Bark. He gives a sharp whistle and jerks his head down towards the professor's lap. They'll land near there- get a bit of coverage. He doesn't want to scare Beast with a giant dragon just yet, after all. Once they're on solid ground and Joker tries not to think about how many times he nearly fell off, he takes in a deep breath.]
[He wants to go running out. He wants to find her and grab her and make sure she's real and- apologize. He shouldn't have left them all on their own. He had to, he's not sure what else he could have done, but... They were his responsibility. Peter and Wendy and Doll and Jumbo... and Beast. Her especially, when she'd been worried so about his leaving.]
[But he can't just run off. He takes a moment to lay his hand on Torch's and Angel's heads, murmuring quietly.]
Stay here, alright? I'll introduce ya come the right time, but need ta steady her first, alright? Keep an eye out for Jims, imagine he'll be here any minute now.
[Two balls are pulled out next, and he releases Claw and Fang. It takes him a moment to decide which one would be less worrying and he settles on Claw. After all, save for the shiny jewel on his forehead, he just looks like a very overgrown housecat. Not purple. It takes a bit of convincing to separate the pair but fortunately it seems the two know when things are serious.]
[So after a good few hours flight and a few minutes chatter, Joker finally leaves the area and takes another breath.]
Alright, Claw, be good ta me, won't ya?
[The Persian immediately gets to work, tail slowly wagging back and forth as it looks for the scent that'd been offered to him on the thick scarf Joker keeps around his neck. It starts to lead him off towards the route and out of the small town. Joker gives a tentative call.]
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[The bad thing... She has arms which aren't particularly meant for holding a full grown man.]
[After the first disastrous flight with her, he's been careful to keep her at the Circus where she's more happy to come up with new stunts than as a traveling companion. But right now, Joker doesn't much care about the risk. So he just makes her promise- twice- to not pull any death defying stunts before they take off with his good arm wrapped tight around her neck and Angel clinging to his shirt.]
[Normally, he tries to take the time to enjoy the views from way up high. It's nothing like anything he's experienced in England and just another reason to enjoy having a second chance at things again. But this time, he's too lost in his own thoughts to pay anything much mind. There's so much he's going to have to tell her, so much he's going to have to explain- where to start? It really is like stepping into some sort of fairytale dreamland... Fantastical creatures and devious villains all.]
[It's only when Torch snuffs at his hair does he snap out of it and look down far far below them. There it is, there's New Bark. He gives a sharp whistle and jerks his head down towards the professor's lap. They'll land near there- get a bit of coverage. He doesn't want to scare Beast with a giant dragon just yet, after all. Once they're on solid ground and Joker tries not to think about how many times he nearly fell off, he takes in a deep breath.]
[He wants to go running out. He wants to find her and grab her and make sure she's real and- apologize. He shouldn't have left them all on their own. He had to, he's not sure what else he could have done, but... They were his responsibility. Peter and Wendy and Doll and Jumbo... and Beast. Her especially, when she'd been worried so about his leaving.]
[But he can't just run off. He takes a moment to lay his hand on Torch's and Angel's heads, murmuring quietly.]
Stay here, alright? I'll introduce ya come the right time, but need ta steady her first, alright? Keep an eye out for Jims, imagine he'll be here any minute now.
[Two balls are pulled out next, and he releases Claw and Fang. It takes him a moment to decide which one would be less worrying and he settles on Claw. After all, save for the shiny jewel on his forehead, he just looks like a very overgrown housecat. Not purple. It takes a bit of convincing to separate the pair but fortunately it seems the two know when things are serious.]
[So after a good few hours flight and a few minutes chatter, Joker finally leaves the area and takes another breath.]
Alright, Claw, be good ta me, won't ya?
[The Persian immediately gets to work, tail slowly wagging back and forth as it looks for the scent that'd been offered to him on the thick scarf Joker keeps around his neck. It starts to lead him off towards the route and out of the small town. Joker gives a tentative call.]
Beast?