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[freezespirited]

Not that I can't appreciate the thought that went into this, but you ought to think of a more fun type of way to trick people. Catching people off guard and leading them to embarrassing themselves? Fun. Freaking them out and creating a panic on the brink of hysteria? Not so much.

Unless it's Bunny, but he's that special exception--and you probably don't even know what I'm talking about. How can so many adults even see me?

And let's say this isn't a prank, and I really was fictional. Does that matter? It felt real to me, as far as I'm concerned my life is real.

So now that I've accepted my new realness, I'd like to go and do my job. This climate really isn't meant for someone who visits the South Pole on a whim.

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[freezespirited]

True, you probably wouldn't catch a glimpse of Tooth. She usually stays at her palace, and her helpers leave as soon as they arrive.

[justmyopinion]

Right.

[justmyopinion]

Well, if we're going to be living together, I can't keep calling you "kid." What's your name?

[freezespirited]

Right. My name is Jack Frost.

[justmyopinion]

Really? How much did you get picked on in school for that one?

[freezespirited]

No, I'm the Jack Frost.

You...can see me, can't you? I'll show you.

[justmyopinion]

For the last time, I can see you. What, am I not supposed to?

[justmyopinion]

And, uhh, no offense or anything, but I thought "the Jack Frost" was the stuff of Christmas carols and old made-for-TV specials.

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[freezespirited]

[Jack can't even contain a wide grin before he's practically beaming at Jeff. His expression is almost instantly wiped from his face, and he makes a grimace.]

You shouldn't believe everything you see on TV. If I had known they were going to make me look like that, I never would have tried to catch their attention. Look. [He holds his hands out in front of him, waving them a bit.] Just...just watch.

[With his staff in his hand, he slowly drags it across the floor, toes hardly touching the surface. Unable to hide his nervous energy, he puts his free hand on the wall, delicate frost patterns seeming to emerge from his palm before they spread.]

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[justmyopinion]

I mean, it's not like you being Jack Frost is the strangest thing I've ever seen. I just didn't think you were...

( Holy shit. )

... real.

( Joker slowly—very slowly—slides one foot across the now-icy floor, using the guardrails he had once mocked to support him. After all, one slip and he'd shatter like glass. )

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[freezespirited]

I'm very real.

[He crouches down, placing a hand on the floor. It doesn't take much thought--all of the ice and frost bursts into snow, bright and soft and melting before it hits the floor.]

I'm just not a guy who's into sparkly outfits and bad hats.

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[justmyopinion]

( Joker holds up a hand in playful surrender. He knows there's no real argument here. )

Hey, I'm not complaining. You look cooler this way, trust me.

( He backs away from the melted snow. )

... uh, no pun intended.

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[freezespirited]

[There's a little amused half-smirk on his face.]

I've heard worse. At least you didn't find a way to cleverly include snow where it shouldn't be included. Or go "icy what you did there".