[ he's not a nanny, but jack is soon to get a very unfortunate discovery of this world: that his genetic enhancement haven't stuck, and so he won't process this nearly as fast as he used to.

but now, blissfully unaware, he gives a chuckle. ]

It sure was to me, too.

[ at least ford is interested and not horrified. then again, jack left out the part where his brother's two dragons sort of ate half of him up. ]

I mean, for the fields, I never encountered anything. I wasn't going to tempt that fate. I definitely picked up a hitchhiker once?

[ he raises a hand to scratch the back of his head. ]

You know, cute guy by the side of the road with his thumb out. And by the time I got him where he'd asked, he was gone.