Longest Night

After getting Bunny comfortable, replacing his ruined hoodie with yet another provided by the yetis, having a quick, quiet talk with Katherine, and taking a few minutes for a breather himself, Jack finally ventured out into the common area where the others were. He was mostly healed over now, though there were a few scratches on his face that were still fading.

If it seemed like he was in a daze, a strange mix of agitation and apprehension, it was because he was. There was only so much you could get chased and attacked and trapped and battered without it starting to take its toll, and the bickering before the attack hadn't helped with his sense of hope.

All that was left of the Guardians were two of them fighting alone, and a motley crew of strangers they had to babysit - most of whom (rightly) didn't want to be there.

Except... except that motley crew had done some damage out there. Even if Bunny and Jack had still been herded into a trap, the group had held their own and given that they were untrained in their powers and in working together, that was something. And if it weren't for Nico, Bunny would be dead right now.

Some of them wanted to fight. Even the ones who didn't felt they had to. Maybe they could come together on this, stop Kuk, and send everyone home - or whatever places they wanted to go instead.

Right now, though, he expected a few scared people being scared and paranoid at him and he wasn't sure how he'd deal with it if they were.

They'd had a few days to get settled in. In that time, the Yetis and Elves had been nothing but welcoming, making sure the gang had a never-ending supply of treats, cocoa, and eggnog, as well as more wholesome food to nosh on. Even though they had work to do - and seemed to enjoy doing it - the Yetis had been helpful in getting them all settled in, into rooms specially designed to each of their specifications. If anything had a want or need of something, like new clothes, or a new pair of shoes, they'd been quick to provide.

Jack and Bunny had done their part to make the new folks feel welcome, as well, by showing them around and socializing, but they'd been in and out constantly during the last few days. Some of the times they'd come back in, they'd looked a touch on this side of ragged.

True to their word, despite the fact that they'd been busy putting out fires caused by Kuk and Its minions, they had reached out to a few contacts of theirs to see about helping the others get home.

That was why Jack was gathering them all up on the balcony in front of the globe.

"Okay, guys, we have some good news. We managed to get in touch with an ally of ours. We think she can give us more information about what exactly you are. Like...how much you were changed to be like us, how the mechanics of the world have changed to pull you in. It might give us some headway in figuring out how to get you back home. She wants to meet you."

[ooc: Bendytimed to after they negotiate Tony being allowed to stay at the Pole.]