It was his second week back for the summer, and whatever chill Jack had felt about being here had gone out the window during class yesterday. Fantastic.

Good thing he was heading back home for the weekend (and gigs) that evening. For now, though, with his portal still ahead of him, he was going to wander into the Perk, and order the biggest black coffee they had.

"Aren't you supposed to be dead?" the barista asked.

"Didn't you hear Cara's radio broadcasts?" Jack replied. "I'm a zombie-clone, come back to haunt you."

He turned and leaned against the counter, and--

"... Are those giant lizards?" Beat. "Of course they are. Space, where did I leave my lightsabers?"

[[ open, before or after he rushes out to go fight some godzillas ]]