<hr/><div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/86/Blackjack.png)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Black Jack<br/><strong>Faction:</strong>Blackjack's Raiders (Black Jack)<br/><strong>Date:</strong>May 3, 1876<br/><strong>Time of Day:</strong>Late Morning<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Black Jack's Lair<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Harley, Li-Li, Closed<br/><hr/>Jack gave Harley a squeeze on the shoulder as he passed, giving her a grateful nod.  "Thanks.  Stay out of trouble."  He paused, stopping to meet her gaze for a moment, his dark eyes touched with genuine concern.  "I mean it.  Keep your head down.  They're going to be looking for someone to lynch.  Don't give 'em reason to pick you."  He waited for acknowledgement, then stepped back to coach Lilah on the details of the message.<br/><br/>He nodded to Lilah's insight.  "It will be.  Maze's got more nooks and crannies to hide in than an ant hill's got ants.  Soon after he saw her blush, he stopped, his large hand squeezing her shoulder, and when he saw her sigh and quip about her intelligence, he gave a low chuckle.  "Never thought you were dumb for a minute," he promised, leading her away to begin reciting the message he intended word for word.  It was only a few more minutes before the young raider had it down, and he gestured for her to join Harley at the rowboat.  He paused before she turned back, giving her a quick embrace, taking off her hat to run a hand through her hair in a brief moment of paternal affection.<br/><br/>"You take care, too.  Gomorran's are suspicious of strange faces, and they don't much know yours."  He squeezed her once more, then turned her loose.  "Y'all take care now," he said, nodding to the three of them.<br/><br/>Twitch gave that grin, as he moved back to the steam launch which would carry them up the channels to Gomorra.  It was a manic thing, always half wild, his eyes glittering like he might well stab someone with provocation of any kind.<br/><br/>"Gomorra or bust!"<br/><br/>[Harley and Li-Li's threads will continue in Gomorra proper.]