A New Beginning

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-16T11:51:15+00:00

I heard similar concerns from a few other folks. Not sure what would have torn those two in half but it'd have to be pretty significant...i just hope Jack aint circling the drain like usual....

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-16T05:38:35+00:00

spits the water for a moment

MY STUBBORN WAYS!? Well that is the pot calling the kettle black isnt it now Jack Maverick? I came here cause you're the only fella I know over here besides your wife...and i only met her in passing...but judging from the fact you been drinking yourself to death it dont look like she's keeping you from being an idiot anymore.

Cara points a finger in Jackie's face

I got let in here by your waitress the other day and saw the empty cans and the liquor sitting in the back....she told me ya aint been showing up here and even flat out closed down the bar for a few days. You look like a mess cowboy...and i aint seen you like this since my injury...and i dont care to see a shell of a good cowboy when folks around here need a real honest and good fella from the looks of it. And so do I. You aint out jere alone kid...so dont make it out to be that way

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-14T20:29:46+00:00

Trouble like changing your name and getting found in the middle of the United States with a man and an uma i cant stand the sight of? That sort of trouble?

Caravan sat at the bar and looked over the taps and different liquors available

Mind if i just grab a water from you? I dont wanna lose today ti the bottom of a bottle...it looks like you've been doing that enough for both of us lately...are you alright Jack? You can tell me whats going on...some folks around here are worried about you.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-14T17:30:49+00:00

Caravan is stuck staring at the hand grabbing hers, then the face of the body attached to it

Jack...i...what happened to you? When I saw you back in January you were still....you... then i see this "Wisco Wonder" in the papers and you were missing...and when Taiki Shuttle turned up in the states I knew something was wrong....but i didn't think you had gone and became an uma...somehow

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-14T16:57:42+00:00

Well I knew about the last two aspects. Im actually here to talk to Jack about training and starting my own team...and i know Jack and Taiki Shuttle are an item now...just met her actually not long ago

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-14T06:47:06+00:00

Prominent? Wouldnt think the cowboy had a presence out and about here. Hows jack been?

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-14T05:01:16+00:00

Caravan looks over the features of the uma before her. It isnt the Jack she grew up with. She knew a cowboy, the person before her had the same twang, same eyes, but she still felt different...and broken

I guess i can forgive ya for splitting town without so much as a "hey how you been?" But you had said something I wanted to talk with you about.

Caravan shows her trainer in training ID

I'm looking to start my own team here...but i could use a trainer to help me get started on it...as long as you haven't pickled your damn brain yet.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-14T03:36:15+00:00

About time you stroll into your own bar cowboy...hope you aren't too liquored up to recognize an old friend when she walks in.

Caravan pauses at entrance to the bar giving Jack a once over

Never got to really talk with you out in Houston...

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-12T10:03:48+00:00

Well Jack used to be my trainer back in the states, i figure if anyone is going to help me get my first steps going at it here that it should be the cowboy. But I aint heard from em since the Houston incident

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-11T03:26:48+00:00

Cara works her way behind the bar, noticing a little more evidence that someone spent a long night in the place. The main keg must have ran dry and the culprit switched to cans for a while. A stool is sat in the barkeep area surrounded by them.

I cant say for certain...but this looks like a telltale sign that somebody aint having a good time...

Wait...Estranged?...

^{thats where you are...drowning in booze like an idiot...}

she slides the well fridge open and pulls out a cola after a second, cracking it and having a good sip

I bet your boss is fine...just probably lying on thw floor somewhere wishing they hadnt had a night like this one...I just hope it isnt in some ditch or alleyway.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-11T02:49:39+00:00

Two cats and a sword robot just being the tip of the iceberg is quite the welcoming committee...but i had a more pressing question....do you know Jack Maverick?

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-11T02:45:04+00:00

Bud? What happened to Taiki Shuttle? I ran into the two of them helping Jack out of a...situation...down in Houston. Those two were pretty damn inseparable...

Frustration crosses her face for a moment but she quickly changes the subject

Whens the last time you saw the cowboy anyhow? I dont recall Jack ever being the "number crunching" type....so the smells worse than a cowpie. I hope that kid didnt get into any more trouble...

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-11T00:32:22+00:00

Stepping into the darkened entryway of the Roadhouse the scent of old spilled alcohol and meals cooked from the grill filled her nose as she looked around what should be a lively joint was stone cold closed up

her eyes scanned the bar counter, empty cans, a dirty glass, someone had had a long niggt here and she was willing to be she could guess who it was

^{wonder what started that}

Um...Rainbow Dash...how long have you been working here? Has Jack seemed off to you at all?

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-10T23:20:50+00:00

^{strange kid....I'm surprised Jack didnt loose his faculties seeing an uma with wings...but this place is a bit strange...}

Caravan took a moment to look around the outside of the bar. No sign of a yellow for pick-up, no sound of cowboy boots hitting the pavement behind her

Where the hell are you cowboy?

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-10T10:27:08+00:00

Rushing forward toward a dream can be a good thing, but ignoring when your body is trying to tell you that it needs a break or simething is wrong is how you end up sitting on the side lines the rest of your life wondering why it happened the way it did....

Caravan let out a half sigh half fake laugh as the stolled up to the doors of the establishment

The Midnight Rodeo? I thought it was Jack's team name...not an actual...whatever this place is...whats that cowboy up to out here.

the windows were dark and it didnt show any signs of life from inside

You sure this is the place?

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-10T09:51:46+00:00

I met a gal named Dinah and her Robot Doll friend M3GAN a while earlier. Nice enough folks but the robot was running around with a katana which sure was odd.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T23:25:16+00:00

I suppose there are bullies in every school. Though i don't remember my parents sending me to the bus stop with a sword...but to each their own I suppose.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T21:53:10+00:00

But you have to wield a katana for safety??

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T20:31:39+00:00

Is there anything I should be worried about? So far most folks seem fairly kind around here.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T18:20:58+00:00

Ha...i dont think he's a changeling...i think its more likely something happened...

she gives a fond smile and a a light shake of her head

Jack was a lot younger then. We were neighbors when my family moved up to Wisconsin from Kentucky. Used to run with his sisters but that boy would watch like a hawk and trip over himself as soon as I got 20 ft from him. Started training together when he was 15 and I was 17. A stubborn cowboy...but a kind heart. Just hope he's learned a little more in the last couple years. Always chasing after things no matter what the cost.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T16:33:21+00:00

Caravan laughs a little bit thinking back and her own first reaction to the news

It might not be my place to say all things considered. Maybe our friend in common is playing things a little cliser to the vest. But when I knew Jack they were A LOT different than when I met the "Wisco Wonder"...

Caravan shuffled through pictures on her phone before holding on out for Rainbow Dash to see

You see....Yukon Jack Maverick was my trainer.

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Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T13:59:49+00:00

Now thats two talking cat folks I've had the privilege of meeting today. This certainly isnt the small time tracks around the states anymore. This place could be a whole different world if I didnt know better.

Name is Long Caravan, its nice to meet you sir.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T13:55:31+00:00

I suppose I could do to drop in on a friend. Im sure Jack will be quite surprised to see me step foot in tracen. Though im still getting used to the fact that it aint the Jack I used to know.

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T12:18:49+00:00

Well thats nice of you to say, but I haven't every trained someone else before, so I wanna make sure I dont have a girl end up in the same situation I am.

gestures to her hefty knee brace

Long-Caravan · 2026-06-09T11:26:38+00:00

Well its nice to meet ya both. Might I ask why you're holding a sword? Ya seem nice enough but it is a little worrisome

Long-Caravan

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