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One nice thing about being able to duplicate yourself is the fact that moving furniture from one location to another is usually a well coordinated effort.

Usually.

The paranoid duplicate spent more time coming up with conspiracy theories about how the Beyonder was to blame or that the Illumanati consider Jamie and Laya a threat and sent them here instead of another planet and...

Well he was holding things up so Jamie absorbed him and created another duplicate who seemed to obsessed with pudding. Which was marginally less annoying than the conspiracy theories but at least this dupe could moved boxed furniture while he talked.

It wasn't until he got back to the farm that he realized that the furniture assembly instructions were written in Russian.

Badly translated Russian.

Which made it worse when Jamie, who was bad at Russian to begin with, translated it back into English again.

"Insert bolt joe into rutabaga towel."

The duplicate looked over his should and frowned. "You know what we need? More pudding."

This could take a while.

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"So I'm guessing this is just one big adventure for you isn't it?" asked Jamie "Well not the bookcase but the whole traveling thing."

"Treat everything as an adventure," Jack says cheerfully. "Otherwise you're just angry or scared. And that's no fun."

"Good point," Jamie said finally getting two parts which were always supposed to be together finally.... together. "Though every time I close my eyes I keep expecting to meet some character out of a Stephen King novel telling me to head to Nebraska. Um... That's kind of a horror novel thing about the end of the world."

Jack hands Jamie a screwdriver, still smiling.

"World's not ended. It's just dangerous."

"Let's hope so," Jamie said taking the screwdriver and tightening the screws. "This place has taken a big hit and who knows how long it'll take to get back together? And... well if I could I'd like to find a way home."

"That's something everyone would like."

Jack consults the instructions, apparently not noticing the Russian, and finds another shelf.

"But no one here knows how."

"I'm betting there's someone out there who does. We just need to find him. Or her," Jamie said taking the shelf and looking at Jack with a curious look. "You can read Russian?"

"That's the language?"

Jack shrugs. "I can read. What it means is obvious."

Jamie looked at the instructions again.

Yep. That still said Rutabaga. At least to him.

"I bet you're really good with stereo instructions to boot."

"We have no stereos," Jack points out. "Though I doubt there'd be a problem."

Jamie shakes his head in amusement. "Well how about this Jack? In a few days or so I'll be sending out my first batch of dupes to hit the open road. If you're still interested in traveling, you are more than welcome to join them. Me. Us. No... Me."

Stupid pronouns.

Jack shrugs the confusing pronouns away. When you've travelled with Sokka and Sokka, multiple Jamies are easy.

"I'd like that. Keeps my feet from getting itchy."

"Have you tried Gold Bond powder?"

Jack hesitates, then shouts quickly in laughter.

"I would had we access in my world."

"Well for now you have access to ours," Jamie chuckled. "Might as well enjoy the luxuries."

"Might as well," Jack says cheerfully. "Enjoy everythingthis world can offer."

"What's the best thing you've found so far?" Jamie asked as he finished the bookcase and stepped back to see if it would fall apart.

Jack grins widely. "Canned Pineapple."

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Jamie had to laugh at that. "Jack? We so need toi broaden your horizons."

Jack doesn't quite laugh himself, but he maintains an amused expression.

"So it seems."

"Especially since there are so many canned fruits available," Jamie continued. "Peaches. Pears. Fruit cocktail. And movies! Oh man have they introduced you to TV yet? Best way to kick back and relax after a long day."

"T.V.?"

Jack looks intrigued.

"It's a box thing with a screen on it that shows... um... kinda like plays. Only you don't have to leave your home."

...

"I may have to see this at some point."

"Well I don't know if there's any televisions stations broadcasting anything," Jamie said scratching his head. "But I'm sure we can scrounge up something to play DVD's or Video tapes."

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