WTF's in Canada? ... Apparently a Bone [Greg/KJ]

[Jade Stone]

Jo

Jo had the folder her mother had handed her and she made her way over to the table that earlier was full with people. Now only her two teammates remained. One of them was Greg which was good, the other one was some woman she didn't know. She hadn't been at the table when Jo had stopped at the table earlier to say Hi to Greg, Sam, and Dean.

At the time there had been another woman there that she was introduced to that was an old friend of Greg's, but she had dark hair. This new girl was a blond who also seemed to know Greg. Wrinkling her brow Jo wondered just how well he had known these woman. Especially this blond one they were going to have to work with. They seemed to be pretty chatty. Jo found that she wasn't particularly thrilled with that.

She tried to give them both a smile. Though it was still bothering her about exactly how friend Greg was with this chick. Not that she was going to say anything, not that she really could say anything. Besides, she didn't know how they knew each other. Could be nothing.

"Hey Greg," Jo said and then turned her attention to the woman.

"Hi, I'm Jo Harvelle. Uh... in case the 'honey' didn't give it away, the lady running the meeting is my mom."

Jo held out her hand in greeting to the other woman.

After the introduction was out of the way Jo took a seat at the table on one side of Greg and put the folder down in front of her.

"I guess we're going to be a team. So, I guess we should get down to business."

Jo flipped open the folder and started to read to herself the sheet of paper that was on top. It didn't take her long before she let out a huff of a sigh and exclaimed in a surprised voice.

"Canada? What the hell is in Canada. We're going to Winnipeg, Canada to search for an old bone?"

Sitting there staring at the sheet of paper in front of her. A bit stunned as she thought about what they were tasked to do.

[Wil Marsh]

The group broke up pretty fast once the meeting was done. Everyone seemed to want to get a move on. Greg stayed seated with Kelli Jo, filling her in on the details she’d missed. Jo was the third member of their party and she was still around, so Greg didn’t feel the need to haul ass out of there. Eventually his conversation with Kelli Jo had dissolved into chit-chat and joking around. They’d been good friends years ago and it was nice to catch up with her. He was chuckling with Kelli Jo and taking a sip of his beer when Jo came over.

“Hey Greg.”

Greg waved as he swallowed his beer.

“Hi, I’m Jo Harvelle,” she said to Kelli Jo. “In case the ‘honey’ didn’t give it away, the lady running the meeting is my mom.”

He smiled a little. He hadn’t actually wrapped his head around the fact that Ellen was Jo’s mom until he saw them together in the same room. They had a lot of the same mannerisms and they were both definitely tough women who knew how to handle themselves.

Once the introductions were done Jo sat down next to Greg with the folder.

“ I guess we're going to be a team. So, I guess we should get down to business,” Jo said.

Greg nodded.

“Sounds good. What do we got?”

He peered over her shoulder to sneak a peek at the contents of the folder as she read. He wrinkled his eyebrows.

“Canada?” Jo said. “What the hell is in Canada. We’re going to Winnipeg, Canada to search for an old bone?”

Greg couldn’t help laughing a little and shaking his head. It figured they’d get sent to some random place to find this obscure which-a-ma-call-it.

“I hear hockey’s big up there,” he offered, not too helpfully. “Isn’t Niagara Falls in Canada somewhere, too?”

Truthfully, he had no idea what was in Canada aside from maybe this thing they were looking for and some trees.

[kelli]

Kelli Jo

Kelli Jo sat at the table with Greg as everyone else moved off to their own teams and start their quests. She said good-bye to her sister and promised that she would get in touch soon so they could have a proper reunion.
She looked up and saw another petite blond coming over to their table. With a raised eyebrow she looked at Greg when the other girl greeted him. Obviously, they new each other it appeared. Turning her head she smiled and shook Jo's hand as she introduced herself.

"Good to meet you Jo, I'm Kelli Jo MacPherson, you can call me K.J. if you like."

Kelli Jo looked at the blond and then over to Ellen Harvelle and back to Jo. She chuckled a little.

"Wow, I guess that's a little like getting stuck in a class where your mom is the teacher."

As Jo sat down on the other side of Greg, Kelli Jo listened as the girl told them that they were headed to Canada to search for a bone. Kelli Jo laughed when Greg offered his opinion on what was in Canada.

"Yeah, hockey, Niagara Falls and Dudley Do Right. Oh and I think they have these GIANT moose and maybe polar bears too."

She grinned for a moment then leaned over and grabbed the folder and slid it over so she could see it and read it too.

"OK, so Ancient Norse God had a magic bone? Ullr, how do you even pronounce that. We have to find the Bone of Ullr which has spells written in runes that can bring done some bad mojo on the world? That about sums it up? Oh... and it's in Canada."

Kelli Jo let out a laugh and shook her head. This was going to be something she could tell.

There was a map with some markings on it. Kelli Jo looked at it and did a few calculations in her head to figure out the driving time. It was going to be a pretty long drive. They had better get a move on. She drank down the rest of her beer as she started to stand up.

"We better get going. This is going to be a long drive. About 13 hours or so. I can probably make it in less. We should take my car."

Grabbing her bag she swung it over her shoulder and started to head out the front door.

[Wil Marsh]

Greg sat pretty quietly while the ladies exchanged greetings. He’d been a little worried about who he’d get tossed in with. He didn’t know many people here. He recognized Ren from a previous encounter, and then there was Ellen, Sam, Dean, and Annali. He probably could’ve worked with Sam – he seemed pretty sharp. Dean was a nightmare, so Greg was glad he could avoid him and whatever petty bullshit came along with him. He got along with Annali, but she wasn’t exactly a hunter. He was relieved she’d be helping on the research end. Ellen sort of made him nervous, mostly because he’d been hanging around with her daughter a lot and he couldn’t imagine she was thrilled about that. Ren was a little green even compared to Greg, so he was glad Ellen put her with another hunter and some guy named Castiel, who was apparently a big deal. He’d heard a few rumors about him, but he wasn’t sure what to believe. He’d have to ask Jo about it later.

All in all, Greg was glad Jo and K.J. were his partners in crime for this mission. They were both his friends and he figured he’d work well with them. But, he was a little worried about how the two of them would get along. K.J. was kind of a wild child, maybe even a loose cannon in some ways. Jo was strong-willed and feisty. Neither of them liked to be pushed around or told what to do. He wasn’t sure how things were going to shake out.

Greg chuckled and shook his head at K.J.’s comment about giant moose and polar bears. He wasn’t sure if either animal was common in Winnipeg, but he hoped they didn’t run into them. He raised an eyebrow as Kelli Jo reached over and swiped the folder from Jo. He wasn’t sure how that was going to go over. He studied Jo for a reaction, hoping he wasn’t going to have to break up a cat fight.

He listened as K.J. gave her version of the summary Jo had started and he nodded slowly.

“Sounds like a nightmare,” he muttered. “But, I guess we’ll see.”

Kelli Jo polished off her beer and stood up.

“We better get going. This is going to be a long drive. About 13 hours or so. I can probably make it in less. We should take my car.”

Greg’s eyes widened as he watched her gather her bag. He looked over at Jo, who up until now had assumed the role of team leader. He opened his mouth to say something, but K.J. didn’t wait for them to reply before she headed out the door. Apparently she didn’t think the matter was up for discussion. Greg abandoned his beer and hurried after her, catching her just outside the saloon.

“Woah, hang on a second,” he said. “Why are we taking your car, exactly?”

Greg, personally, was pretty fond of his Jeep. He had all his supplies in it for whatever he might come up against – demons, ghosts, werewolves. He didn’t want to have to leave half of it behind and guess what to bring. He wasn’t exactly the best at going into a situation prepared, but he was pretty good at improvising if he had enough at his disposal to work with.

[Jade Stone]

Jo

Jo gave Greg a look when he mentioned hockey and Niagara falls. That had been a rhetorical question. Then Kelli Jo started in on the comments too. Jo rolled her eyes not appreciating the humor at the moment. She was still wondering how the hell they were gonna find this magic bone.

A slight frown formed on Jo's face as the other girl took the folder and continued to read from it. Jo had to clench down on her teeth to not say something snarky. They were going to have to work together after all. A team effort and no one had made Jo the team captain. No one had put this Kelli Jo person in charge either but for now, Jo was going to have to just deal with it.

Jo took a deep breath closed her eyes and counted to ten as she got a handle on herself. When Jo opened her eyes Kelli Jo was standing up and declaring they should get started and they should take her car.

Jo stood up from the table and grabbed the folder that Kelli Jo had left there. She moved quickly to catch up with Greg and K.J.. With a raised eyebrow Jo gave the woman a look. This whole staying calm thing was going to go out the window if this chick didn't watch it. But, before Jo could say anything Greg stepped in and questioned Kelli Jo's unilateral decision.

“Woah, hang on a second,” he said. “Why are we taking your car, exactly?”

"Yeah, who died and made you Queen? Maybe we should think about this. I'm sure we'd all prefer to take our own cars. But, that probably wouldn't be practical."

Jo wasn't against going in someone else's vehicle. She did have some things of her own she'd like to take along. The back of her truck had a lock box with all of her hunting equipment in it. She sure as hell wasn't going to go off on this hunt without some of her own stuff.

After tucking the folder away into her messenger bag that held a variety of things including her laptop. Jo folded her arms across her chest and kept her eye on this new wrench that was thrown into her works.

"I think we need to talk about a couple things. Group decisions here. We all need to work together here."

[kelli]

Kelli Jo

Kelli Jo stopped mid-stride on her way to the front door and spun on her heel as Greg spoke up. Then the girl, Jo, piped up with her comments on the situation. Kelli Jo frowned and thought for a moment. She held up her hands with the palms facing out trying to give the international sign of "whoa, slow down here." It seemed she had went off without thinking things through again. She hadn't meant to put off Jo or especially Greg. They had been friends for years, even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time now.

"Wow... OK. Sorry about that. I didn't intend to run over you guys. I just kind of start on a roll and keep going sometimes."

She paused and gave them both a genuine smile even though the other two were giving her skeptical looks.

"So, what should we do? As far as the cars are concerned..." She gave Greg a look. "I suggested mine because, because last time I saw you you were driving an old beater. And let me guess, that ancient looking jeep out there is yours? Am I right?"

Kelli Jo smirked. Knowing she probably had him pegged.

"I've got a new Dodge Challenge, there is plenty of trunk space that has specialized compartments in it. So, any equipment or things that you're especially attached to that you'd like to bring along it can handle. However, if you guys have a better option, we can discuss it."