Starsider- Wednesday Fandom time

[solo_sword]

After being extracted from Ylesia, having to give debriefings, and helping to usher refugees where they needed to go, Jaina was more than happy to be able to go as off duty as she tended to get. As trips went, this had been pretty successful: she got work done, completed an operation that went completely off the rails and survived.

Once she'd sent her pilots on their way and successfully not hit Jag, she was able to pull John back to her quarters, figuring neither of them would be missed for some unwind time.

"I never want to do that again," she announced, turning on the lights inside the room.


[NFB for distance, and for the boooooy.]

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John was a little disappointed he hadn't gotten to hit old Scar. But then, he was the one going for post debriefing debriefing and he thought that evened things out.

"Which part?"

[solo_sword]

"All of it," she decided, sitting on her bunk to go ahead and pull off her boots. "Have I mentioned I like being able to hear?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"What?" John asked. He had to.

[solo_sword]

She tossed her boot at his feet, clearly not trying to hit him. "I love how you think you're funny," she teased.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He touched his hand to his ear, feet dodging around her boot. "I'm sorry?"

[solo_sword]

That tie she really did reach over to throw her pillow at him. "Smartass."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He laughed and caught the pillow only after it smacked his face. "Hey, no complaining when you leave yourself open for these things."

[solo_sword]

"I know," she admitted. "But I'm going to plead having had a really long day. Think it'll work?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I guess I can allow it," he said, leaning to tug off his own boots while standing. "Just this once."

[solo_sword]

"How are you doing?" she wondered. It was her veiled way of wondering if he was going to have any rants about having to work under Jag, maybe.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Just great." It wasn't every day John got to blow things up under the command of the guy who panted after his girlfriend. "Spent some time bonding with the squadron. Blew things up. All in a day here."

[solo_sword]

"And no issues with Tesar letting someone else lead?" she wondered.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Let is a tricky word," John replied.

[solo_sword]

"Jag does assume a lot, yes. But you know he's got the experience to pull something like that off," Jaina pointed out. "I wouldn't have let Tesar follow up with a squadron that's not entirely cohesive."

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"Hey, no judgment here," he said, raising his hands. "You don't have to defend yourself to me, Colonel."

[solo_sword]

"Oh, I'm not defending myself," she said, stretching her legs out on the bed. "I didn't put him in charge, either."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"So why are we talking about him?" John wondered. "He say something?"

[solo_sword]

"No. I just know you're not a fan, and you had to follow his orders, so I'm checking in," she told him.

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"Ah. Shockingly, I managed to cope. I mean, sure, it was touch and go there for a while..." He was clearly being sarcastic. "I'm amazed we survived it."

[solo_sword]

"Well, you're good," said Jaina, who was more than a little proud of her squadron.

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"Damn straight," John agreed, taking up a spot on the edge of the bunk.

[solo_sword]

Jaina shook her head, waving him closer.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He crawled up to stretch out along her side, trying not to leave his feet hanging off the end. "And how are you doing?"

[solo_sword]

She considered this, moving closer just so she could lean against him. "Sore," she decided after a moment. "Tired. But mostly sore."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Petting a hand soothingly over her hair, he sighed. "Sore I can work with." Much better than dead.