Room 527, Sunday night

[solo_sword]

To be completely honest, Jaina wasn't sure why she was here. Today had been entirely messed up, and suddenly she was agreeing to meet her twenty-years-older apparent ex at his "old" room. She really did want to talk, to find out what was new and how he was, and also because anything else they usually got up to might be considered a felony here at the moment.

Taking a breath, she knocked on the door.

[For the room's owner!]

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"No, I knew you would," he said, everything so familiar to his aged-self. "I don't remember you ever letting me down."

[solo_sword]

"Good to know," Jaina smiled. "Can I come in?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Oh, right," he said, moving to the side to let her in. "It's all strangely the same."

[solo_sword]

"Yeah, it definitely feels that way," she said, stepping inside. "Having fun catching up with everyone?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, it's strange how everyone is married with children," he said, shutting the door.

[solo_sword]

"It happens when you grow up." And then realizing she hadn't asked this part yet, asked, "Do you have kids?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Nope, no kids, no pets even," he said, a little quickly. "You?"

[solo_sword]

"Definitely not," she said, just as quickly. "No one would be dumb enough to leave me in charge of impressionable beings."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Anakin and Luke never got you to babysit for them?" he teased.

[solo_sword]

Oh, that was a new thought. "No, I somehow managed to escape that one," she said.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"And miss out on the opportunity to scar their minds with stories of when their parent's were at Fandom," he shook his head.

[solo_sword]

"I really do fail," Jaina said with a little smile. "Is it weird, being back?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You tell me," he replied, cheekily.

[solo_sword]

"Aside from everyone else looking older, I don't notice much difference," she said. Hey, it was the truth.

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"Interesting," he said. He certainly was different, colored by 20 years worth of experiences.

[solo_sword]

"So what have you been up to that you couldn't talk about it in the gym?" she wondered.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He settled onto the sofa, "Where to begin?" He wondered aloud. "Remember how you didn't think it was fair that my universe didn't have space travel?"

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She took a seat on the sofa, back against the arm to face him. "I recall that conversation, yes."

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"Okay, well, turns out we can travel to other solar systems," he told her. "And I was part of an expedition to another galaxy that was recently brought back to Earth. So yeah, sort of strange gymnasium conversation."

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"Little bit," Jaina nodded, but she smiled. "So you made it out there. Good for you."

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"It was great. You'd love flying the puddlejumper," John said, eyes shining.

"But, we got kicked out so I'm back on Earth running missions with kids who can't keep themselves from falling in ditches."

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"Permanently? Is there any way to get back to the project?" she asked.

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"It's not likely to happen for a while," he shrugged. "But you know me, ever the optimist."

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"Glad to hear that sort of thing doesn't change," Jaina said, crossing her forearms on her knees. "Sorry it didn't work out. Maybe there's something even better down the line."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"So tell me more about you," he said, still amazed by how young she looked.