Front lawn, Thursday after classes

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Walking back to the dorms, Jaina figured she could be totally blind and still be able to tell it had snowed. And that it was good snow. And that she'd made a sort of promise that she thought it was only fair of her to keep. Mwahahaha.

She let John go ahead just enough that she could bend down and scoop up some of the snow in her gloved hands, patting it together into a little ball, and lobbing it at his back.

[For the attackee, and I so fail at post-writing.]

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"It's making angels in the snow," he said, grabbing at her hand as he sat down in the snow.

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She let him pull her down with him, squinting a little at him. "How?"

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"You just lay back and move your arms and legs," he said, and then demonstrated, getting snow down the back of his jacket in the process.

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Since it required nice big movements, she had no problem seeing what he was doing. "You're just doing this to get me to do silly things," she accused, but that didn't stop her from laying down and imitating him.

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"That's is a benefit," he grinned, sitting up to admire his work.

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"And that's it?" she asked, looking up at him and stopping her arm and leg movements.

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"Yep," he said, nodding, brushing some snow off his shoulder. "It's a snow angel."

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She sat up, looking behind her. She could make out a vague indentation in the snow, and that was about it. "Huh. You taught me something new today."

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"And got you to lay down in the snow," he teased.

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"That was a goal?" she asked him, grinning. "Because you got to lay down, too."

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"It was a benefit," he replied. "But I was mostly going for something irreverent."

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"You know, I'd say that's mission accomplished," she told him.

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"Now if only getting rid of these droid babies was so easy," he said, getting to his feet and offering her a hand. "How did you manage it?"

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"I told Gavin he had to keep it," she said simply, using the time it took her to say that to decide that he probably would offer her the hand, injured or not, and took it to stand.

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He was very polite like that. "And he just went along with it?" John was definitely pouting about that.

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"I think he figured out he had to or the fake kid was going to be reprogrammed to stay quiet, grade be damned," she told him.

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"You lucked out in the partner department," John said, wishing Rodney had been so easy. No, they had to 'take turns' and John got the first night. "I just hope they don't cry all night, but knowing your grandfather..."

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"Of course, when I see my version of Gavin back home I'll be looking at him funny," she pointed out. "And yours are guaranteed to cry. I'm surprised they stop, actually."

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"They cried the whole of Ethics and Communication," John told her. "Rodney said they were fine in between. I'm getting the feeling my presence sets them off."

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She smirked, telling him, "Somehow this doesn't surprise me at all. At least it's only a week. Hopefully you'll still have your hearing afterwards."

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"They seem to like you," he said, voice pleading for help.

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"Is that a hint?" she asked, deciding she could help him out this once. Of course, she had to make him ask first because otherwise it was too simple.

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"No," he said, because really, he shouldn't make her do his homework even if he really really wanted to. "Just an observation."

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"You'll do fine," she assured him. "I think the general rule is don't drop them on their heads or set them on fire, and don't forget the occasional droid baby hug."

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He raised an eyebrow, "I have to hug the droid babies?"