Room 313, Saturday afternoon

[solo_sword]

Jaina didn't tend to sleep in late, but she did today. She started out trying to convince herself that she wasn't sick, then decided that was stupid and obviously she'd just come down with whatever was going around and it wasn't a big deal. She'd just go on like normal.

Which meant she was curled up on her bed trying to go over the latest reports she'd sent for the fourth time, because the fuzzy-headedness meant she comprehended nothing from the first three times.

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[solo_sword]

"You can stay if you want," Jaina said. "Though I really do have to go over some reports so that will be thrilling."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You could read them aloud and I could get a nap in," he teased.

[solo_sword]

"They're not exactly boring. Just complicated." Too complicated for her brain today.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You underestimate my ability to nap through things," he replied.

[solo_sword]

"No napping through work," she ordered.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"It's your work, not mine," he said.

[solo_sword]

"We'll see about that," Jaina said. "Though, okay, the reports are mine."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He peered over at her. "And that's supposed to mean what, exactly?"

[solo_sword]

"It means I talked to Wedge," she said. "He's keeping me waiting, though."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Some part of him hadn't thought she'd do it. "That's awesome!" And now he was trying to hug her.

[solo_sword]

She'd let him, even if she was a bit low-energy himself. "I told you I would," she reminded him.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He settled back next to her happily. "You did. And thank you."

[solo_sword]

"I think he'll agree to it," she went on. "I'm just waiting for word back."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"When do you think you'll hear?" Not that he was impatient or anything. "And then what happens?"

[solo_sword]

"Shouldn't be more than a couple days," Jaina said, considering this. "And then I'd guess that when you're up for it, you go back there for training and then testing to see if you're qualified for squadron assignment."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"We do have breaks coming up," John said, already thinking how this could go in his head.

[solo_sword]

"And I'm sure once you get in, you won't have a problem," she said. And yes, it was partly to make herself feel better about the whole thing. "You're good, you already have some experience with X-wings in the sim..."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," he smiled shyly. She was the first person to really think he had any sort of potential with anything he liked doing.

[solo_sword]

She really loved when he smiled like that. "And if I get to boss you around even more, even better."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"And if I happen to like when you boss me around, all the better," he teased.

[solo_sword]

"You'd have to get used to it anyway, I outrank you," she pointed out.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Of course you do," he smiled. "You're a goddess."

[solo_sword]

"And promoted," she said with a little smile.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You got promoted and you didn't say anything?" John replied, still smiling despite the chastising tone.

[solo_sword]

She cleared her throat,not wanting to sound all raspy when she answered. "I was going to surprise you, and then we kept getting distracted."