George Washington Masonic Memorial- Alexandria, VA- Saturday night

[solo_sword]

Sometime after the cheer had been had and people had been appropriately soaked, there was a trip into Alexandria, and specifically a little monument. Which, yes, Jaina found pretty cool, even if she's used to seeing monuments. It wasn't stuck on top of another monument, to begin with. That automatically put it in the plus category.

"This is pretty impressive," she admitted. "And I'm not even entirely sure what it is."


[For ltcolkirk, and NFB for distance]

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[solo_sword]

"And you can tell all your pilot buddies you've flown a spaceship."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Something tells me they might not believe that, but I can certainly try."

[solo_sword]

"Might want to make sure you pass any psych evals first," she smiled.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He chuckled, "They should be expecting to hear some strange things as soon as they find out what high school I went to."

[solo_sword]

"If so, you have plenty of fodder if you want to make things up, too," she suggested.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I think the word 'dinosaurs' will blow enough minds," John replied. "You can't make stuff that good up!"

[solo_sword]

"Also, being a bunny," she reminded him, grinning. "You never should have told me that."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Is this something you're going to hold over my head often?" John inquired.

[solo_sword]

"I haven't decided. I know I have the option, and nothing embarrassing has happened to me yet, though..."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Though what?" John was thankful she hadn't seen him with the pink glitter hair.

[solo_sword]

"Though if and when it does, I figure you'd probably be lording that over me, too."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John grinned, "If the opportunity arises, I'm sure I'd be totally understanding and not say a single thing." He was such a bad liar.

[solo_sword]

"Perfect, very silent gentleman, huh?" she said, pretty clearly not believing a single word.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I've got references and everything," John assured her.

[solo_sword]

She had no idea why that amused her as much as it did. "They aren't related to you, are they? Because that calls them into question," Jaina said.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Hmm, then we'll have to strike the references," John replied. "But I assure you I'm a perfect gentleman."

[solo_sword]

"You've been good so far, I'll give you that," she conceded.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I guess the only way to know for sure is to wait see what happens when you turn into a cute furball of some kind," John accepted. "I think you'd be a great kitten."

[solo_sword]

"A kitten?" she repeated, raising her eyebrows. "Is it a rule I have to be a furball?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Would you rather be an aardvark? Or a salamander?" he asked, waggling his eyebrows back at her.

[solo_sword]

"Okay, got me there," Jaina said. She had no idea what an aardvark was but it didn't sound pleasant. "Why a kitten?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Well, kittens are cute," John started, trying to explain his initial reasoning. "But they have sharp claws and teeth if anyone messes with them."

[solo_sword]

She had to smile at that. Just had to. "Nice answer. I'm impressed."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad you approve," John smiled back.

[solo_sword]

"So do you think you want to stick around for a while, or are we ready to head back?" she asked, suddenly realizing she had no idea how long they'd been there.