Ebaq 9, Tuesday Fandom time

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Due to the heat and the radiation from the moon being set on fire, those on Ebaq 9 were going to be stranded there for a while. There were tents set up for them, complete with supplies and breathable air... and absolutely nothing to do.

While Jaina had slept for an embarrassingly long time when everything was over, not having work to do was really sort of bothering her. She'd take time to join in the meld with Tesar and Jacen to help Lowie heal, but even after realizing how close she really had come to just breaking back there, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was slacking.

At the moment she was sitting on a cot in the tent, watching the others, and coming to the further realization that yes, in fact, she was turning into her mother.


[FOR THAT BOY WH IS THERE. SEE I DID NOT POST IN CAPSLOCK.]

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There was really only so long John could stand being cooped up with these people. He longed for a set of headphones and some peace and quiet.

Not that he didn't like the pilots. Or the Jedi. He was just bored and tired of not knowing what people were talking about.

Spotting Jaina staring, he got up and moved to sit by her. "Enjoying the view?"

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Jaina shrugged, then looked over at him. "I'm starting to think staring at people might have to become my new hobby."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"How come?" John wondered, eyebrow going up.

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"Nothing else to do," she said, making a face. She had no idea how that had become something that bothered her.

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"Yeah, it's pretty boring," he agreed, feeling that rather acutely.

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"Especially after all the excitement," Jaina mused. "It's kind of a weird comedown, going from that to nothing."

Yes, she called it 'excitement'. With the danger and airlessness and nearly getting her leg broken while stuck to the floor and stabbing someone in the throat.

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"You're not thinking of going looking for more of that excitement are you?" John wondered.

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She shook her head. "When have you ever known me to need to look for it?" she asked honestly. She used to. But that was before he knew her.

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"It's sorta the logical conclusion when you're bored and disappointed by the comedown."

[solo_sword]

Jaina paused, looking back out at the others. And while it killed her to admit it, she thought if she was really going to manage this, he was the best person to admit it to. "Actually... I think I'm going to take a little break."

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Call John floored. And maybe he didn't believe her either. "A break."

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She sighed, "I thought I was going to crack back there. I saw what that did to Anakin, I can't afford that to happen to me. Not a long break, but... a break."

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Okay, so he would agree that she'd seemed...more on the edge than previously. "Can I hide your comm?" It was like there could be no serious conversation with him around some days.

[solo_sword]

"No," she said immediately. "But it will get turned off. At least for a few days."

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"And what are you planning to do those few days?" John asked, maybe testing her with his choice of words.

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She had to think about it. "No idea," she admitted. "Sleep? At your place, probably." She was only half-kidding. She was still that tired.

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He moved to toss an arm around her shoulders for a little squeeze in pride that she wasn't planning anything. "Sleep's good, though I've got some work to make my place half decent again."

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"The quarters here had no heat and intermittent gravity. I'm not gonna care what your room looks like," she said, leaning against him.

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"Yeah, but at least the sheets weren't caked with dirt," John replied. Younger John would've loved intermittent gravity. Oh the games.

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Jaina frowned up at him, then remembered. "Ohhhh. Okay, laundry first. You were a dirty kid, you know."

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"At least I didn't have a tail," he teased. "And I didn't get in trouble this weekend for being dirty. That was amazing."

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"There wasn't anyone to get into trouble with for being dirty. And hey, that tail thing almost made me cry," she chided.

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"Should I make you feel better about that?" He had a story he could share. Potentially.

[solo_sword]

"Yes," she said immediately.

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"There was an incident with a mean little girl," John admitted. "And as...boisterous as I was as I child? I really wasn't much of a fighter."