Room 313, Tuesday early afternoon

[solo_sword]

Jaina had decided that even on a break week, there simply wasn't enough time. She'd gotten up early today, started going through her messages and reports that had been sent overnight, and really wasn't happy with how long she'd been doing this when she finally looked at her chronometer. She sighed and put the datapad down for now, mainly because she was going to get eyestrain soon if she kept looking at it.

Ordinarily she would have just gone home till classes started up again, taken care of things, checked up on her squadron, maybe run a campaign or two while she was actually in the vicinity of the war. But if this was John's last week here, she really didn't want to do that now. Though she still wasn't sure how to tell him she was planning to go next week instead, as "I'm going back to where everything bad happens as soon as you leave" probably wouldn't go over well.

She waved her hand, opening the door, maybe for once actually hoping for some sort of distraction.

[Open door, open post.]

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[solo_sword]

She moved enough to give him room, saying, "Sometimes you need fresh air." The liar. She lived on a ship when she wasn't here.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Yes, sometimes I need fresh air," he confirmed, raising his eyebrow at her. "Should I be concerned that you're voluntarily opening your doors to people during the day? Isn't this peak work time?"

[solo_sword]

"Okay, so I was starting to think my eyes were crossing," she admitted. "Not that it stopped you from coming here during peak work time anyway." Not that she minded.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I like living on the edge," he teased.

[solo_sword]

"Or you just missed me," she teased back.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"And you were just two floors away," he replied, not wanting to think about the difference when he was three thousand miles away.

[solo_sword]

"I like easy fixes," she smiled, even pushing the datapad a little further away for now. Every once in a while she could be selfish. This week she'd give herself a by.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"So what am I interrupting? Anything interesting?" See, he was really just bored, shh.

[solo_sword]

"Mission reports, Twins Suns training briefings, all sorts of fun stuff," Jaina told him. "While I page back to stuff I was only able to skim over before since the last oh, month of so has been insane."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John seemed to consider this information. "So...shouldn't you be headed out there to catch some things up?" Not that he wanted her to, but those were the breaks of dating her.

[solo_sword]

"I will," she admitted. "But not yet."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"There's time. You could make it back for graduation." Someone was strangely optimistic.

[solo_sword]

"After the last couple trips? I wouldn't guarantee it. Besides, I'd rather be here right now." Which was probably the first and only time she'd be saying that.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John smirked. "That's a new one."

[solo_sword]

"Don't get used to it," she advised.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Oh, trust me I won't," he promised.

[solo_sword]

"Besides, if I didn't get you back in time for graduation, I think your brother would have both of our heads." Yes, she totally assumed he'd go with her.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Dave would get over it. So long as they read my name and someone walked across the stage, he'd never know the distance." It was wrong that John was wondering how much it would take to get Ben to stick on a wig...

[solo_sword]

"At least until he tried to talk to you?" she asked.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Nah, only a problem if he expected me to talk back," John teased.

[solo_sword]

"Don't tempt me," Jaina said. "I'm pretty sure he couldn't find you if I kidnapped you to another galaxy."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Is it kidnapping if I flee willingly?"

[solo_sword]

"Probably not. If I steal you away? Does that work better?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"That works," he agreed. "Do I need to pack anything?"

[solo_sword]

"Just you," she said, turning towards him. "Travel light and all. Oh, and the bedding."