Galaxy Qust A3- Wednesday evening

[solo_sword]

While classes had actually gone very well for Jaina, when she got back to her cabin to work, she was reminded of some more reasons she hated the cabins, namely that anyone could have heard the raised voice coming from her alcove. It wasn't that Jag had done anything wrong. In fact, he'd done his job, just like he was supposed to. The problem was, it was now something she couldn't do and that made her mad.

Later this would strike her as being sort of pathetic, but not yet.

When she finally ended the transmission, groaning in frustration, she was happy to check her voicemail. At least till she listened to the one following it.

Once her trademark annoyed scowl had faded a bit, she returned one of the calls. And saved the other number so she could maybe block it.


[Couldn't resist. Open if you want.]

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[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"Does yelling at them make them work harder?" Rose asked, glancing through the edge of the curtain.

To be fair, it was reassuring that someone else sounded as pissed as she'd been for the past two days.

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"Believe it or not, I need him to work less hard," Jaina complained. "Give me something to do."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Okay, yeah, that was funny.

"Damn that motivated, self-starter," Rose said dryly.

[solo_sword]

"You have no idea how much work I was actually doing till he took over half of it. Now he needs to give some of it back. I think he's doing more than his fair share." Jaina was apparently intent on being twelve about this.

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"Oh yeah," Rose agreed. "Cause it's just crazy that he's trying to be helpful and give you a bit of a respite. God forbid."

[solo_sword]

"I like that you're agreeing with me, but I'd like it better without the sarcasm," said Jaina dryly. She sighed. "I'm overreacting, I know."

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Rose chuckled, leaning against the doorframe. "Just happy to help," she said.

More seriously, she shrugged. "It sucks when someone is doing your job. Totally get that."

[solo_sword]

"I agreed to it," she shrugged, but that didn't stop her from making a face. "And I completely trust his judgment, I've just decided I don't like it when I'm not there to trade off shifts."

Don't ask why it was so easy to be honest with Rose. Jaina wouldn't be able to say.

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose snorted, understanding that way too well after hearing Lissa talk about Dimitri serving as her Guardian now.

"I'd feel like I wasn't really necessary after a while," Rose said, almost bitterly. Shh, Rose, don't get you issues on Jaina.

[solo_sword]

"He wouldn't let it come to that," Jaina realized after a moment's thought. "Still. When I'm home, any free time I have, I can spend seeing what else needs doing or how I can help... I don't like being restless."

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Rose gave her a quick grin. "Well, since you have all the time on your hands, and you'll probably never have another chance..." She paused for appropriate dramatic effect. "You'd better spend it wisely and learn how to be lazy."

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Jaina grinned, suppressing it to look thoughtful. "Lazy... I vaguely remember the concept. I think I'd start twitching if I tried it now."

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"See, Jaina, those are the impulses you're going to have to learn how to suppress," Rose said, mock-seriously.

[solo_sword]

"Force help me if you and Lois ever team up against me," she said, and wow would Lois and Rose get along. Wow.

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"I don't think it's 'against you' if it's for your own good," Rose said sweetly. "I mean, you totally don't want to be bored out of your skull."

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"I seem to think 'lazy' and 'bored' are interconnected," she told her.

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"No, no, no, see, these are the misconceptions we have to address," Rose said quickly. "Being lazy is doing fun but totally not useful things. Like, I don't know, getting your nails done."

[solo_sword]

"No point. Machines are a hobby," she said quickly. And okay, she didn't really work on machines much these days, but she really hated taking time out to take off whatever polish hadn't flaked off.

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Rose shrugged, acknowledging the point. "Yeah, mine always comes off the next training session. But it's pretty while it lasts. And there's always toes."

[solo_sword]

"Toes," she repeated. "Who sees those?" And therein lies some of the reason to do something like that, really.

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"That's why you wear cute impractical shoes," Rose said immediately. "And it stays on longer."

Rose, God help her, was quite possibily planning on dragging Jaina to get her toenails painted.

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"You said that way too quickly," Jaina noted.

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"It's the obvious answer," Rose teased. "Annnnd I might have thought about it once or twice."

[solo_sword]

"The reasoning behind it, or about me getting my toes done?"

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"I know it probably seems weird, but I've never thought about your toes," Rose said, trying hard to keep a straight face.

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"And let's keep it that way," Jaina said quickly. There was nothing really behind it, though.

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Rose tilted her head, combing her fingers through her hair absently. "Nope. Can't help it now," she teased.

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"I'm stuck on this one, huh?" Eh, she'd been dolled up much more than that. She could suck it up.

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"Guess so," Rose agreed. "Part of that whole learning to be lazy thing. It'll be a project!"