Room 313- Sunday night

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After a few days of attacking friends and killing monsters, it was all over, and Jaina was back in her room post-handwaved clinic visit. Don't think she was happy. Fighting a giant lizard had earned her a separated shoulder, complete with sling, and a lot of bruising and even more soreness. Don't think changing out of wet clothes hadn't been a challenge, either. She didn't think she'd ever cursed as much as she had while trying that, and that was saying something.

There was a quick trip to the common room, and now she was sitting on the bed in sleep pants and a tank top, icing her shoulder and frowning at the bruises like that would make them go away.


[Mostly going to be a linkdrop, but door and post are open.]

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Missions were complicated and meant it took a while between the time John got Jaina's original message and actually had the chance to call back. But at least he could call from the privacy of his own room.

Hopefully the transmission wouldn't pop up on one of Rodney's scans. That couldn't possibly end well for him.

But yes, so there was ringing.

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Without the bunny snore of her phone, she didn't really know who was calling. And reaching for the comlink wasn't the least painless thing ever, but she was pretty much incapable of not picking it up.

"Solo," she greeted.

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"Hey, I thought I wasn't supposed to call you that," John said, keeping his voice nice and light.

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"You didn't," she said, smiling a little at the sound of his voice. "It works!"

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"Seems that way," he agreed. "So, you jinxed the whole school?" The I told you so was completely there.

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"Shut up," she said automatically. "I paid for it. I called things boring a dozen times and nothing happened before.'

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"How hurt are you?" John asked, easily masking his worry. "All limbs intact?"

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"Separated my shoulder, got a little scratched up," Jaina said, and almost went to shrug. She caught herself. "I guess it should be at least two weeks till I'm healed up, but I can shorten that. And then I'll be good as new." She didn't sound worried because she wasn't. Just annoyed. Really annoyed.

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"Not so bad," he replied, remembering times she'd been worse off. "You're lucky for that healing trance thing. I'd be off duty going crazy in two weeks."

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"I'm already trying to convince myself I shouldn't be in the gym tomorrow," she admitted. "How are you doing?" Yes, she was going to worry about him with potential injuries. That was just the way it was.

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"Oh, everything's just fine over here," John answered. And really, the team was alive, no scary tower girls had been successful in taking him for his genes, and another hive ship crisis had been averted. "I haven't jinxed life lately."

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"I didn't jinx life, just Fandom," she protested. "There's a huge difference."

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"Oh, explain the difference then," John said, having plenty of time to hear this. Or maybe he just liked her talking.

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"There was a big giant lizard monster, and a lot of smaller big lizard monsters, and let's not talk about the... monkey... things," she said. "This is something that would only happen to Fandom. And crises tend to get solved here, so see, I didn't jinx life."

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"You know, I'd be surprised but I think I remember vaguely something involving dinosaurs." And getting sneezed on. "But if everything worked out, can't be so bad, right?"

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"I think so. I haven't heard radio yet to find out the whole story, but." She paused, and frowned. "I've stabbed a lot of giant lizards in my time here, I've realized."

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"And somehow you've survived it all," he answered. "Kinda wish I was there to see." Because lord knows no one wanted him to try and fight a godzilla. The boy would die.

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"I wouldn't mind having you around for it," she admitted. It'd hurt to even cuddle right now, but oh well. "I'm glad you called." It really did seem to help.

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"I'm sorry I didn't call sooner, but things get a little hairy most days," he replied. "I will say again I'm fine, because you're not allowed to worry."

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Jaina would have smiled, except she was trying to make herself more comfortable and that hurt. "Oh, I'm not allowed now, hm?"

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"Nope," he confirmed. "It'll do us both good to not. Besides, I'm almost as good as you are at finding a way out of a bad situation."

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"I've never doubted that," she said. She just preferred he have all his parts and not end up in the clinic. Or end up as a bug. She really didn't want him to permanently turn into a bug. "How about this, I'll choose not to worry."

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"I like that idea," he said, nodding even though she couldn't see him. "So this comm thing is good so far. No alarms going off."

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"If you're talking literal alarms, couldn't you just turn them off with your brain?" Strangely, this was a serious question.

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"Nah, we brought a lot of stuff with us and McKay rigs things we found here pretty easily so I'd be screwed." But he wasn't. Yet. "So, good job to Lowie."