Office hours- Monday

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Jaina hated everything today.

One day as a guy, fine. Whatever, she'd deal, she'd done it before. Waking up as a guy for two days in a row meant she just wanted to hit things. She'd tried, too, but the fact was, training was just different with a body she wasn't used to. She could work certain muscles or do whatever drills she wanted, but it wasn't going to do any good; sure, it was interesting to see what you could do when you were taller and your strength came from somewhere different, but Jaina trained to work towards something. Working out because it was interesting was pointless. Also, looking like Jacen was really weird for reasons she probably didn't need to go into and some she hadn't expected.

She hadn't really planned to go to her office today, but now without training to do, and completely irritated, she figured she might as well plan out something simple for class tomorrow. If this continued, that was just going to cause problems she did not want to deal with.

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John stalked in the office toting a brown bag of class leftovers and slammed the door behind him. "Seriously, what is with women and torture? I mean, one minute of this thing digging into my side and I'm done. Over it." He tossed the food down on her desk and started tugging at the band of his bra through his t-shirt.

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Despite herself, Jaina managed a smile. "I needed this today," she decided, picking up the bag to look inside. "You know, there is the option to go without the offending undergarments."

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"Hey, you don't have a rack like this one," John said, pushing at his boobs for emphasis before tugging on a patch-free BDU jacket he'd retrieved from his office. "I think there's a law."

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"Yes, yes, your chest is better than mine," she said wryly. "If we're still stuck in this hell tomorrow, try a sports bra."

Sentences she never thought she'd say.

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John dropped into a chair, kicking his feet up on her desk. "If we're stuck in this hell tomorrow I'm gonna be wishing there were wraith here to put me out of my misery."

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"Same. And I've never seen a wraith," she grumbled, setting the contents of the bag on her desk. "I'm over walking around with my brother's face."

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"At least he's not a stranger," John pointed out. "Oh! Your face was in my class today. So weirdly young."

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"Trust me, it'd be better to look like a stranger." On top of her issues, it was making her really miss Jacen. "My face? Who has my- Oh! George?"

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"Right, that one who looks kinda like Jacen," John nodded. "Now that. That was a shocker." He really didn't need to spend an hour staring at teen Jaina.

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"That's right, you were in California last time he was walking around with my face. Asking me if I need a bra." Oh yeah, she remembered that. "I honestly don't know if that's better or worse than this time."

She paused, studying him. "You really had to look at me through class?" That seemed weird.

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"Not like I could ask the kid to step outside," John pointed out. "It was fine." He kept his mouth full. "Just weird."

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"I feel like I should apologize for some reason," Jaina admitted. To George and his poor face, too.

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"Why? Because you're old now?" At least he could still smirk really well with this face.

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As it turned out, Jaina still liked the smirk, no matter what face it was on, just because it was his. "Still younger than you," she smirked back, grabbing an egg roll.

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He watched her for a moment and shook his hair back over his shoulders. "I thought you might appreciate the food."

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"Thanks," she said, smiling more genuinely. "You don't have to do stuff like this, you know." Though it kept him visiting, so she was more than glad for it.

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"Hey, I won't keep this girlish figure if I eat all the class leftovers by myself," he joked. "Besides, I know you're a fan of Chinese food." Even if there was no garage involved.

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"I love that you remember that," she said. "Trust me, I'm glad you do, especially since food had yet to fit into today's schedule."

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"How do you skip meals like that?" John wondered. "Maybe I'm just too used to hanging around with big eaters. McKay would have a fit if we missed a meal. I learned to carry extra powerbars in my vest just in case."

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"Usually I have to eat early just to maintain all the energy I work off, but I was mad to still look like this so I went to train first thing?" Jaina shrugged. "And then I was mad training with a body that I'm not going to have permanently is pointless so I came here. Food didn't compare to the mad."

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John grabbed a paper carton and a fork and went after some Chinese surprise. "Well, clearly I was meant to be your supplier today. At least for this meal."

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"You said that last part too early. I was going to ask what was for dinner," Jaina teased. "And I would have expected an answer."

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"Now dinner I haven't decided on, but you know I wouldn't turn you away if I found you on my doorstep looking for food." His description only sounded like a lost puppy because it helped them both save face.

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"You know I'm going to test this," warned Jaina, picking up a fork to gesture with. "Despite you making me sound like a begging orphan."

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"The way you cook I gotta say that's very nearly appropriate."

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"I'd normally defend myself, but no, you're completely right there," she said with a frown. "I can still make pasta. That's something, right?"

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"Hey now, don't discount your skills, I recall you being capable of a mean frozen pizza." Because preheating the oven was cooking on some planets. "Though we could put you to the test."

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Jaina raised an eyebrow, sort of interested even though she knew this could go nowhere good. "Oh? What do you have in mind?"

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"Putting you in charge of dinner." It was likely to end with a stomachache.

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"You really want me to cook," she checked, just in case he wasn't aware he might be taking his life into his own hands.

Fine, so she'd cooked for him before. Still, pasta. That was the extent of her culinary mastery, and even then the sauce was going to be storebought.

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"Don't worry, I'll make sure I've got eggs and bread just in case," John teased. Dinner could always be saved by an egg sandwich.

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Jaina bit her lip, considering how badly this could go. "Okay, you're on. Tell me when and where and I'll do my best not to burn anything down."

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"Tomorrow. Your place." Mainly because he didn't think she owned any cooking utensils and that would be funny. "Then if we're still stuck this way, we can plan out a murder-suicide."

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"Deal," she said. To all of it. "Though my cooking might take care of that." Teasing, of course.

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"Should I pack a first aid kit?"

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"It's okay, I'll just put the clinic on speed dial," she said easily.