Saturday night

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It's been a rough day.

Not wanting to beat things up for once, and not wanting to run into anyone she knows in town (especially since she knows John is there), Aeryn decides to go for a walk on the school grounds.

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[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie notices Aeryn walking by and starts to call out to her, but as he notices the tension in her body language he hesitates, unsure of the reception he might get.

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Feeling like someone might be watching her, Aeryn turns around and sees Archie standing there. "Lee? Did you do something to your hair?"

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie's used to this reaction by now, so he just chuckles a little bit. "Sorry to disappoint, but I'm not Lee. Merely his double -- which is not at all uncommon here. Midshipman Kennedy, or Archie if you will."

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"Right. Aeryn," she says, and pauses. "Midshipman. Is that... military?"

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

((You up for an interruption of a badly beaten Beka sort? Janet and she are probably on the way to the clinic, unles Beka protests))

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

He nods. "British Royal Navy. I don't know how much you know about Earth history, but I hail from the period known as the Napoleonic Wars, at the very beginning of the nineteenth century." A brief, assessing glance at Aeryn, long enough to get an impression without seeming insolent. "You seem to have a military air about you as well."

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(OOC: I'm going to be in and out for the rest of the night, so I can't do anything like, involved, but sure.)

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Aeryn nods. "Peacekeepers. Commando unit. I guarantee you've never heard of them," she says, and asks, "Nineteenth century? What century are we in now?"

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

(OOC: Was thinking more of a wander by and some interaction between Beka and Aeryn then out. Seems fitting.)

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(OOC: Cool by me.)

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie tilts his head slightly, trying to remember this particular detail. "I'm not entirely certain. To be frank, I never thought to ask, but I believe it is the early twenty-first?"

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Aeryn debates asking how he got here, then remembers where she is and decides it isn't important. "Is it strange?" she asks. "Being around all these people who are completely not from your world?"

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Yes, it's very strange," he answers. "When I was told a sojourn here would broaden my horizons, I confess I never anticipated they would have to become quite this broad! The notion of people from other worlds doesn't yet rest well with me, though I am making an effort. Is it less difficult for you?"

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Aeryn considers that for a moment. "Yes and no. I barely understand half of what's being told to me, but at least i understand the people. Maybe," she says, and then downgrades that to, "No, not really, actually. I guess some things are the same everywhere."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

(OOC: On our way. Will be new thread in this post.)

[janet_fraiser]

(OOC: *waves* You making the post, then?)

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka's trying not to lean on Janet as they slowly make their way...somewhere. Janet's directing her, and she hopes it's to her room. Her roommates may kill her, but at least she can sleep.

When she looks up, blinking into focus, she sees maybe the last person she wanted to see besides Cam. Aeryn.

She tries to turn away, but Janet's still walking. When she catches Aeryn's eye, finally, she looks bruised. And that hurts. "Sun."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

(OOC: *smooches* Aeryn's already got a thread going. Need the link? I just posted and you're more or less steering me somewhere.)

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Aeryn takes one look at her and lets out a startled, "What happened to you?"

[janet_fraiser]

This is going to hurt both of them, and not physically. Janet pauses, and tries not to notice the hurt in each woman's eyes.

"Aeryn," says Janet calmly. "Hey."

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"Hey back," she says, and repeats quickly, "what happened?"

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Nothing I didn't want." The words are bitter, but she's not mad at Aeryn. She wishes she knew how to tell her she was sorry.

[janet_fraiser]

"Camulus," Janet says, spitting his name out like it's filthy. "The bastard."

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Aeryn's not about to tell anyone that she's actually been worried about them all day, so she settles for, "It really is much easier to just shoot something that can't fight back."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

She swivels her head, and regrets it instantly. Her head swims. "It's not his fault. No matter what it looked like. I called him."