The roof, early Tuesday morning

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

A packed duffel bag stood by the door to the roof. G'Kar and Zathras would be coming for her. She had said her goodbyes. Well, almost all of them. This was it, this was goodbye to Fandom. So she stood on the roof, looking out over town, in her uniform with her back straight and her hands clasped behind her at perfect parade rest.

The sun came up. And Ivanova watched it rise.

[[Open for anyone up at ungodly o'clock in the morning or wants to say goodbye still. Excuse me while I go cry for a while.]]

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[nadiathesaint]

Though she would never admit it, Nadia had been too upset about the seniors graduating and too nervous about the new students coming in to get much sleep that night. So when she found herself awake before dawn Tuesday morning, she headed up to the roof.

She was rather surprised to see she wasn't the only one with that idea.

"Hey." She noticed the duffel. "You're leaving?"

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova turned and smiled wryly. "I'm leaving," she replied before turning back to look over town. "I'm surprised anyone else us up."

[nadiathesaint]

"Couldn't sleep." Nadia looked out over the town, too. "Dios, this place is like nowhere else, isn't it."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"That's quite an understatement," Ivanova said, smirking. "Fandom is . . . Fandom. I've been across the galaxy and back and seen some weird stuff, but nothing compares to Fandom." She sighed. "God, I'm going to miss it."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia turned her head to lok at her. "It's going to miss you, too."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"That's good to know." Ivanova's voice was level. She was trying so hard not to cry. She didn't want to make the roof even more emo than it already was, and somehow this made sense.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was being ever so slightly less successful with the not crying. "You'll be able to write and stuff, though, right?"

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Why Paige was on the roof was anyone's guess, maybe she liked the view, maybe she just wanted to check it out finally, whatever the reason she was up there now, seeing Ivanova she walked up with a slight smile, she knew she'd be leaving soon, now she'd graduated.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" she asked.

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova nodded. She couldn't quite look at Nadia, her eyes growing suspiciously bright. "I'll do my very best to get something through as often as I can. Which isn't much a promise, but it's the best I can do."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"Just peachy," Ivanova replied dryly, her tone and words belying reddened eyes and a decided rasp to her voice.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige sighed, "yeah stupid question I guess, so...when are you leaving?" she asked softly.

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"Now." Ivanova pointed in the general direction of the park, where a gleam of metal could be seen between the trees. "My ride's already waiting." She straightened, lifting her chin. "They can wait a few more minutes."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

She nodded looking out at the craft, biting her lip. "sorry we never hung out more, it me longer to get used to all this new weirdness than I expected, plus the usual teen angst crap," she said with a slightly amused tone.

"You're going back into space then? That'll be...cool right?"

[nadiathesaint]

She nodded. She knew better than to expect that everyone would always be able to keep in touch. She was just kind of hoping that the ones she'd hung out with would. "Thanks."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"It's going to be cold, dangerous, a lot of hard work, and dark." Ivanova sighed. "I always have trouble getting up when it's dark outside."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova scrubbed a hand swiftly over her eyes, wiping away the beginnings of tears. "Chyort," she cursed rather shakily, barking out a short laugh. "I thought saying goodbye to Pip was hard."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"Do you have a job to go to then?," she asked, she wasn't sure what else to say really, she got the feeling that trying to make Ivanova feel better with encouraging words wasn't going to work. So maybe she just let her vent a little.

[nadiathesaint]

"Sorry," Nadia sniffed slightly. "Sorry, sorry, I'm being emo on you." She tried for some humor. "I'd offer a goodbye kiss instead, but Walter might not like that." She might have fallen short.

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova grinned at her a bit. "So, things are working out. I'm glad. Now that I'm not going to be around to lament your decision not to switch teams."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"No, I just like wearing my military uniform for shits and giggles," she replied, deadpan.

[nadiathesaint]

"We're trying our first date on Friday. Assuming no one tries to preemptively kill him before then." Nadia shrugged. "As for switching teams . . . kissing girls is nice. Definitely nice. Kissing Walter's just kind of . . . nicer."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

She wasn't going to get into an argument with her, so she took a deep breath and looked at what she was wearing, "I'm not that familar with military uniforms from other galaxies, sorry," she replied calmly. "will you be going to some sort of academy or do you start right away?"

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"I understand completely," Ivanova murmured, turning back towards town, her eyes automatically searching out Tonks's flat. "I hope everything works out for you, Nadia. You deserve it to."

[nadiathesaint]

"Thanks," Nadia said softly. "I hope so, too. And for you."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"I graduated from the Academy years ago," she replied. Almost fifteen years ago. "I have a post waiting for me. It's been waiting for me for the last eight months, actually."