2nd Floor Common Room [Sunday, Afternoon]

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Shawn hadn't had a good lazy Sunday like this in far too long. Several weeks in the NTAC facility had really eaten into his summer relaxation time.

He'd made a conscious decision to do as little as possible today, which is why he was lounging on a sofa in the common room reading a large book and picking at a packet of chips and some guacamole dip. The TV was on for background noise, but he really didn't seem to be paying much attention to what was on it.

[[ooc: Open, of course!]]

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Johnny sauntered in and headed straight for the kitchen. Poking his head in the fridge, he grabbed a water bottle and an apple.

Finding a comfy chair, he glanced at the TV, then at Shawn who he thought he might have met? He couldn't quite remember but he didn't want to interrupt his reading time.

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Shawn wasn't quite deeply involved enough to miss someone coming in. He waved a greeting as he leaned forward to snag another tortilla chip from the bowl on the table.

"Feel free to change the channel if you want, man," he said.

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"You sure? Thanks, man," he said with a wry grin and grabbed the remote, flipping through the channels until he came to ESPN. Taking a bite of his apple he nodded over at Shawn's book. "Good one?"

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"It's... appropriate for me," Shawn said with a chuckle. "Picked it up before I came back here, thinking maybe it'd help me make sense of a few things."

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"Yeah? Like what? I'm thinking there are a few things around here that no book would ever help me with," he said with a chuckle.

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"Oh, nothing much to do with here," Shawn said, holding it up so Johnny could see the cover. "And more to do with me in general."

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Johnny looked at the cover then at Shawn. "Something wrong with you?"

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"Nothing deadly," Shawn assured him. "Not as far as I know, anyway. Think it would've done something already by a couple of years down the line."

"I'm Shawn, by the way," he added belatedly.

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"Johnny Storm, nice to meet you," he replied affably. "So, not deadly is good, but what are you hoping to find out?"

[justmisplaced.livejournal.com]

Ah, the Johnny Storm. At least now he could place him after his conversation with Savannah yesterday.

He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, kind of hoping Johnny'd managed to miss the radio broadcast, or hadn't made the connection or something.

Shawn shrugged, flicking over a page. "Not really sure," he admitted. "I guess, I just figured it might fill some gaps."

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Johnny noticed the awkward gesture because he used the same one before on several different occassions. Too bad he didn't hear the radio broadcast or he might would have figured it out.

He took another bite of apple and stretched his long legs out in front of him, crossing them at the ankles. "Unexplainable gasps in your life, dude?"

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"Mmm." Shawn nodded, snagging some more guacamole. "About three years, give or take," he replied.

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He quirked a brow. "Seriously?"

[absolutesnark]

Summer had been on the second floor, hoping to find Shawn. She didn't have to go very far it seemed. "Hey you."

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Shawn recognised that voice, and had a grin on his face before he even looked up from his book.

"Hey." He gestured, inviting her over to sit with him. "My Sunday, just got even better."

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"Glad to hear it," Summer said, taking a seat beside him. "What are you reading?"

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"Something written by one of the other 4400's," Shawn replied, holding it up for her to see. "Actually met the guy once."

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Summer glanced at the book. "Is he like famous or something?"

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"Seems like he is now," Shawn said, looking at the cover again. "Being away over here, seems I kind of missed a lot of the drama going on back home."

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Summer stared at the cover. "Hmmm, he kind of looks familiar, but I can't figure out why."

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Shawn shrugged, "It's possible you've seen him before, I guess. He's certainly been in the media a lot back in Seattle lately."

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"Well, does he have anything interesting to say in that book?" Summer asked.

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"Apparently I was taken by people from the future," Shawn told her. "Which, if it's true, is actually kind of comforting."

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"So people from the future gave you the healing thing?" Summer was oddly fascinated by this.

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Shawn nodded. "So Jordan says. Info from an unnamed source within the government.