Outside the dorms, early Thursday morning

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It hadn't taken much time in the military for Jaina's sleep patterns to change, meaning that if she set an alarm, she was damn well awake and alert at the alarm, no matter what the hour. She was still getting used to the idea of actually going outside to run in this weather on purpose, though, and in fact was currently debating whether or not her sense of competition was strong enough to brave good old-fashioned frostbite.

Then again, at least she wouldn't be doing this naked, unlike some people.


[For ltcolkirk, up early for SP, and while other interaction might be a little difficult, the grounds are kind of a public space. Unless the squirrels cordoned off part of the exterior dorms as their own private country when I wasn't looking. Look, I'm very tired.]

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"Well, there was that one a few months back," she reminded him, just to be a brat.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I think that was a different John," he told her.

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"Details," she said. She was going to regret this a lot later, she knew it.

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He turned his head to face her as he ran. "We're interchangeable?"

[solo_sword]

"I'd hope not, considering I don't think I ever met the groom in that case. You know, this is a really weird turn of conversation."

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"You brought it up," he pointed out, blaming her for the weirdness for once.

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"You kept it up," she said, having no argument against that.

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Which was technically true. "So, how about this weather?"

[solo_sword]

"It's cold," she said, just in case he hadn't noticed, which she thought was a possibility.

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"I hadn't noticed," he teased. "You didn't have to come along, you know. My goal was not to torture you."

[solo_sword]

"This is not torturs. So far." Honestly, she wasn't going to turn down time with him, even if it meant that it turned out he was a little insane. "Besides, you put it out there. I couldn't not."

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That sounded pretty encouraging to him. "So, anything I put out there you're going to go along with?"

[solo_sword]

"Not necessarily, and I fear what you have in mind," she said slowly.

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"I don't have anything in mind yet," he informed her. "I was just intrigued."

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"I'm open to new things," Jaina clarified. "Within reason."

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The cold wasn't stopping that from sounding pretty hot, so John focused on his pace, speeding up a little. "Well, I'll keep that in mind."

[solo_sword]

Trying to keep up with him with shorter legs, and yet not really having a problem, she said, "I'm really glad I'm not the worrying type now."

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"So then, what type are you?" he asked curiously. Not that he knew his own type. Maybe it was the windburn talking.

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She paused. "Still figuring that out, but I know I'm not that. What type are you?"

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"Apparently I'm the type that goes running in the morning," he quipped. "Other than that I have no clue."

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"You're the morning person type," she added helpfully. Awake at an alarm or not, that didn't apply to her.

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John shrugged, "If you say so."

[solo_sword]

"If you're doing this this early most mornings, you have to be," she said.

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"Huh. I guess I never thought about it that way before." He'd always thought of it as part of his routine.

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"That's what I'm here for, enlightenment," she teased. Apparently it was a teasy sort of morning.