The Lawn, Wednesday Afternoon

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It was a nice day and there were finals looming. Naturally this meant John was attempting to nap in the sunshine, his French phrase book laying open on his chest.

Effective studying strategy? Probably not. But at least he was trying.

[it's the lawn!]

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Jaina had been heading back in to the dorms, but she couldn't resist walking over to gently poke at his leg with her foot.

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"I'm not sleeping, whoever you are," John said, not opening his eyes. He saw no point in being blinded by the sunlight.

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"Not sure I believe you," she said, prodding him again.

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He shielded his eyes from the sun to risk peering up at her. "Do I talk in my sleep normally?"

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"All the time," she said, grinning down at him. "Really embarrassing things, too. You're lucky I don't gossip."

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"Knowing the levels of embarrassment I've sunk to, I have to agree," he said, propping himself up on his arm. "What's the worst you've heard?"

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She took a seat on the grass beside him, giving her time to think something up. "Besides the rampant declarations of adoration? Last week you talked like a pirate. Who really wanted pudding."

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"Oh no! I didn't declare my feelings for the pirate on the radio, did I?" he teased. "That was supposed to be private..."

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"I hadn't suspected. I would have rathered hearing it from you," she said mock-seriously.

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"You know how it is with people with accents," John couldn't help grinning.

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"So you're making up for my disappointment in that area?" They had weird conversations.

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"Seems that way," he nodded. "Unless you had dibs." Which was sort of a nasty thought.

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Jaina made a face and shook her head. "I didn't, no."

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Sokka kicked at John. "MAN, that looks like a boring book."

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John cracked an eye open. "It was boring up until I closed my eyes."

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"It's in the wrong language, too," Sokka observed. "Just a point of advice: next time, try reading poetry."

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"Why poetry?" John asked, curious where this was going to go.

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"Because poetry is AWESOME!!!" Sokka replied. Oh, yes, there were clearly hidden depths to his soul. "It just... you know... touches you deep inside, and... stuff. Poetry."

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"Poetry...touches you deep inside?" John was mildly scared.

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Sokka blinked at him. "Well... DUH. I mean, that's what it's THERE for, right?"

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"Right, poetry is there to touch you. Deep. Inside." And he thought he had strange conversations with Jaina.

"So what poems do you like?"

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"Oh, you know. Poems. Haikus, sonnets, T. S. Eliot, Walter Whitman, Sil Shelverstein, all sorts of stuff. I haven't really read all that much, 'cause I like TV better. Why, what poems do you like? Any you'd recommend?"

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"Well, I'm partial to Johnny Cash, myself," John replied.

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Sokka nodded. "MULTIMEDIA poetry. Nice."

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"It gets the job done. You know with the soul touching." Still strange.