Room 238, Saturday evening

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After spending time in the common room, mostly talking to and playing with weetiny teachers, Aeryn has decided she should probably just go back to the room. It's safer there.

She notices she left her phone on the table, so she picks it up and is surprised to see a message on there. She listens to it, and is left staring at it, both facepalming and repeating, "Ryn?"

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"If they hugged you, then they felt comfortable with you," John explains.

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Aeryn frowns. "I wasn't sure anyone felt comfortable around me," she says, considering John the exception. Most days.

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John makes a sound. "You underestimate yourself."

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"I'm realistic," she protests.

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"You are," he says. "But you also underestimate yourself."

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"How so?"

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"You don't think people are comfortable around you," he says. "Yet kids hug you, Vader is kind of your friend, and stuff like that."

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"Aly might have been because I told her I thought she's old enough for a sword," she says thoughtfully.

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John laughs. "Of course you did. You'll be in charge of that for our kids too."

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There's a little pause. "Planning ahead?"

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"Just thoughts," he says mildly.

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"That sounded pretty decisive," she says.

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"I want kids," he says. "You know that."

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"I know. I just wasn't aware you... thought about it," she says, hoping that made sense.

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"Not all the time," he says. "But days like today it's kind of impossible not to think about it."

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Aeryn doesn't say anything. Not at all because she might have entertained the idea for the shortest of moments, nope.

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"You don't ever wonder what it's like?"

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She tries to make words come out of her mouth, finally managing to say, "Maybe once or twice. But only for a moment."

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That's enough to make John grin. "Oh?"

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"It's a long time from now anyway," she says quickly.

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"I know, Aeryn," he says. "I know, babe."

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"Just as long as we're both clear on that," she says.

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"We are," he says and laughs. "We are, babes."

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"Good," she says, and looks over at him. "Are you laughing at me?"

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"Kinda," he says, laughing some more.