Room 238, Monday night

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After a weekend of weetiny blondes and babysitting a Sith lord, Aeryn's really glad to only be dealing with them as adults now. Of course, she might revise that the next time she sees Emma.

For now, though, she's content to sit on the couch with her anatomy textbook, occasionally sounding out the words involved with the lymphatic system. Which sounds really interesting sometimes.

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"Yep," he says with a nod. "I didn't even bother Vader."

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"Good," she says quickly, because she'd seen the kid cry. And watched cartoons with him. "You'd have had detention until graduation."

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"Did you play nice with the adults today?"

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"I didn't really see anyone except for Aly at the Perk, and yes I did," she says. "And she doesn't seem at all upset about the weekend, which is good."

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"Not embarrassed?"

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"Didn't seem to be," she says. "Though I'm glad my next week doesn't involve trying to infiltrate Blood Gulch Arms with a watergun."

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"She seemed to really like you," John says. He kisses her cheek again.

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She shrugs a little, but says, "She wasn't so bad herself. I suppose it depends on the child." Okay, so she'd liked the ones she'd dealt with. Shut up.

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"It does," he says. "Some are bad, some are good and some are in between."

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"I'd rather the good ones," she says, putting her feet up on the table. "They're easy."

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He laughs in her ear, quietly.

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"What?" she asks.

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"Nothing," he says and comes around to sit next to her. "Just laughing."

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"Yes, but why?" she presses, leaning against him.

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"Because I like that the kids liked you," he admits, sliding an arm across her shoulders.

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"That doesn't mean they all would." Or will.

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"I know," he says. "But I like that some did."

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"And some might have thrown things at me," she points out.

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"Did a kid throw things at you?"

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"No, but at least one of them was prone to doing so, so it was possible."

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"Well, yeah," he says. "That's all kids though."

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She makes a face, saying it straight out. "Not what I want to hear if I'm ever expected to have them."

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He keeps his grin mostly to himself. "They get over it though."

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"Uh huh," she says, clearly doubtful.

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"They do," he says. "I promise. Cross my heart."