Room 238, Monday evening

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After seeing Anakin at the Perk- not just the guy in the suit she's known to be him, but Anakin, with new scars and a different look and in fact a whole new body- Aeryn's been trying to keep to herself a little, staying out so she can just think. She does have to go back to the room eventually, though, even if she's not sure what her thoughts are yet.

She opens the door and closes it behind her quietly, taking off her shoes and coat there, and hoping she doesn't look as confused and/or slightly freaked out as she feels.

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"I can't do anything?"

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She has to look away, blinking hard. "Not now. No."

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"I..." He doesn't really know what to say to that. "Please?"

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She isn't even sure she has words left, but she's either got to walk out or start crying and she'd actually prefer the first thing. At the moment, though, she's just quiet and trying not to look at him.

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"You don't need to talk," he says. "I just need something, anything. I just want you to be able to lean on me if you need to."

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She stays quiet, since telling him she doesn't need anything probably won't go over too well. She hasn't left, though.

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"You know you can do that, right?" John asks. "Just lean on me?"

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She nods, just a little, still eyeing something in the corner and staying quiet.

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"Then...why don't you try?"

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"You should know me better than that," she says softly.

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He smiles a little. "You can't hug me?"

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Not when it's about her, it seems. Her eyes flick over to him briefly, as she is such a hugger.

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He opens his arms a little. "Just once?"

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She doesn't move, but she actually is looking back at him, which is totally the same thing.

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He takes one step closer to her, just to see what she does.

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She doesn't move at all, which is actually encouraging.

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He moves closer to her and puts his hands on her shoulders.

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She slowly brings one hand up to put over his.

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He takes that as encouragement and pulls her into a hug.

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She wraps her arms around him, still not as hard as she could, but it's something.

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"It's not so bad," he says into her ear.

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"Mm," she says, resting her chin on his shoulder.

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"Helping a little?"

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"Mm," she says again, and this definitely is better than fighting. so she tightens her grip on him a little until she's more comfortable.

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"This is all I wanted to do," he says quietly.