Onsen, Sunday evening

[solo_sword]

Jaina had given herself from Thursday to Sunday to just consider herself on vacation and try to regenerate before turning her comm back on and trying not to regress to her former stressed-out state. Of course it was ending right about the time she was finally getting used to doing nothing. And going with John to the onsen because there was no possible way to not relax there also totally counted as nothing.

"It seems like I was last here years ago," she admitted once she saw it again.

[For the boy named in the post, la.]

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Given that he'd had to force her to relax last time she was there, he wasn't surprised. "Yeah, it's been awhile."

Just not for him, since he'd taken refuge from the harpy attack in the steamy waters.

[solo_sword]

"Though," she said, dipping a toe in to test the water, "with the way time seems to go, it may have actually been years and I should feel better about it, right?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I think that's a good point, Mrs. Robinson," John grinned, deciding the best way to approach steamy water like this was to just get in up to his chin all at once.

[solo_sword]

She frowned at him, asking, "I think I've heard you call me that before, and I didn't get it then either."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I can't decide if it's more fun that you don't get it or not," John teased before actually answering. "It's a movie character. An older woman who seduces a much younger man."

[solo_sword]

As she got into the water, she fixed him with a look. "If time went normal, I'd be younger," Jaina told him. "And I'm not that much older than you anyway."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Think of it this way," John said, gliding over to her in the water, "I don't think anyone can ever say you look older than me."

What with her being the size of a tween.

[solo_sword]

"...Was that a compliment?" She really wasn't sure.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Absolutely," he promised. "Especially when I've failed to shave." He might have been taking the declaration of vacation to heart.

[solo_sword]

"And why would you do a thing like that?" she teased, moving over to slide an arm around him.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"For one it's the weekend," he said, getting comfortable in the water. "For two...you're on vacation."

[solo_sword]

"So... you don't shave because it's my vacation?" She completely looked amused by this.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He certainly appreciated her amusement whenever he could get it. "You don't think that sounds like a great plan?"

[solo_sword]

"I didn't say that, I'm simply trying to follow the logic," she grinned.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"The logic is that there's a vacation happening, ergo I get to embrace the lazy," he smiled, moving a wet hand over her hair.

[solo_sword]

"Ahhh," Jaina nodded, liking that extra little bit of attention there. "It scares me a little that I follow it and completely get it."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Why is that scary? I make sense." Keep believing that, John.

[solo_sword]

"Well, normally I would argue that you weren't on vacation," she said. "But I'm giving that kind of thought process a rest till tomorrow and am just going with it."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I was on a vacation with you," John contended. "Sort of. Minus detention." Which was a lot of fun and he was still digging on the black nail polish, applied so perfectly by Chuck Bass.

[solo_sword]

"You know I'd missed that part?" Jaina asked. "Maybe you weren't doing it right."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Maybe we should try it again next weekend," he suggested. He knew the concept of real weekends were lost on her, but he could try to get the point made.

[solo_sword]

She made a face. "I don't think my comlink would agree with that." Woe.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I could have a talk with it, maybe get an understanding across about certain hours where it would be nice if it stayed quiet." John was pretty sure four days wasn't what Leia and everyone else had hoped for when this talk of vacation started.

[solo_sword]

"You think it'll listen?" Because no. No, it would not.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

If he crushed it, there could be hope. "No." And wow, that was sort of a downer of a thought to say out loud.