[Aeryn] Who are we?

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Who: Aeryn & John
Where A quiet corner in the Bunker
When: Evening, Day 28--not long after The Cold Facts
Invited: John
Status: Complete

Aeryn sighed and stopped as they had moved to a fairly quiet area of the bunker.

There were tears burning her eyes and throat, so it took her a few moments of staring off into the space behind John's shoulder before she felt capable of talking.

"What if" she reached up and wiped irratably at her cheek, then fastened her eyes on his face. "I don't think I've been honest with you, Crichton" she stopped and shook her head. "John, my name is Aeryn Sun-Crichton. And I have an unshakable feeling that we're not related by blood."

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[Aeryn]

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The smile he used, somewhat shy, somewhat scared, sent a warm thrill through her and she couldn't help but return it warily.

"I'm not asking you to move in with me, I'm just ... asking for a chance. A chance to see if ... we can find what was taken from us. That's all."

She hesitated, fighting the urge to make a flippant reply, fighting the urge to turn away. No, she had to face this now, before any rifts formed between them. But then something struck her about his words. "Yes, there was more taken from us, wasn't there?" she stepped closer, a frown knitting her brows "Do you get the feeling we were searching for something when we came here?"

[John]

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"Do you get the feeling we were searching for something when we came here?"

John's head snapped up and he looked at her intently. He frowned a little and nodded slowly. "Yeah," he said quietly, "yeah ... I do, actually. It's hard to explain but ... but it's like I get the feeling that ... I don't know ... like something was lost. Or taken ... something ... really important ..."

He ran a hand through his hair and looked at her again, "What the hell do you think it means?"

[Aeryn]

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She sighed and stood, gathering her hair behind her neck and then releasing it. "I think it means that we need to find out just WHAT we're missing. And I think that the ship we came in might have answers." A tiny smile of relief tugged at her lips. "And we can search for them together."

[john]

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"I think it means that we need to find out just WHAT we're missing. And I think that the ship we came in might have answers." A tiny smile of relief tugged at her lips. "And we can search for them together."

John nodded and pushed away from the concrete wall, being able to do something, anything, was preferable to sitting around here contemplating the what-if's. "Yeah, that sounds like the best thing we can do right now." He gave her a smile and moved to walk beside her, making sure not to walk close enough to accidentally brush her arm. They were making progress and he didn't want to jeopardize it. He just hoped that there were answers to be found inside the wreckage, and that those answers didn't completely tear them apart.

[Aeryn]

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A sideways glance and the warmth of this man so close made her smile a little. Somehow this felt RIGHT. (Closing this post)