The trip to IASA had been...well, John had left frustrated and annoyed but constantly being recognized as a Crichton and getting asked every other minute about his dad got a little trying after awhile. He hadn't gone there to give updates on his retired hero of a father. DK had eventually dragged him out of there and told them they'd go on ( Read more... )

For the first time since Talyn's birth, DK was coming out to see John and Aeryn. Their schedules hadn't been meshing well between school, work, wives and kids but they finally found a few open days and were taking advantage of them. John had even managed to convince Aeryn to babysit Talyn on her own for a day or two so DK and John could head down ( Read more... )

John had an interview today. It wasn't much, just some low level paper pushing job at the local IASA site but it was a foot in the door and that's what John needed right now. Between his family and school, he was going to be spreading himself thin but if he ever wanted to go into space proper, he had to get in now before he got too complacent. ( Read more... )

John and Aeryn were going out on a date. It had taken a lot of convincing and a hugely complicated interrogation process for the babysitter they'd eventually chosen for Talyn but for the first time in what felt like forever, John and Aeryn, husband and wife, were actually going out on a date ( Read more... )

John woke up cold. Really, it was winter, so he usually woke up a little chilly but this morning, he was freaking freezing. It was only after taking a moment to wake up that he realized that the power was out ( Read more... )

One of the good things about having a son when you couldn't quite shake the feeling of edginess was that you were never lacking in things to do. Talyn was growing and never wanted to sit still. Movies didn't hold his attention often and he was more likely to start running around, screaming his head off than to sit there and watch quietly ( Read more... )

It was way too hot. John and Talyn both thought this and both agreed that something had to be done (well, John decided that something had to be done and Talyn sucked his thumb in agreement).

The easiest solution? Spending a day in the apartment's pool! So, that's where they were, Talyn in his awesome water wings and John in sunglasses. Both of ( Read more... )

For the most part, Talyn was a good kid. He was quiet, played with his toys, loved his parents and didn't try and throw blocks at any playmates. John decided he'd gotten all those good traits from his mother ( Read more... )

John was pretty sure he was going to die. Yeah yeah, he knew it was his own fault and everything but he couldn't help being the naturally curious sort. It'd just sort of happened. And now, he was lying there, flat on his back on the couch, moaning like the world was about to come to an end around him ( Read more... )

Today, John was attempting something that he'd long deemed a rite of passage for any masculine manly man. Today, John was trying to put together a toy for his son. So far, it wasn't going well. There were pieces and parts strewn all over the living room floor and John was spending more time trying to stop Talyn from putting things in his mouth ( Read more... )