OOM: Somewhere in Chiss Space

[jedipilot]

Taking Aeryn with her on the cargo run was the best way to get her away from Jag, Jaina had decided as they had boarded the ramp. Spending the last two weeks in a house with the two of them was slowly starting to drive her spaced. Especially those twitchy shoulder and teeth-grinding habits he had recently seemed to develop

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[just_a_soldier]

Her friend was sitting near the cargo thinking, contemplating might be more accurate. No doubt they were nasty thoughts about Jaina's prize ship. It wasn't quite the frown she had been wearing the last couple of solar days, but it wasn't a smile either.

[jedipilot]

Nasty thoughts about Jaina's prize ship should remain unsaid. Unless Aeryn was hoping for a Jedi smackdown on this trip.

At some point during her search, Jaina does wander in to the cargo bay, leaning her head against a couple of stray boxes sitting near a wall.

"I was looking for you."

[just_a_soldier]

Hands folded neatly in front of her, Aeryn glanced up, focusing on the here and now with surprising speed. She had never been big on daydreaming.

"Sorry. I was thinking." Low and quiet, from the way her jaw clenched it was obvious she wasn't sure if she should say what she'd been thinking about or not.

[jedipilot]

Cautiously, Jaina takes a few steps closer to her friend, one eyebrow quirked in curiousity.

Aeryn had been acting strange these past few weeks. Sometimes snappish, like back at Milliways, and - more lately - thoughtful. More polite.

Jaina quietly takes a seat next to the other woman, staring straight out ahead instead of at Aeryn. "What about?"