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[lastof_five]

Kate's busy pouring mojitos when Magnus puts her back to her and asks for help with her sunscreen. It's good she is, the mojitos, otherwise she might be choking on her tongue. Yeah, she's gotten used to Magnus being warmer, happy, open, even flirting. But the voluntary touching is still weird. "Yeah, sure. Turn around

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[not_so_smooth]

Sam had decided to spend his free time today looking for soil samples for Dr. McCoy's tomatoes. He doubted that he'd really find anything more than the doctor had already found himself, but he wanted to be doing something important with his time. So, backpack across across his back and map in hand, Sam was off to gather some samples and bring them back to the good doctor.

When he came out of the tree line to the beach, he was very, very glad he had decided to head out today. Even from a distance he could recognize both Kate and Dr. Magnus and while he wasn't going to ogle, he certainly wasn't upset that he'd run across them.

"Hello, ladies!" he said, grinning and waving as he headed over to them, hoping he wasn't disturbing anything.

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[lastof_five]

"Hello, Sam," Helen said brightly, waving right back. She actually rather enjoyed his company, both as a protege and as a friend, and any time she saw him or the others she worked closely with, Helen couldn't help but be happy and feel like she was really making a difference.

"Having a pleasant day?"

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[girlsolo]

"Hey, Sam." Kate's not half as cheerful about it as Magnus. She likes Sam but she doesn't do cheerful. At least not half a Mojito deep she doesn't. "Shoot any good trees lately?"

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[not_so_smooth]

"Great day," he said, beaming back at Dr. Magnus. It was probably a ridiculously silly grin, but he couldn't help it. His hero crush on her probably was evident to everyone, but from what he understood he was pretty much like everyone else who met her in that aspect.

"Although you have your top on this time, that's a little disappointing. And I promise, Kate, they were all very bad trees that had it coming to them."

[haolehothead]

Danny makes a strangled noise when he hears the conversation, wishing that he had picked any other day to patrol this route. With tie, shirt, and pants (including patent leather loafers), he comes to a stop in front of the two. "Did you steal that from me?" he asks, with faint horror at seeing the book again, never mind the topic of conversation.

[lastof_five]

"Actually, it's mine, Danny. The bookshelf gave it to me," Helen said, grinning wide at him. "I don't believe Kate's ever seen it before now, have you, Kate?"

She doubted that this particular romance novel would have been high on Kate's priority list but she could always be wrong.

[girlsolo]

Kate props herself up on one elbow and smirks. "Why read about it when we've got the real thing?" It's deliberately ambiguous. Steve might not be that open about being a former SEAL and she hasn't shared that with Magnus. Magnus knows about her and Declan and he's pretty close to a SEAL.

"Not much of a romance girl, anyway. I don't read Playgirl for the letters."

[haolehothead]

Danny's still slightly tense around Kate, posture firm as it gets. He shoves his hands into his pockets (including the bandaged one) and eyes Magnus warily, unsure of what to make of the fact that some of his closest people are so close with someone that he's still wary about. "It's less reading it and more kidnapping it after that unfortunate girl-teen weekend of horror," he says.

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[will_you_see]

Particularly given how high the sun was, it was exceedingly poor judgment that had Alcuin out for a run on the beach without his shirt. He'd lost track of time, having gotten a much later start than usual on his morning run since he'd spent the night in the compound

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[lastof_five]

"Hello, Alcuin," Helen said warmly. His gentle nature was something that Helen had warmed to in their conversations and while she still didn't know what, exactly, he saw in Nikola she thought Nikola couldn't have made a better choice.

"Good run, then? Or just a necessary evil?"

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[girlsolo]

As if this day isn't awkward enough. Kate sighs, shades her eyes and glances over at Alcuin. He's pale and looking pretty pink. Not that she's checking him out or anything. Even if he is completely gorgeous.

She's actually surprised Magnus isn't fussing at him already, but she reaches for the water and pours him some. "Hey." She holds out a cup. "You should drink this." See, doc? I can actually care about other people sometimes.

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[will_you_see]

"I enjoy it," said Alcuin, offering Helen a little smile. "Though I typically try to go earlier so that the sun isn't quite as bright." He looked down at Kate as well, and after a second he took the cup. "My thanks."

He found himself wondering if Nikola would be envious of him for this view.

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[likesthestooges]

Aidan had found that lately, physical exercise was a great way to take his mind off of things. Doing more hours at the clinic helped as well, but it had been a long time since he regularly exerted his body before coming to the island, and he found that if he focused on the right things, he wouldn't dwell on Martha too much. Also, running with his shirt off meant he got to work on a desperately needed tan.

When it came to distractions, he couldn't get better than two gorgeous bathing suit clad women. The fact that Kate Freelander was one of them was even better.

"Hello, Kate," he said, smiling as he jobbed up to them. "Dr. Magnus."

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[lastof_five]

Helen knew Aidan slightly from clinic work and she had a smile for him when he dropped in to say hello. It was odd, seeing people outside of the context she was used to seeing them in and she mentally had to reshuffle her categories and regroup.

"Hello. It's Aidan, isn't it?"

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[girlsolo]

"Hey, hot stuff." Yeah, it's a little awkward, but at least Aidan's not someone she's screwed over. Just someone she's screwed. Repeatedly. Consensually. And pleasurably.

She grins at him and holds up the book to compare him to the cover, then glances back over her shoulder at Magnus who's still smoothing sunscreen over Kate's back. "What do you think, doc? Could he pose if we write a book?"

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[likesthestooges]

"That's one of the few covers I've seen that doesn't require long, flowing locks of hair," he said, smirking a bit. He liked Kate and how easy things were between them. For all they had done together, it wasn't very weird between them.

"And I've never been in the modern military. Although I do think I looked pretty good in everything from the homespun uniforms of the Minutemen, to the Union Army, to World War II Allied dress."

[misanthrope_md]

It wasn't like House actually had to walk Fucker, not really, since he let him have the run of the place whenever he wanted. But sometimes when his leg wasn't hurting too badly he'd go with the dog on one of his outings. Which was how he ended up limping behind Padfoot as he bounded down the boardwalk.

"Oh, not on the beach..." House groaned as the dog bounded off of the boardwalk. And watched in dismay as he ran toward two figures in the distance. Though he could make out that they were women in bathing suits, so at least the dog had good taste.

Fucker, meanwhile, bounded up to Kate and gave her a big doggy grin, running in circles in the sand.

[girlsolo]

By the time they're accosted by Greg's black lab, Kate's already had the thought that the day couldn't get more awkward at least three times. Each time, she was wrong. It looks like she's about to be wrong again.

"Hey, Fucker." Kate tries not to sound resentful as she holds out her hand for the dog. It's not his fault she's the asshole who can't promise exclusivity, tried to sleep with one of her best friend's best friends and couldn't because of the other best friend she's not promising exclusivity to (yet, yet, she's going to soon; maybe when she finishes the dress).

Maybe she'll get lucky and Greg's not around. Yeah, no. There he is now, up on the boardwalk walking toward them. Maybe he won't be a dick about it. Nah. She's just not that girl.

[lastof_five]

"Did the dog actually do something to you to call him something so vulgar, Kate?"

Helen eyed it warily. She was decidedly a cat person and while a friendly dog was hardly something to worry about on this island of dinosaurs and other...denizens she still wasn't terribly inclined to pet it.

[girlsolo]

"That's his name." Kate sits up on her heels and gives Fucker a good scratch around the ears. "Isn't it, boy?" No baby talk, not exactly, but she's definitely sweeter to animals.

Maybe if she's petting and kissing his dog, Greg won't notice she's here? Yeah, not likely.