Teacher's Lounge, Tuesday

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Someone looking into the lounge might think that Vala was being conscientious--she was writing industriously on a legal pad, cup of coffee and something called a doughnut by her side.

The first page was covered with notes from her lecture the day before--mostly about places to rob and possible accomplices. Not that Karal person, obviously, but her class had a number of nice prospects in that regard.

Each page under the top one had a name of one of the locations, the valuable items noted by the students, and any possible drawbacks, including security.

Cairo was still looking pretty tempting, though.

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I shouldn't!" He squinted harder at her.

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"Then I certainly don't have any rings that need to be returned!" She was happy with revelation.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Where'd you come from?" he asked again.

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"What difference does that make?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Because..." He tried to think of a good reason. "Because if you gave me back my ring, maybe I wanna remember!"

What?

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"You forgot me?" She asked, hands on her hips, affronted, "No wonder I didn't say yes!"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I didn't forget," he said and scratched his head. "You did say yes. I remember that clearly. And then said you were going to make me some pie."

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"Pie?" Yes, because that was the important part of the conversation.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I wanted pie." He nodded. "And you said you were going to make it."

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"Now I know I don't know you," she decided, "Pie is for receiving, not for giving."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"You really don't know me?" he asked, squinting again.

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"I really don't know you," she told him, "and I think you should get your eyes checked--you keep squinting."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Sorry," he said and shook his head. "Someone who looked like you used to go here. And you look like Aeryn."

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"Oooooh," Vala said, rolling her eyes, "Yes, I've met this Aeryn. Very, er, personable."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I'm engaged to her," he said. "She likes me."

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"Then she should make you see a doctor about your eyesight," Vala pointed out.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I got great eyes!" John exclaimed. "They're better than 20/20 and they're blue!"

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

Vala was starting to wonder if the boy in front of her was completely sane. "Then why do you keep squinting?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Because." He shrugged. "I was making sure you weren't Aeryn bitten by a gremlin. It happens."

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"What's a gremlin?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"A little green thing that skitters out and bites people and makes them do weird things," he explained.

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like a blue drink I had once," she said under her breath, "So you thought I was your Aeryn-person, but under the influence of a gremlin bite? What kind of weird things are we discussing?"

Maybe they could be sold as pets, or farmed for their venom.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Last time it bit Aeryn, she thought she was a princess."

[spacepiratevala.livejournal.com]

Even having met Aeryn once, Vala blinked at that. "Was she a good princess?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Not at all," he said. "She lisped. And had a Southern accent."