[The fact that no one's been drilling isn't exactly revelatory information. While she'd have more than trusted Aeryn to keep the program rolling for the time she'd been under but it's not like there wasn't a precedent for it taking a backseat to the upper echelon bullshit the multiverse might throw at them. Given what she'd gleaned from the comm, Jasper's own ludicrous drawing and subsequent interrogative conversations with anyone who'd made the mistake of wandering too close to her, she's less than surprised that no one's been dedicating a few hours in the day to doing push ups and running laps.
The fact that Aeryn's gone doesn't really have much to do with it, she thinks. Won't have much to do with anything going forward, she tells herself because it keeps her from batting an eyelash in the face of Jasper's low tone and the prickly line of his shoulders.]
We'll probably keep drilling on hold for a few days.
[Which is the more mechanical follow up to that than is fair to him. Jasper isn't Crichton who probably couldn't tolerate the idea of anyone missing Aeryn except for him. Jasper is-- not a child, not really. But close to one.
She's not great with kids.
Tipping back the canteen, she takes a long sip - scans the foliage above them for a beat. When she drops her chin and passes the canteen back--:]
They might let you send her a message if you asked.
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The fact that Aeryn's gone doesn't really have much to do with it, she thinks. Won't have much to do with anything going forward, she tells herself because it keeps her from batting an eyelash in the face of Jasper's low tone and the prickly line of his shoulders.]
We'll probably keep drilling on hold for a few days.
[Which is the more mechanical follow up to that than is fair to him. Jasper isn't Crichton who probably couldn't tolerate the idea of anyone missing Aeryn except for him. Jasper is-- not a child, not really. But close to one.
She's not great with kids.
Tipping back the canteen, she takes a long sip - scans the foliage above them for a beat. When she drops her chin and passes the canteen back--:]
They might let you send her a message if you asked.