Writer's Block: Ground Control to Major Tom

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A boat.

I'll purchase a yellow cabin cruiser, and use it to sail through the years and cosmos.

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[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

Nuh-uh.

'A' Class, Ma'Hak starfighter with a juiced up temporal drive. Accept no substitutes.

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Have you been anywhere in my boat? Have you even seen it?

...Do you have that starfighter?

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

Didn't I meet Xander on your boat?

No. No I do not have the starfighter yet. [>:|]

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Yes, but we didn't go anywhere. I'm supposed to take Julian out in it soon.

The Master made me a few lasers for it.

At least I have a craft!

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[Fails to reply for some while. Because he totally wasn't listening, due to staring at Janie's lips as they move]

Hunh? Lasers? That's... are they good?

I'll have the freakin' thing. Okay?

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[Oh Janie, never stop being completely clueless. She thinks he doesn't believe her]

Yes. You'll have to see them one of these days, they're perfect for the Rift Raft.

Right, sure you will

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[This is no problem, because he's currently checking out her neckline, hence the dumb expression]

Rift Raft. [gigglesnort]

I. Will.

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[And she sweeps her hair away from her neck, rather annoyed because he's just not paying attention to her]

My Dad came up with that name.

I'll believe it when I see it

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[Is really. REALLY. Paying Janie so much attention. And that thing she does with her hair just sends him into.... Well, it's a nice place]

It's a great name! Sam'll love it. He has this rift thing going on.

:|

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[She's still clueless]

I should take him on it one day! He'll love it.

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[Probably just as well? He's imagining something he really shouldn't]

He'll go nuts, just let me know whenever you wanna take Lynn out .. or if you're in the mood for a couple of noisy kids and a baby.

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[Doesn't help that she seems to prefer lowcut shirts, does it?]

I will... when I'm ready. Lynn's been begging to go somewhere with both of us.

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[No. No, it doesn't help matters at all. Not that he'd ever want her to stop wearing them]

Um.. yeah. Lynn. [Paces a bit wondering whether or not he should discuss that particularly weird conversation]

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[So she probably shouldn't be bending over to pick something up, and yes, her mun loves torturing Phoenix]

What's she done now? [She's not in a bad mood, so it might actually be okay]

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[And Phoenix probably shouldn't be staring.. so he'll scratch his head and examine the ceiling instead]

Nothing like that, she's great.. but has she, you know, mentioned anything about me lately?

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[And Janie stands up, adjusts clothing and is quiet for a second before answering Phoenix]

She's pissed at me because of Xander, and keeps mentioning you, and how we're never together anymore.

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[Actually managing to concentrate, kids are srs bzns]

Riiiiight. Doesn't she like Xander? She told me she did... [Phoenix looks somewhat bothered, and it might be obvious he's being evasive]

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She doesn't think of him as her Father, but they're getting along better after the birth...

I told her I didn't know who he- oh. She's um. But it can't be true. You don't do kids the human way.

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

[His ears almost physically prick up at that] She's told you I'm... ?

[Cue awkward gesticulating, finally arriving a a slightly dejected droop of the shoulders]

She keeps calling me Dad.

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It's not- I, um. [She's flustered]

Wouldn't I know? What do you remember about her being born? Because I don't. None of it.

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

Nono.. you're right, we don't do babies the human way. It's just not possible.

[Shakes his head] She just turned up at Roberts, or something, didn't she?

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I- yes. And both of you said she was my daughter and there are pictures but none before a few years ago. I don't- She couldn't be.

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah. She was your daughter with Ian before the timeline split. Could she be Ian's somehow? Some kind of genetic copy?

[Though where the copy came from is more the issue here]

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I, um. Ran DNA. [She hasn't admitted it to anyone yet]

It wasn't fair to her, so I- Ian doesn't know, I um. Well, I managed to get some DNA from him. I tried him, Xander, Gio... everyone I could get to. Finally I told her she didn't have a Father.

[ashes-ascended.livejournal.com]

Okay. [Doesn't see this as particularly unusual in Lynn's case, or wrong. And he's particularly relieved that it isn't Cattivo]

Did you test me, by any chance? I mean, my people have made attempts to produce clones, or use their own genetics to mix with that of other races - it's never worked.