The Crown Princess - Monday [Cabins and Lido Deck]

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It was a beautiful day in the Caribbean! The sun was bright in the cloudless sky, casting no shadows on the open section of the Lido deck: Sunbathers beware. Luckily, the Horizon Court offered umbrellas at some tables for the sun shy.

Near the pools were large lettered signs discouraging guests from diving or jumping into the water due to the lack of depth.

[OOC: Cabin Listing | Ship/Shore Post | Cabins Thread | Pool & Bars | Terrace]

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Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

She smiled a little. "I meant to make it out there," she said apologetically. "I would have helped, no begging required."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"No big deal, Gavin was great even though he does taste a little more like sand than expected. I mean, there's being from the desert and then there's being part of the desert," John said.

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

Yes, that would be staring. And an "Um?"

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"What? I was making the best of it," John shrugged, turning away so she wouldn't see him smother his snicker. Hey, someone was going to have fun on this trip, dammit.

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"Funny," she said dryly, and more sincerely, "Glad you had fun."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"First make sure Gavin didn't write anything jackassy on my back with the lotion," he said, stripping off his shirt. "Then I'll decide if it was fun."

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"Just a 'kick me'," she said before she even looked.

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Oh, well that's better than expected," John shrugged. "How's your stuff going?"

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"The usual, if there is such a thing." She was actually wondering if she hadn't made the wrong decision by not going home, but it was too late now. "It's not really vacation talk."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Of course it wasn't. "Well, you enjoy that." John kicked off his flip flops and perched on the side of the bed. "Will it bug you if I take a nap here?"

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

She shook her head. "I can find somewhere to go if I need to make any calls," she assured him. "No problem."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He raised an eyebrow. "Jaina."

His voice had a pleading tone.

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"What?" she asked, honestly not sure why she was getting that tone.

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John was done playing games. "You don't have to go anywhere. Can't you just be on vacation?"

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"No," Jaina replied. "I'm not at home, I didn't go home, I still have things I've got to do. You know that."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Well, why didn't you go home when you're making it pretty obvious you'd rather be there than here?" John asked bluntly.

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"I don't know," she admitted. "It isn't that I don't want to be here, I just have to balance. And I'm doing my best on day two."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Right, that's why you haven't left the room today," he said. "I know your work is important, but we have what? Eight weeks?"

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"Are you counting down?" she asked, frowning. "You got to go have fun, I got some things done, I don't get why that's bad. Except when you're talking about how much time we have left and we're spending it arguing."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I know what day today is, the rest isn't hard to figure out," John replied. "And we're not arguing, this is what some people call a discussion."

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"When we talk about my work it's usually an argument," she pointed out.

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's just positive thinking at work."

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

"I'm just stating a fact," she sighed, sounding tired. "Look, I'm doing what I can. I'm trying. And I don't want to spend more of our eight weeks having this same discussion, so you know what, I'll find somewhere to finish up and you can rest up to go have some fun."

Re: Suite 18

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Great, you enjoy that," John told her, stalking to his things, finding fresh clothing quickly and heading for the bathroom. "Have a good night if I don't see you."

Re: Suite 18

[solo_sword]

Well, tonight was going to be interesting. "Great," she said, getting up to gather her stuff to find somewhere to go. She could make herself angry about it. It was so much easier than feeling bad about things.