One whole week. Jim didn't even put up a fuss. Gotta say the PG is a lot more relaxed about these things than the USAF is. Air force? You've got to book your vacations six months in advance and pray your CO doesn't have a bug up his ass. They'd never let us take off together. For multiple reasons.
[Poe isn't wrong. This is exactly why they're doing this, whatever this is. John still isn't entirely sure. What's important is he's been where Poe's been, and knows where he's coming from.
John said he would help Poe through this, and he meant it.]
You're not a traitor.
You need this. It's important to recharge if you want to stay sharp and on the level.
If you're in the fight too long, you start losing sight of what you're fighting for. That's when you make mistakes, and do things you can't undo.
[A pause.]
Good, because you're not getting out of it. I already bought you a surfboard
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Date: 2018-02-22 06:36 am (UTC)[He's just being a brat.]
One whole week. Jim didn't even put up a fuss. Gotta say the PG is a lot more relaxed about these things than the USAF is. Air force? You've got to book your vacations six months in advance and pray your CO doesn't have a bug up his ass. They'd never let us take off together. For multiple reasons.
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Date: 2018-02-22 06:41 am (UTC)[ Cue Poe staring at that last sentence.
Yep.
He just said that. ]
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Date: 2018-02-22 06:45 am (UTC)Really? That's cool.
[Yes, cool. He rubs his face with his hand.]
Are you excited?
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Date: 2018-02-22 06:51 am (UTC)He's also pretty sure this is the ABSOLUTE WRONG ANSWER but he doesn't know how to be anything but honest, when it comes to most things. ]
I don't know. I want to be. Feels a little
[ There's another longass pause here while he tries to figure out how to word what he's trying to say. ]
I feel like a traitor, running off like this.
[ He feels like a traitor, stealing something good.
Another pause. ]
But I am excited to go with you.
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Date: 2018-02-22 03:38 pm (UTC)John said he would help Poe through this, and he meant it.]
You're not a traitor.
You need this. It's important to recharge if you want to stay sharp and on the level.
If you're in the fight too long, you start losing sight of what you're fighting for. That's when you make mistakes, and do things you can't undo.
[A pause.]
Good, because you're not getting out of it. I already bought you a surfboard
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Date: 2018-02-22 04:24 pm (UTC)[ Because that's easier than focusing on the rest of what John says, no matter how true. ]
I don't even know how to surf.
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Date: 2018-02-22 05:15 pm (UTC)That’s why you’re going to learn.
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Date: 2018-02-23 04:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-23 06:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-25 04:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-25 04:05 am (UTC)[Poe can imagine the cocky grin.]