MCA #7 - After noon

[light_a_spark]

Having the day off, Roy was reading through a book on Earth weapons. His chess board was on the dining room table, set up already for a game that he intended to win. He would need his uniform to get cleaned after it got cake on it after all. For now, he was actually wearing slacks and a white shirt. He could do casual.

((Open for a certain delivery for now. Will open up for people to gawk later if they want. Open if you want to check out what all the moving around was!))

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[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy laughed. "Strange, I haven't heard that one before."

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Aly raised an eyebrow. "Funny. Because I know I've said it to you before."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Oh wait, now I remember," he smirked at her. "I didn't call you to let you know when I was going to bed, did I? Perhaps I should."

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"You didn't," she agreed. "I was almost ready to knock on your door to find out if you were sleeping."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Why didn't you?" he asked, looking amused at the idea.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"Didn't want to wake you up," she said with a wink.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy grinned. "Maybe I wouldn't have minded."

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

She smirked. "But would you have gone back to sleep?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"That would have been up to you," he said casually. She probably was too far away to notice the glint in his eye.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

It was too bad she wasn't looking for it.

"You don't strike me as the type of person who is used enough to sleeping to be able to fall back asleep."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps not, but I've been to war," he explained, figuring that was enough of an explanation about his sleeping habits.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

She nodded, understanding the point well. "Sleep whenever you can because it's never enough."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He nodded, not that it had helped him much. Getting to sleep was pretty easy, staying it longer than three hours was harder. "One of the more useful habits to pick up on."

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"Too bad there's not an easier way to learn it," she said with a smile. "Regardless, if you ever need someone to talk you to sleep," she grinned. "You know where I am."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"As if you'd be able to think of something boring," he teased even if he appreciated the offer.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

She smiled at the compliment. "Hey, I'm a spy. I could tell you about surveillance methods and have you sleeping like a baby in no time."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"We'll see," he said with a smirk, considering picking her up on the challenge.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"I'll be sure to have very boring illustrations," she said, trying to prevent a grin this time.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"I'm impressed already," he said with a laugh.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"Impressed? You're supposed to be falling asleep!" she laughed.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"No one's ever tried to get me asleep with illustrations," he pointed out.

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Aly's mind obviously took that the wrong way as she had to look away to keep from making a comment.

"Oh, I find I'm the first at a lot of things."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He belatedly realised how that may have sounded, but her reaction was definitely worth it. He grinned at her. "That's not a bad quality."

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

"Never said it was," she grinned back.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He was still smiling as he grew quiet for a few seconds, watching her. "I'm glad you made it safely across the hall," he said.