239/240 - Friday evening

[notcalledlizzie]

Elizabeth returned to her room happily ladden down with books. Lots and lots of books.

She'd also grabbed the post on the way up, and idly wondered what Janet had ordered from Logitech. She dropped the box on the bed and moved to the bookshelves, ready to reorder them.


[[ooc: door's open]]

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[janet_fraiser]

"Then I'm set," said Janet. "Then I think I can share," she said, holding her cup out to Liz.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth grinned gleefully as she took the cup and had a mouthful. "I greatly approve of kisses for cofee, y'know," she said, handing the cup back.

[janet_fraiser]

"I think I got the better part of the bargain," said Janet, smiling. "So how has your day been?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth just smiled back at her. "There have been books, so it has been good. And now there will hopefully be more kisses, so it's looking even better. How about your day?"

[janet_fraiser]

"Better than yesterday was," Janet said. "I saw Veronica at the Perk, and we had coffee, and I ran into Cally, and she and I haven't seen each other in ages."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"That's good," Elizabeth said, nodding. "Both that your day's better than yesterday and seeing people."

[janet_fraiser]

"So what have you been doing all week?" asked Janet. "I feel weird, I've barely seen you."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"A critical look at how the US fails to learn from past mistakes in a military setting," Elizabeth said, grinning slightly sheepishly. "The other me suggested that if I wasn't feeling that the academics were giving me enough of a challenge then I should turn my attention to journal articles."

[janet_fraiser]

"You've been writing journal articles trashing the US military?" asked Janet, raising one eyebrow. "The other you is perceptive, though. Why do you think I have my notebook of genetic research, after all?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Not the military as a whole," Elizabeth said, looking at Janet with wide, puppy dog eyes. "Just the idiots at the top. I specifically distinguish between the two."

[janet_fraiser]

"I didn't think you'd be ridiculous enough to trash the military as a whole. Jack and Uncle George are going to be annoyed with you and her for that, though." She nodded. "I should hope you do, considering everything you've been through."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth shrugged. "They knew what I was doing before I was hired by the president," she said. "I don't let my personal relations get in the way; I never have. It's a field of expertise and one that will get published in the current world situation."

[janet_fraiser]

"You don't think I'm upset, do you?" asked Janet.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth bit her lip and looked across at Janet shyly. "I wasn't too sure," she admitted.

[janet_fraiser]

"Of course I'm not," said Janet, reaching over to hug Liz. "I know we don't generally agree about the military, hon, but just because I disagree doesn't mean you don't make some very good points."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth wrapped her arms around Janet in return, leaning into the embrace. "That's good," she said. "I've always had the military point of view when I was working on these things, thanks to Dad and Nick."

[janet_fraiser]

"There are good officers and there are bad officers," said Janet, rubbing Liz's back reassuringly before letting go and leaning back. "And officers that forget they're supposed to be soldiers before they're politicians."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth nodded. "It's not the military's fault that we end up in wars; they just go where they're told. I get that, even though I knew plenty of people who didn't," she said. She grinned slightly. "Who knows what my next piece will be on? Give me a political issue and I can respond as needed!"

[janet_fraiser]

"That's because you're the good kind of politician," said Janet. She pursed her lips. "You're going to be hopeless, aren't you? The output of Russian profanity in this room is going to triple."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I could add French?" Elizabeth offered tentitively. She stretched slightly, straightening her back. "And I won't be working to as strict a deadline as this piece so it shouldn't be too bad."

[janet_fraiser]

"Liz." Janet gave her a look. "I treated injured soldiers. I treated injured Marines. Trust me, a little profanity's not going to bother me. Though maybe I should learn how to swear in Russian so I know what you're saying." Janet nodded. "Are you publishing it under your own name?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I'll teach you Russian," Elizabeth offered, smiling. She nodded. "Yeah, because I can. Admittedly, they think it's her, but at least it'll now appear that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth! I've got a PO box in DC that's automatically forwarding here."

[janet_fraiser]

"Maybe just start with the profanity," said Janet. "I have enough on my plate from Classics." She nodded along. "I'm sure you and she can work something out. She was nice."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"But you're not doing classics at the moment," Elizabeth pointed out, grinning. "I am nice, yes. Although I still can't believe that she was at the SGC at the same time as you were!"

[janet_fraiser]

"I was thinking of studying it on my own," admitted Janet. "Do you think English will develop language for talking about clones one of these days?" asked Janet, slightly exasperated. "You can blame McKay for that one."