A romantic moment between Scott and Jean that starts after she witnesses the New Recruits realizing that an less emotionally restrained Scott as Danger Room facilitator means a tough day for all.
Argh. Her aches had aches. Jean had lingered in the hot shower in an attempt to soothe them. She was still stretching in the hall when the younger recruits passed her by.
“Ow!”
“Man, my aches have aches…”
“The aches of my aches have aches that ache.”
“Can we stop saying ‘ache’?”
“Man… who thought flower arranging could make Scooter so much more of a hardass?”
“Dude, stop saying 'man’.”
“Man, stop saying 'dude’.”
A half-hearted scuffle ensued.
“Hey!” Scott shouted. “If you have the energy to fight, you have the energy to give me three laps around the mansion.”
“Aaaawwwww…”
Jean giggled. “Way to show them, tiger.”
Scott blushed, smirking. “Leader’s gotta lead. That? And Logan makes me wax his bike every time they aren’t worn out after a training session.”
“I knew there was an ulterior motive.”
“So… while they’re busy. Um. Wanna go hang out in the theatre and… er… watch a DVD or something?”
“Sorry,” said Jean. “I have a hot bath and a nap all planned.”
She managed to drag herself away, but she still heard his distant mutter of, “…damnit…”
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