That evening, a lone figure was standing on the balcony outside the gate room, looking out at the miles and miles of ocean that surrounded Atlantis. He didn't look up at the sound of the door opening behind him, nor did he move when another person joined him at the railing. The pair stood silently for a long while, watching the sun disappear beyond the horizon.
"Beckett give you a clean bill of health?" John finally asked.
Elizabeth nodded. "He did, although apparently my anemia was a pre-existing condition…Carson read me the riot act on that."
"Good. He's just looking out for you."
"I know…"
"It was almost kind of nice in the beginning," John commented after a long moment of silence. "Being a kid…no responsibility."
"The responsibility never went away, John."
"I know, but I could pretend for a little while…" He saw her turn away, but she stopped when he didn't follow her back towards the door.
"Come on," she told him.
"Where are we going?"
"Rec Room A. Your favorite football game is in the player, and I made a couple bowls of popcorn." He frowned, confused.
"Not only are you VOLUNTARILY taking time away from work, but you're doing it to watch FOOTBALL with me? Who are you, and what have you done with the real Dr. Weir?"
"It's not like anyone from Earth is going to be looking over those reports in my office anytime soon. They'll keep, and we can 'un-grow up' for a couple hours."
John grinned as they went back inside. "Does this mean I can call you Lizzie?" She shot him a glare.
"Don't push your luck."
Fin.
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