This is a bit of a rarity for me; Jacoba does NOT play a very big role in this particular one-shot. I'm not sure why, but I think Luna and Thorn would really play off of each other well; in my AU at least. Jacoba acting like the big sister in charge of ensuring that everyone (especially these two) are not being pains really adheres to how I view both her and the relationships she has within the team.
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Prompt: "This plan of yours is going to get us killed. Of course. I'm in."
"Hey, Thorn. How's it going?"
Thorn turned away from the bench that he'd set up as his desk in what he'd dubbed "The Hub" (also known as his workroom in the hanger) towards the door. There, leaning against the door jam, was Luna, their close combat extraordinaire. She had one of her eyebrows raised at him as she looked in at him and he just smirked. "Oh, you know, I'm living the dream." He turned back to the project that he was working on at his bench as he continued to speak over his shoulder. "What brings you to my neck of the woods?"
Luna sighed as she walked over to him, leaning her back against the bench when she got there. "Well, I'm rather bored." Seeing Thorn raise both of his eyebrows, she rolled her eyes and pushed him slightly. "Shut it, bub. Jacoba's busy training Lacey in the gym and I was banned from assisting as a part of Barney's 'punishment' for helping Caesar with that prank on Barney last week. So, yeah. I'm bored."
Thorn started to snicker as he continued to work, ignoring the slight push that Luna gave him. "Since you're here, do you want to help me with this project for Gunnar? I decided that he should have his own wrist computer but I'm going to add some more features."
"Sure, let me grab a chair."
~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~
About an hour later, Thorn's present for Gunnar was finished. Luna had actually been extremely helpful; grabbing different tools and such that he had needed so that he could solely focus on what he was doing.
"So." Luna was once again leaning back against the bench, her arms crossed in front of her. "What's next in your brilliant plan?"
Thorn frowned as he got up from his chair and (unconsciously) mirrored Luna's stance against the bench. "That's the part that I haven't quite figured out yet. I kinda want to surprise him, but I'm not sure how I want to go about doing that."
Luna started to smirk. "You know, I saw him napping on the couch earlier."
Cocking his head to the side, Thorn started to smirk as well. "Luna, this plan of yours, though I don't fully know what it is yet, is going to get us killed. Of course, I'm in."
"Alright, so here's what I'm thinking."
~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~FoolishPlans~~~
Jacoba wasn't sure if she wanted to laugh or bang her head against the wall. Really, Barney should have seen this coming; banning Luna from assisting her in training Lacey. Now, she had a frustrated boss on one side, a boyfriend who was attempting to mask his amusement with a frown (and failing to) on the other, and two (unrepentant) young team members in front of her. She settled on sighing and shaking her head.
"Alright, all of you listen up. I'm not sure exactly what was supposed to be accomplished by any of this, but I do know a few things. One, Luna will be joining Lace and I at 9 tomorrow morning in the gym, so be ready. Two, Thorn will teach Gunnar how to use his new computer at the house before going to bed. Hon, please limit it to an hour, tops. And three," she turned to Barney with a glare and pointed towards his office. "You and I, boss man, are going to talk about upping my pay. I really don't get paid enough for this."