Akumal Beach Resort, Room 12, Friday Afternoon

[on_her_korhal]

Everything about her smelled like salt. She was angry, she was miserable, and she couldn't afford yet another hangover.

There were few words for how happy Sarah Kerrigan was to find her hotel room devoid of any roommates. She fell on the bed with an oomph, glared up at the ceiling, then groped sideways for the phone.

It took a couple of reroutes (and probably added a couple of mental scars to some of the poor fools she got on the phone) but eventually, she hoped, she got the line she wanted.

"I think I'm going to kill someone," she spoke into the phone, with the tone of voice of someone who had said that same line a couple of times over the past half hour, and who didn't mind communicating the sentiment again one bit.

[ for one call, roomie modded with permission ]

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[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

She sighed. "Everyone has their problems, Roy. The kids don't need to hear mine." She ran a hand through her hair. "I'm talking to you, though, aren't I?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

He smiled a little. "You are. Next time he asks, just tell him you've got someone watching your back."

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"He's a teenager, Roy," she smiled, too, "That'll go over well."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"He can deal with it. Unless you can't," he teased.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

She muttered something nigh-undecipherable. It sounded just a little like 'he's one of my kids', or maybe 'I wish I had some cheese whiz'.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy tilted his head, smirking just a little. Okay, a whole lot. "So how are you doing?"

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

She stared up at the ceiling. "Not so hot."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"The trip or something else?" Roy asked quietly.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan rubbed her forehead with two fingers. "Yes, no, all of the above."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"I mentioned that I'm bringing you more whiskey, right?" Roy asked.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

She closed her eyes. "Yep. That you did."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Imagine it's there," Roy suggested. "What's up?"

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

A sharp breath. "Nothing more than the usual."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

This was easier when there was whiskey and a couch. Roy hummed softly. "They might have whiskey there too."

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"They do," she muttered, "But I can't afford another hangover right now."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Students. Got it. Just two more days," he tried to reassure.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"Two more days," she agreed, "It's not exactly a Herculean effort."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"You can handle them in your sleep," he encouraged.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"I don't think the school pays me to sleep for two days, Roy."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"You get paid for going on a school trip?" Roy asked. "I need to change jobs."

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"Pretty sure it figures into my salary somehow." She shifted. "I should let you get back to work."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Probably," he agreed, glancing down at the papers with some reluctance. "Promise not to kill anyone?"

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"I'll try to reel myself in."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"There's whiskey in it if you do," he promised.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

She snickered. "Stop trying to bribe me, Mustang."