house building (for Sam)

[has_2ls]

Jack's glad the kids are up at the Children's Office today because while he loves them, he doesn't want them getting hurt while he's building and he thinks Carter's probably got the same idea. Considering he recently broke his thumb right by himself, there's no way he wants to risk hurting one of the kids on sheer accident.

The frame is up and has been for a while but today they're working on walls and Carter's along to figure out how she wants to run power and plumbing (and, let's face it, to also help with walls because she can hold her own and then some.) While Jack thinks he knows a little something about that, he's no engineer, and it's best to just leave it to her and make sure it's Done Right.

They have a pitcher of water they've been sharing, since it's just plain hot out on the island and Jack pauses for a minute to get something to drink, glancing over at Carter once he's slaked his thirst.

"How's it coming so far?"

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[gate_expert]

It takes Sam a minute to answer, because she's busy drawing a diagram for the kitchen wiring and she's in the middle of a thought when Jack speaks. "Pretty good," she says finally. "I think I've just about got this the way I want it. Want to take a look?" She's been taking her time with this, and not just because she's a little picky.

A few months ago, she noticed she was having to hold things away from her face to see them better, and eventually managed to find a pair of reading glasses in the clothes box that a) helped with the problem and b) didn't look like old-lady glasses. She's wearing them now, though when she's not actually writing something she slips them off because it's hot and she doesn't like them sliding down her nose.