On Amat, mostly.

[leroyjethrogibbs]

Is there a particular reason you're considering that place? This is starting to feel like a damned merry-go-round. I bet you there are better pla—DiNozzo's there? Huh. Go figure.

I know you know what you're getting yourself into again. I'm glad you're pacing yourself. Shouldn't be taking you this long to go down memory lane, though.

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[thankyouboss]

[ He doesn't want to get his hopes up. Not only could he not come, but if he does, he could leave so quickly. He's not sure he can go through that again. ]

... Ziva's here too, Boss. And Abby.

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[ Gibbs knows his mun well. As a result, he has the same reservations Tony does. He's just glad she didn't just go for it like she usually does. ]

Sounds like a party, DiNozzo. Minus myself and McGee. And Ducky. Hell, even Palmer.

[thankyouboss]

[ He rubs his neck a little, shrugging. ]

McGee might be showing up soon, depending. My mun's... working on that.

Ducky was here for a while, but I don't think he's coming back again. Which is for the best.

[ He swallows, biting his lip. ]

Your mun fill you in on uh... things?

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[Gibbs tilts his head, considering something while taking a drink of his coffee. After a moment, he sets the cup down and raises a brow.]

Things?

[thankyouboss]

Y-Yeah... You know, like - like what the... island is like and - uh - certain... things like... relationship statuses... and stuff.

[leroyjethrogibbs]

Yup. Well, mostly. I've been told what the place is like. And that you're with Ziva, which...didn't really surprise me.

[thankyouboss]

[ RELIEVED CHUCKLE. ]

Kind of inevitable, right?

Did she um - did she tell you about... Tali?

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[Gibbs starts to nod, then pauses.]

Tali?

[His mun might have skirted the topic a few days ago while explaining...]

[thankyouboss]

[ FREEZES. Awwww, shit. ]

Yeah, my uh - ... my... daughter.

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[Mun was going to get around to that. She really was.]

Your what?

[thankyouboss]

[ DEEP BREATH. YOU CAN DO THIS, DINOZZO. He looks to him with slightly more confidence now. ]

Ziva's and my daughter. She's nine months old. It's a sex island, Boss, these things happen.

We're getting married next month.

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[It's instinct. It really is. That, and he hasn't done it in awhile. thwap goes the hand.]

How in the hell does a child even survive in a place like that?

[thankyouboss]

[ Whimpered OW ]

By being taken care of by their parents, just like they would at home. Atia doesn't collar her natives, and especially not children.

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[Gibbs shakes his head for a moment, taking in more coffee.]

And you're getting married to Ziva.

[thankyouboss]

April 1st. [ Yes, April Fool's Day. Because only fools get married. ]

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[Gibbs manages a smile.]

Sounds like everything's in order, then.

[thankyouboss]

You're not pissed?

[leroyjethrogibbs]

More like wondering if you'll actually pull it off. And wondering what kind of mind control you underwent to have forgotten certain rules.

[thankyouboss]

I want a family more than anything. Atia's... Atia's not D.C.

[leroyjethrogibbs]

[Gibbs regards him for a moment.]

Sounds like you've thought this through.

[thankyouboss]

Well, you know me, Boss - I'm not about to go and make the same mistake twice.