John Sheppard and Nikita Mears
"Best friends are good that way," he tells her. Not that he'd ever had any of his ever do anything like this. He's not even sure how he'd react if one of his friends signed him up for speed dating. Well, back then he wouldn't of known how to handle it. With some bit of pizazz, maybe.
He gives a bit of a nod even as he picks up his drink," Hey, there's no way in hell it's love at first sight, much less after five minutes. If that thing exists, I don't know what any of us are doing wrong. But friends? That's something a bit more doable." At the question, however, he sets the drink down for a moment.
"I'm a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force," he tells her. "Been married once before, but it didn't really work out. Nancy didn't exactly like that I couldn't tell her about the missions that I went on."