Second floor common room, Sunday afternoon

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Having been asked to babysit the "Cube of Wonder", Aeryn wanders into the common room in an attempt to figure out what it is. She knows it isn't a weapon, because otherwise the Tick wouldn't have given it to her, or he would have been blown up long before now.

(She does not contemplate IC the fact that her entire flist was having various degrees of sex last night, omg.)


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[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

Sharon wanders into the common room, with a vague idea of finding something with sugar in it. "Morning..."

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"Hi," Aeryn says, though the sound is mixed with that of a Rubik's cube being pounded onto the coffee table.

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

Eyeing the goings-on, Sharon asks, "Do I want to know, or is this one of those things I don't want to know about like the gremlins and that locker that eats people?"

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"I hope not," she says, leaving the cube on the table to study it from where she's sitting. "The Tick asked me to take care of it. Only from what I can tell, it's inanimate. I don't know why it needs to be taken care of."

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps it's like a well-trained dog, and only responds to its owner?" Sharon suggests, her tone uncertain.

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She considers this. "Maybe. The Tick called it the Cube of Wonder. I'm not wondering. I'm annoyed."

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

Careful not to get in Aeryn's way, Sharon eyes the cube, "Yes, well, I suppose it could be worse?"

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Aeryn slides a glance at her. "It could come to life. Or steal things. Or make us sing."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John, after tormenting Cam, is heading back to his room when he catches sight of Aeryn sitting in the common room fiddling with...something.

He leans casually in the doorway. "Whatcha got there?"

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She shrugs, flicking the Rubik's cube with her finger. "I'm wondering at the cube."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"You're wondering at it?" John snickers. "Is it talking to you?"

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She glares at him. "It doesn't talk," she says, and picks the cube up again. Frowning, she begins pressing on the little colored squares. "Maybe there's a sequence to it. Some sort of code..."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John peers at the cube in her hands. "That looks lik a Rubik's cube," he say absently. "Dude, where'd you get a Rubik's cube?"

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"The Tick asked me to take care of it while he's on his field trip," she says. "You know what this is?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John comes further into the room, standing above her to gaze down at the cube. "Well, I know what it looks like but considering The Tick gave it to you, I could be totally wrong." John turns his attention to Aeryn. "Why'd he give it to you?"

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

Backing away quickly, Sharon shudders, "Making us sing would be bad. Have you heard some of the people here? Singing voices that would kill a dog at ten paces."

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She shrugs again. "He left me a voicemail yesterday, and then this morning it was in front of my door."

She shakes the cube.

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She winces. "We don't need that, no. I can sing. I just refuse."

Despite her words, Aeryn throws the cube underhand, watching it hit the floor, bounce, and do nothing.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Hmm." John grins slowly. "Well, have you tried talking to it? Maybe it's like a plant. It needs tender loving care."

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"I'm not talking to the Cube of Wonder," Aeryn says as if it's the stupidest thing she's heard all day. At this school it might steal her voice. "Not until I know whether or not it has a password."

She pauses. "You talk to plants?"

[sharon-valerii.livejournal.com]

"Tempting fate?" Sharon asks, hoping it's cool to be hiding behind the couch from an inanimate object.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Hearing you call that thing the Cube of Wonder might be the highlight of my day," John says with a grin. "You're one step away from giving it your own personal name."

"Sure, I talk to plants. Their living things and it doesn't hurt to talk to plants."

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Aeryn gets up and walks to the cube, prodding it with her foot. "It has to do something," she says, picking it up. "I will not be beaten by this."

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"I did not name it. That's what The Tick called it. As that's the only word I have for it, that's the one I'll use."

She shakes her head. "They don't talk back. Well, except for a few sentient speci- Oh!" She stops as she accidentally slides one of the rows out of place. "What did I just do?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John laughs softly. "Huh, it really does look like a Rubik's cube. If it's not Tick booby trapped, I don't think you did anything bad." John finally takes a seat on the couch beside her. "If it's a Rubik's cube, then that makes it a game. Puzzle kind of thing."