Second Floor Common Room

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna was walking around in circles, sometimes staring out a window and scowling. The TV was turned on to mute and seemed to be playing an infomercial. Every few minutes, Alanna would stop her pacing, sit down, and try to watch the television. A few seconds later, she would jump up and start pacing, again.

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[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

After returning from watching the hockey practise, Elizabeth wandered into the common room.

"Hey, Alanna," she says, frowning slightly. "You okay?"

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"Elizabeth! Hey! Yeah, um, more or less. How are you?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"My hands are cold," Elizabeth remarks very matter of factly. "But other than that, I'm good. What's with the pacing?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty walks into the room and waves at Alanna and lizzie Elizabeth.

"Hey guys. Anything on TV tonight?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Marty," Elizabeth smiles at him. "Don't ask me; I've only just got in here."

She drops down on the couch.

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna shook her head and muttered darkly. "Thunderstorm."

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna shivered. "First rain of the year." She paused for a second. "I hate the rain. I hate the cold. I hate snow." A black pillow lifted up its head and nodded.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I can't say that I'm all that fond of the rain," Elizabeth remarked, shivering slightly as she thought back to one particular storm. "Snow's not too bad... but after a few days I realize that I like it better in theory."

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"It's the cold that I hate, really. A lot." She shivered.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Do you come from some place warm then?" Elizabeth asked curiously. "I grew up on the East coast, so I'm pretty used to these cold winters."

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"No, definetely not warm. Trebond was waaay up north, our winters were frigid. Prolbem is, I nearly drowned a few times, while ice skating."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty takes the remote and switches the TV to another channel.

"Anything in particular you are looking for?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Thunderstorm? Alanna? I know you and I need to talk about... you know... but is something else bugging you?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth winced. "Oh, God, yeah, I can see why the cold would be a problem."


[[ooc: Mun has similar problem with swimming due to near-drowing experience of her own. Hate. Water]]

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth waves her hand. "Not really. I've absolutely no idea what's on at this time. I just thought I'd head along to the common room and be sociable, instead of holing up in my room reading."

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna shook her head. "You mean aside from that? No, well, yeah, but I don't think you can do anything about the bloody cold. And wetness. Can we talk now?"

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"Yugh. And skating. As soon as I can go off on my own, I'm moving to the desert, I'm sure the Bahzir won't mind too much."


((ooc: Ugh, yeah. Mun loves to swim but is deathly afraid of the ocean. Also do due to near drowning.))

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty nods. "I guess I have a lot of explaining to do. I think you probably know most of it by now right?"

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

"I know the rumors and the gossip. I'd like to hear the facts."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty flips on the 70's show. "Ahhh... Mindless entertainment."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth nods. "Deserts have their charm," she says.


[[ooc: It was in a pool. I had to do hydrotherapy a couple of years ago, and that was bad enough]]

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth tilts her head, looking curiously at the television. "Wow. I'm so out of date with TV," she says.

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna nodded. "I visited when I was younger, and really liked it. And it's only a few days ride from the capital."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth grins. "That's cool. What's it like, where you're from?"

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna thought about that for a moment. "Different? I like it better here, sometimes. But back, it's also pretty awesome, just, well, it's not awesome to be me. What about you, where are you from?"