2nd Floor Common Room:

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty flops down on the and flips through the channel until he finds his favorite Sci-Fi television series: Galaxy Quest.

"Never give up! Never Surrender"

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[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Kawalsky said and dropped down onto the couch. He saw Galaxy Quest on the TV. "Is this the old one or the new one?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Old one. But I think it's the one where the new security guy dies in the first twelve minutes. How you doing tonight, Kawalsky?"

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"The security guy always bites it. I'm pretty good. Not singing random Christmas carols tonight, which I was last night. You?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Quiet day. Just went to classes and studied. You must have been at Logan's eating that candy. Angela had some that made her light up like a Christmans tree. At least you weren't singing ABBA songs all day."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Cool. I think I'd prefer ABBA. ABBA doesn't make me sing about Parker kissing 'Santa Bristow'. She's gonna kill me if she finds me. I'm surprised I didn't get called to Bristow's office today." He was distracted by the TV. "Hey, is this the one where they need the beryllium sphere and have to go on an away mission to get it?"

[chasingangela]

Angela sits on the floor in front of the couch and plops her head in Marty's lap. "Hey. How was your day?"

She waves to Kawalsky. "Hi, Charlie."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Hey Angela."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but that happens every other episode. This might be the one where they have to have to get the beryllium sphere and have a bizarre transporter accident and Dr. Lazurus has to turn invisible."

Marty then realizes what Kawalsky just said. "Parker kissing Santa Bristow? Oooo you are so dead."

[chasingangela]

"So what's up with you?"

She is squinting at the TV screen. "Does her jumper thing even zip all the way?" she asks.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty smiles and idly runs his fingers through Angela's hair.

"Pretty dull actually. Just went to classes and studied. What about you?"

[chasingangela]

"Classes. Library stuff. Nothing too exciting," Angela says. "For ethics? She didn't do that awful class Rory and Logan had, thank god. We're supposed to pick a bad habit and, like, work to alter it for the next week. I think I know what I want to do, but ... any suggestions?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Bad habit? Well I think you got off easy then. Uhhh... Bad habit? You have? C'mon... you're, like perfect," Marty says with a grin.

"What did you have in mind?"

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"I remember that one. Lazarus was a bit of a tight-ass." He rubbed at the back of his neck. "And yeah, I'm dead. I hope she'll give me a chance to explain first, but I doubt it. It wasn't me, though. I know better than to spread rumors about Parker and/or Bristow."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, because Parker's so well known for her patience and kindness. And from what I heard she was floating around and glowing last night, so I think you *might* have a chance if you can claim it was the candy."

"Not much of a chance... Maybe the same chance that guy in the red shirt has of-"

*Splat*

"Never mind."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"I'm hiding from Parker and De.. Principal Bristow." Kawalsky tilted his head. "I think they gave her a size too small, but I think it was intentional."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"There's a reason why I never wear red. I watch too much of this show. The redshirt never lasts."

[chasingangela]

"You totally get a kiss for that," Angela says. "But I am completely not perfect. I think everything to death, I talk about people behind their backs, I can be really mean when I get mad, and I'm rotten to my parents. Also, I don't floss all that often."

[chasingangela]

Angela smirks. "Two very scary people. Why are you hiding from them? I mean, Parker's okay, mostly. I'm not sure about the Dean."

"And I think you're right about her outfit."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Omigod!" Marty says in mock astonishment. "That would make you a normal teenage girl! Except for the flossing thing. Have you no respect for your gums?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Wait... Dr. Lazurus is doing his Grapthar's hammer thing. I never get tired of that. You he used to do Shakespeare in London before this gig."

[chasingangela]

Angela rolls her eyes. "It doesn't have to be, like, some huge horrible thing," she says carefully. "Just ... something you don't like about yourself."

She scowls. "I hate it when people call me a normal teenage girl, no offense. It feels like it means that I'm, like, nothing."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Hey... I was only kidding. Really. You're not *that* normal. How many people read The Handmaid's Tale just to cheer themselves up?"

[chasingangela]

Angela leans back agains him again, mollified. "Thanks. I have to be at least a LITTLE weird to stay at this school."

"Hey, Marty? What do you want for Christmas? Not to completely change the subject or anything."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Really? Cool. He's very regal compared to the guy who plays Captain Taggart."

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"I ate some candy from Wonkas yesterday that made me sing weird Christmas carols. I couldn't control the words, so instead of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", I ended up belting out "I Saw Parkie Kissing Santa Bristow". It ended up on the radio."