2nd Floor Common Room (evening)

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Rory toddled out into the common room, curled up on the couch in her new pajamas and slippers she had gotten from Jake, and began randomly flipping through channels.

She finally settled on Amélie. She had the strange feeling that there should be a bear in the story, though she was really unsure why.

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Sam poked her head in, then followed it with the rest of her. "Hey, Rory. How's your night going?"

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"Pretty good," Rory nodded. "Yours?"

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She sat down in one of the chairs, careful again because of the sunburn. "Okay. Spent the day reading."

She glanced over at the screen. "Is that a bear?"

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"Is it?" Rory asked excitedly, frantically hitting the pause button. She sighed. "Nope. Just some random, large, hairy French guy."

She glanced over at Sam as she hit play again. "What did you read?"

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"Stupid random hairy French guy." Sam pouted at the screen. "Bears are awesome."

"I read most of Shutter Island this afternoon. Great book, but not one you really want to read after dark. It's a terrific psychological thriller. Don't read the end first."

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Rory quickly pulled out her phone and punched something in. "Okay, there. I have a reminder to look for it," she said, looking up and grinning. "I'm always up for new reading material."

She waved the remote vaguely at the screen. "Did you just see a kitten?"

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"It's a paperback," Sam grinned back, "you're welcome to borrow it when I'm done. Shouldn't be long, if I have another day like today tomorrow."

She leaned forward. "I'm not sure. Maybe?"

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Callisto wandered into the common room, since it was much more interesting than the one on the third floor. "Hey."

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Sam waved from her spot on the chair, in no way trying to figure out what kind of information Kawalsky might have on the other girl. "Evening, Callisto. Heard you did a heck of a job on the radio last night."

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"Evening Sam. It was fun, except for someone," Callisto did not glare at Rory. "Deciding to blab about certain things on air that she shouldn't have."

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Rory arched a brow and attempted to look very innocent.

"Moi? I did nothing."

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"It looks like a cat, definitely," Rory said, tilting her head as she played it frame-by-frame. "Is...is it drinking wine? French movies are weird."

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Sam raised an eyebrow in question, but decided not to ask.

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Callisto gave Rory a Look. "No, you only told everyone in Fandom about Angel and me."

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Rory blushed. "I didn't know it was secret, since, um...everyone kind of knows."

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"I think it is drinking wine," Sam goggled. "And is that a little hat? How'd they get a cat to wear a hat?"

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Callisto started coughing. "Everyone?"

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"What about Angel and Callisto?"

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Rory shot a sidelong glance at Sam before amending, "Okay, a lot of people. Many, many people."

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"Nothing!" Callisto replied in a tone that suggested there was indeed something.

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"And I wonder why that is?" Callisto grumbled.

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"They knew before I said a thing," Rory protested.

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Sam raised her eyebrows. She'd used that phrase and particular tone of voice entirely too many times when referring to herself and Jack after an alien virus incident. "Uh huh."

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"They have a thing," Rory said sagely, smiling.

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"Okaaay." Sam nodded.