2nd floor hallway, evening

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel was out in the 2nd floor hallway.

In theory he was going back to his room after taking Sean for a walk.

In reality he was standing in front of one of the many, many campaign posters that had his name on it and was trying to tear it down.

He might be heard to mutter words about really strong tape, and dire thoughts about someone whose name rhymed with Doreen.

[ooc: Open to anybody]

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Also sometimes funnier."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"The haircuts, for one."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"See, there's me out twice for politics."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh gave him a critical once over. "You wouldn't even crack the top fifty for bad haircuts, my friend. Carl Lavine, for one, has led the Worst Combover List for the last three hundred and ninety years."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"See, that's not true," Angel said. "I know for a fact they've only been keeping that list for a hundred and thirty."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh blinked. "Oh. Undead. Right."

He grinned. "So how long was Strom Thurmond really alive for? I'm guessing 98 years was a total PR campaign."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel waved that off. "Demon. Not surprising considering, you know - "

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Republican?" Josh finished. "I like you."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Only the evil undead vote Republican," Angel assured him. "Not that I voted when I was evil. Slight problem with that, obviously."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"The undead vote?" Josh's eyes lit up. "I knew some of those birth dates on Chicago's voting lists had to be right. But I'm guessing voter apathy would be pretty big with, um, undead Americans. Politicians aren't really taking a long view these days." He grinned. "I'm guessing health care's not a big hot button for your people, huh?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Well, dental," Angel pointed out. He leaned against the wall comfortably. "As for apathy, depends on which undead you're talking about. Some are laid back, others actually enjoy knowing they can move the populace about like sheep. Hell, there was this village back in Italy that I took over like that just because I didn't have anything better to do. Also I thought the architecture could be prettier."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker pokes him in the shoulder. "I thought that was Angelus. You slacker. 'That's not me, I don't have skills.' Come on."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Again, I feel like I'm missing something here," Josh said, "but I'm pretty sure I don't care that much."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Doesn't matter," Angel made a dismissive gesture, shaking off the momentary ease that he'd been showing just seconds prior. "It's not for me, I'm no good at it, I never was.."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Well, if you ran that town in Italy," Josh said, not quite believing the words that were coming out of his mouth, "I'd say you probably have at least some basic leadership skills."

He grinned. "You could probably pick some more up in one of my classes, though." He raised an eyebrow. "You know, if you were at all interested."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Easy to lead when you're allowed to torture people," Angel said. "Kinda guessing you're not teaching a class in that. Unless you're here to do Ethics."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh blinked. "Um, yeah, probably not going to do that." He took a slight step away from Angel, a carefully polite smile pasted on his face.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Which is good," Angel said, shrugging. "Wasn't gunning for that TA position again. Not after the mess of last semester."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"You TAed for a class that used torture? Here?" Josh's question ended in a very unflattering squeak. He was beginning to think that CJ had been painting life at this school in very, very broad strokes.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"TAed for Ethics," Angel explained. "With a teacher who had a sadistic streak, and that assessment's coming from a guy who knows. No actual torture involved. Though a few students got understandably upset at how she handled stuff."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"I've got a rep on the Hill for being a bit of a vindictive bastard if you cross me, but, um, yeah. I'm betting I'm not coming close to this teacher."

"I can't believe I'm asking this, but what the teacher a human? Or, um, another undead American or something?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Bit of both?" Angel shrugged again. "Was a human, died, got brought back by the Powers That Be to study good and evil, or so she said. She was real snuggly with my unsouled self, so I kinda doubted that story after a while."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Got it," Josh said. He looked a little disturbed. "Should it worry me that I'm accepting all of this so calmly?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack ambled down the hallway, and stopped when he saw Angel. "Hey, Not-Wearing-Leather-Pants-Boy, how's it shaking?" he asked, leering for all he was worth.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"He's talking to Angel, not you," Parker says from where she's fixing a poster. "Hey, Jack."