2nd Floor Common Room: early-to-midafteroon

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory sat curled up in a chair in the common room, watching Bitterwoman and huddled in a blankie.

She was quite clearly very, very ill. This was evidenced by...nothing, really, except that she would tell anyone who asked, in no uncertain terms, that she was, in fact, very, very ill.

So ill, actually, that she would almost certainly retire to her room and not want to be interrupted at all the entire evening, really. Absolutely not. And this sudden illness had nothing to do with anything said on the radio, or any sneaky plans. Really.

Seriously.

[ooc: Open to anyone. Come call her on being a really bad liar and/or mock her completely fake sickness. Ror'll be heading out to do something else later in the afternoon, though. :)]

ETA: Rory has left the common room, whee. But it's still here for your 2nd floor needs.

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[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Rory!" Lee says in cheerful greeting. "How's a girl this Saturday?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory coughed pitifully.

"Sick," she said woefully.

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Sick?" Lee says, worried. "Sorry to hear that... what do you have?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker wandered in after gun club, carrying Esme and feeding her carrots as fast as her greedy little heart wanted them. "Hey. You look... strange."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it's not contagious, unless you're in a very confined space with me. Like a dorm room. Which is why I won't be entertaining anyone in my room until I'm better," Rory assured him. "And I'll live. But woe, sickness. Being sick is no fun."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I'm sick," Rory said very sadly. She coughed once for believability.

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Do you need anything? Water, tea, soup?" Lee offers.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Awwww," Rory said in her normal tone before she could stop herself. "Um," she corrected, attempting to sound hoarse again, "no thanks. I've got it covered, I think."

She tried to think of another subject. "Um, why don't you believe in England?"

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Because it's too small of a landmass and population to have made such an effect on this planet," Lee says, irritated that the stupid bloody country has been brought up yet again.

"How Anakin?" he asks, changing the subject.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"He's fine," Rory said, narrowing her eyes suspiciously. "At least, I assume so. I, um, haven't talked to him for awhile."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Oh?" Lee says, sitting down across from her and watching her reaction with interest.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker snorted. "With what? Day Off School Disease? Ferris Bueller Syndrome?"

Esme hopped over and twitched her nose in sympathy with Rory. Then she tried to nibble her blanket.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nodded. "Yes. You know, busy with classes, being sick, all of that."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Ah. How long have you been sick then?" he asks.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry, I'm not contagious," Rory said, petting Esme. "Except for in confined spaces, like wee little dorm rooms. So I'll probably go hole up in my room tonight. Alone. So as not to infect anyone."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Since...recently," Rory said.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Ohhhhhhh." Parker rolled her eyes. "I see. Well, you probably shouldn't talk then. Or you should at least develop a rasping voice, like this--" Parker suddenly sounded like Lauren Bacall with a hangover; strangely, it was still kind of sexy. "--and say that you're trying to conserve energy." Then, in her normal voice she added, "That way no one will be surprised when you don't even answer the door."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Anakin's your good friend though, hasn't he come to see you since you've been ill?" he asks, worried that Anakin is a bad friend, oh noes!

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nodded.

"Like this?" she rasped, sounding a bit like her player with her pneumonia fairly dead. "I think it's a good idea to lock the door, too. Just to ensure I'm not interrupted."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Well, sure, but I don't want my friends getting sick from me!" Rory said.

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

Lee's eyes widen. "I thought you said you weren't contagious."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I'm not now," Rory said. "But I was. Yes."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker nodded, fighting snickers. "Yeah, like that, you sound horrible. And locking the door is a good idea. I'll tell everyone you're sick." She cocked an eyebrow at Rory. "Me, they might believe."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Lee says. "Okay."

"Err...otherwise, how are things?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory arched a brow.

"Am I that transparent?" she whispered.