2nd Floor Common Room, Afternoon into Evening

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Vala has no classes today, but hanging out in the room alone is just too depressing. And she could hear Cam in the TA lounge when she swung by. Plus at lunch she stopped by Dewey's office and found out she somehow got cast in the damned school play. As if her Crissmass solo wasn't enough.

Not having managed to run into Rory, Cordelia, or Jake yet today, she's given up and flopped down on the common room couch to watch Classic Galaxy Quest reruns while she waits for the new ep of Spooky Things to come on.

Come. Feed her. Entertain her. Get snarked at by her. It's a crapshoot, really....

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[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake comes shuffling in, looking bored and clinging to his mug of coffee like it's a lifeline even more than usual. He brightens when he sees the tv. "Galaxy Quest! I'm not late for Spooky Things, am I?" he asks, worriedly, as he drops down in the avaliable seat on the couch.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Nah, hasn't started yet."

Wait. Coffee mug attached like extra limb. Vague memories of girlishness....

"You're Jake, right?"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake nodded, eyes glued to the screen. If he was very lucky, this would be one of the episodes where Lt. Madison was confused by watery showers. "Yeah, that's me." He glanced quickly over at the girl. "Oh, you're... NotAeryn. Sorry, I forget your name."

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Vala." Her voice is taking on a decidedly unfriendly tone. "And what exactly, may I ask, did I ever do to you?"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Having decided that it wasn't one of the watery episodes, Jake turned his head from the tv to give her a blank look. "Nothing, as far as I know. Why?"

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Well, see I just found out I've got a part in the school play. Only the funny thing is, I know I didn't audition for it, because I wasn't even in this galaxy town last weekend.

"Then I hear you did the same thing to Callisto and Xander. So what is this? Some twisted new hobby of yours? And why me if you can't even remember my name?"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"I didn't do it," Jake protested. He was sure he would have remembered turning into Vala. He sipped his coffee for strenght. "I mean, yeah, I did land Cal and Xander in the play, but they deserved it! ...Wait, if I didn't do it, who did?"

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Who else could have? Aren't you the only shape-shifter type we've got around here?" Her eyes narrowed. "Or are you denying it just because I can kick your ass... and if so, why go after Callisto? Do you have a death wish or something?"

"Did Cam put you up to this?"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"I'd totally admit to it if I'd done it!" Jake protested and then was distracted by the tv again. Oooh, alien princess...

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Vala was thinking. If nothing else Jake didn't look scared enough to be guilty. "So who did it then?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally drops in after US History finishes. "Hey Vala," she says. "What's up?"

[ooc: this time with Ys. ...that was odd.]

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Jake here apparently decided that I wanted to be in the school play so much he kindly auditioned for me." Vala is Not. Happy.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Yikes," Cally says, scratching the back of her neck. "But, how could he do that? He doesn't even look anything like you? You're much prettier."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"Hey! ...Yeah, okay, you're right, she is prettier," Jake admitted. "But I didn't! I mean, I only take revenge upon people who've earned it, not random ones! It'd take too much effort for nothing, that'd be silly."

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Uh, thanks," Vala frowned distractedly. "But I have it on good authority that Jake here specializes in impressions, and can do a pretty convincing girl if he puts his mind to it."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Okay, whoa, I'm confused now. Revenge? Impressions?" Cally blinks a few times. "Maybe you can... un-audition? I mean, it didn't look like you were that important to the play, not that I have room to say, what with being a lobster and all, but... there's gotta be a happy solution to this, right?"

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Are you saying he auditioned me and got me a lousy part?" Vala actually thought 'Kickass Ninja' sounded like a starring role.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Maybe? It just seemed low on the list?" Cally says. "It could be very, very important. I don't know."

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Vala wasn't getting any happier here....

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"So, how's stuff going with Cam? You two go on any cute dates recently?" Cally grasps at straws. Sadly, those straws are the kind that bite.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

It takes a second for Vala to process that one. "What, do you and Anders live under a rock? A very cute rock?" She glares. "Cam and I broke up last week, thanks for caring."

Vala might be a bit stressed and emotional at the moment.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Oh frak," Cally covers her mouth. "I'm so sorry. And... yes we do?" She hopes making herself look dumb might give Vala some sort of comfort or something. It's not exactly the best logic, but it's what she was born with.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Whatever," Vala decides, slumping back down on the couch, grabbing the remote, and flipping to a Bitterwoman rerun instead. Just because she can.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Erm... anything I can do to cheer you up?" Cally fidgets a little. "We could, like, do that whole girly thing involving ice cream?"

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Vala sighed. "Nah, I'm not feeling very girly tonight. Thanks for offering though." She grimaced. "Sorry I snapped at you."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"S'okay," Cally says with a shrug. "Anders and I kinda do live under a rock." Cally scratches the back of her neck and starts backing towards the door. "Well, I'll leave you with the TV, I guess. Don't wanna say anything stupider or something."

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

"Nah, it's o.k., you can stay." She sighed standing up and turning over the remote. "I think I'm going to turn in early."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally tosses the remote onto the couch. "Me too, I think. Anders might be wonderin' where I am. Catch you later, Vala."

The new ep of Spooky Things is on...

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

But Vala has left the building room. As her mun is being virtuous and hitting the gym, then running errands.

Feel free to come hang anyway... I mean come on! It's the second floor, peoples!