2nd Floor Common Room [Friday Evening]

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

After an adventure in painting, a freshly-showered Bridge is sitting in the Common Room, idly flipping through channels.

He's totally welcome to any sort of distraction, otherwise his thoughts might get emo-y. And that's bad.

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

An also freshly-showered Rory wandered in, her hair falling in wet curls and her expression back to one of unfocused anxiety.

She flopped on the couch. "What are we watching, Rufus?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"No idea, Barnaby." Bridge says. "Couldn't just sit still in my room, though. Need to be around people. It's a thing."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nodded.

"I did my homework already, or I'd be doing that. So yay people."

She glanced at the TV. "Oh, infomercials."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander had his laptop under his arm when he came in and dropped down onto the other end of the couch from Rory. "Hey," he said quietly as he opened it up.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge flips the channel to a cartoon something. He has no idea what any of these shows are, so he asks, "this any good?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Hey Xander," Bridge says, with a little wave.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh," Rory said absently.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Hi," Rory said with a wave. "The ink finally came off?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Kay," Bridge says, not at all jumpy because of... stuff... that's going on tonight. Nope.

[soldtoarmenians]

He smiled. "I think the fish probably took half a layer of skin with them, but yeah, finally came off."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Do I still have pink?" Rory asked, turning to him and vaguely gesturing at her face.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Woe," Rory said half-heartedly. "I was covered in pink paint earlier."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Nope," Bridge says, "me?"

[soldtoarmenians]

Tappity tap tap, then Xander looked up. "People good. Roomie's gone. Too quiet."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Nope," Rory sighed.

And then, because she can only ignore it for so long, she added, "It's going to be fine, you know."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Hate quiet," Bridge agrees.

[soldtoarmenians]

"...kinky?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker came in from the roof, after listening to Nadia play the guitar (http://nadiathesaint.livejournal.com/16747.html?nc=24) and noticed people in the Common Room. For a second, she just stood in the doorway, at a loss, then she said, "Hey. It's okay now."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I know. I mean, I think I know. But there's all this tension and emotions and... gah. I was trying not to focus on it," Bridge admits.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory stared.

And then whispered, "What?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"...Yeah?" Bridge looks at Parker, pleadingly. "For real?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"No. Just redecorating."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander looked over. "With Angel?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Hey, look, it's Itchy and Scratchy," Rory said, pointing at the screen.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker nodded, then grinned, then started to giggle a little giddily. "Yes. For real. He's going to be all right." She looked close to tears, if you looked hard.