4th Floor Common Room - Tuesday Afternoon

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair set out his copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream and a couple of sodas for his rehearsal with Molly. Staring at himself in the reflection of the tv, he tugged at the coat he was wearing. It was a little warm in the dorms for the leather coat, but Blair thought it made him look very cool.

And taller.

[ooc: Mostly for Molly, but feel free to hang out]

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly showed up shortly after 7th period ended. Smiling when she saw Blair, she dropped her backpack on the couch and dug out two copies of the play.

"Hi," she said simply.

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Blair turned and smiled back. "Hey"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"I went to the library during 6th period and got a version of the play that tells you what Shakespeare means in regular English." Molly showed him the book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812035844/qid=1142367691/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-4468614-3631129?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) she'd checked out. "That way, I'll know what I'm supposed to be saying instead of just reading the lines."

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"Awesome!" Blair bounced. "It's been weird saying the lines and not really knowing what we're saying."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly smiled. "You can use this copy to study after were done today, if you want."

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"That's really sweet, Molly, thanks!" Blair pointed at the soda's on the table. "I got drinks for us and I've got a lot of sunflower seeds if you want some."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Molly said. "Later maybe." She opened up her script. "What part do you want to rehearse first?" she asked.

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"How about Act 2, Scene 2? The parts between Hermia and Lysander?"

Blair stood and cleared his throat.


Fair love, you faint with wandering in the wood;
And to speak troth, I have forgot our way:
We'll rest us, Hermia, if you think it good,
And tarry for the comfort of the day.

Blair grinned and bounced. "I think troth is truth, although saying it makes me think of chicken soup."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly chuckled and then tried to be serious so she could read her line.

Be it so, Lysander: find you out a bed;
For I upon this bank will rest my head.

"That one's easy," she said. "She wants to sleep and tells him to go find somewhere else for himself."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair bounced and read the next line.

One turf shall serve as pillow for us both;
One heart, one bed, two bosoms and one troth.

His face turned red on the word 'bosoms' and he decided to forgo the commentary.

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly was too busy looking at the script to notice Blair blushing.

Nay, good Lysander; for my sake, my dear,
Lie further off yet, do not lie so near.

Trying to do more than just read the part, she held her arm out as if to fend him off while reading the line.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair frowned and pleaded with Hermia Molly.

O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence!
Love takes the meaning in love's conference.
I mean, that my heart unto yours is knit
So that but one heart we can make of it;
Two bosoms interchained with an oath;
So then two bosoms and a single troth.
Then by your side no bed-room me deny;
For lying so, Hermia, I do not lie.

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly had read through this part of the script in the library so she knew basically what was going on, even if she didn't know exactly what the words meant. 'Hermia' gave 'Lysander' a firm look.

Lysander riddles very prettily:
Now much beshrew my manners and my pride,
If Hermia meant to say Lysander lied.
But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy
Lie further off; in human modesty,
Such separation as may well be said
Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid,
So far be distant; and, good night, sweet friend:
Thy love ne'er alter till thy sweet life end!

Faltering just a bit on the phrasing, she got through it well enough. She gave Blair a satisfied grin when she finished.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Good job!" Blair whispered before going back into character.

Amen, amen, to that fair prayer, say I;
And then end life when I end loyalty!
Here is my bed: sleep give thee all his rest!

"I'm a bit of a drama queen, aren't I?"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly grinned. "Trying to impress your girlfriend, I guess." She looked back to the script and scanned ahead. "That's you last line there for a while. Should we just skip down and I'll start reading the end of Helena's line to cue you?"

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"Impressing girls is hard." Blair nodded and tossed the script he had been peeking at onto the couch. "Yup, that works and I'm going to try and do the next part without looking."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly nodded and checked the script.

But who is here? Lysander! on the ground!
Dead? or asleep? I see no blood, no wound.
Lysander if you live, good sir, awake.

She read the line with appropriate concern.

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Blair yawned before grinning at Molly.


Transparent Helena! Nature shows art,
That through thy bosom makes me see thy heart.
Where is Demetrius? O, how fit a word
Is that vile name to perish on my sword!

He whipped out an imaginary sword and looked at it. "Maybe we should think about changing it to 'is that vile name to perish on my powerful ability to negotiate?'"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly followed along with her script. "Oh, you missed a line," she told him.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair's face fell and he scrambled for his script. "And run through fire for thy sweet sake. Bummer. Alright, I'm letting it go." He tossed the script down and started speaking.

Content with Hermia! No; I do repent
The tedious minutes I with her have spent.
Not Hermia but Helena I love:
Who will not change a raven for a dove?
The will of man is by his reason sway'd;
And reason says you are the worthier maid.
Things growing are not ripe until their season
So I, being young, till now ripe not to reason;
And touching now the point of human skill,
Reason becomes the marshal to my will
And leads me to your eyes, where I o'erlook
Love's stories written in love's richest book.

He looked worriedly over at Molly. "Did I get it right?"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly nodded. "Perfect," she told him with a grin. "Your next cue is Helena leaving." She prepared to follow along again.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair thinks for a moment and taps his lip before speaking.

She sees not Hermia. Hermia, sleep thou there:
And never mayst thou come Lysander near!
For as a surfeit of the sweetest things
The deepest loathing to the stomach brings,
Or as tie heresies that men do leave
Are hated most of those they did deceive,
So thou, my surfeit and my heresy,
Of all be hated, but the most of me!
And, all my powers, address your love and might
To honour Helen and to be her knight!

"Then I trounce off into the woods with my wishy-washy self."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"And that is the end of that act," Molly said with a grin. "You know this part really well. Do you want to try another scene?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Nah, I'm good. Do you want help with your lines or anything?" Blair flopped on the couch and grinned up at Molly.

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Nah," Molly said as she picked up a soda. "I have so few lines I memorized them the first day I got my script. I say 'Ready.', 'Where shall we go?', 'Hail, mortal!', 'Peaseblossom.' and 'Ready.' again. Not to hard to remember," she told him as she sat down beside him, grinning.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Well, it's good to know you're prepared!"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly shrugged. "I'm glad my part is so small. With everything that happened over break, I really didn't have much time for reading the play."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that makes sense. Are you having a better week so far?"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

She grinned. "So far, yes. Animal balancing last night was fun."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Totally! I lost in the last round. There was bouncing and Vladdie hovered but it was fun!"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Sean- I mean Steve," she corrected herself quickly with a grin, "was really good for me. Sat perfectly still the whole time."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Very cool!" Blair yawned. "Man, I'm beat. I think I'm going to head to bed."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Okay. Good night, Blair."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Night!" Blair gathered his stuff together and headed off to his room.

[Night!]

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly waved good-bye, gathered up her own things and left the common room shortly after.

[[Night!]]