The roof, late Thursday night, emo on tap

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

After an unsettling discussion with Victor, Walter couldn't focus on the homework he said he'd be doing. In fact, what he wanted was a cigarette. Or ten.

Thus, sitting on the roof and trying singlehandedly to pollute Fandom's air.

[ooc: But the day had been going so weeeeelllll... Feel free to pop in or not.]

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi is bored and the mun is starving for interaction after doing nothing but posting locker jokes all day, so she slips out her window and climbs the drain pipe to the roof.

"Oh hi Walter!"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter ground out his cigarette and lit another. "Hi Pippi. Out to enjoy the break in the rain?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"S'just water." she said.

The downpour intensified briefly but only where she was standing.

"Not like I'm made of sugar."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Good thing or you'd melt at the pool party next week." Walter smiled at Pippi because doing much else was virtually impossible. "I saw the signs and Alfred has given me next Thursday off."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Excellent!" she said splashing around puddles in her bare feet.

She splashes to a stop next to Walter.

"So what has you out here... In the rain?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I didn't feel like standing in the hallway saying 'water?'" The localized downpour turned his cigarette into mush.

"So earlier today Alfred gave me orders to go do something 'reckless and foolish.' The man is growing on me."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"You were ordered to do something 'reckless and foolish'... So you're smoking in the rain..."

There is a pause.

"You need to get out more."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"No, I'll find something more interesting to do to fulfill that order. Al's presumably asleep in our room and he doesn't like cigarette smoke, so..." he shrugged, "...the roof. I'd ask why you're up here, but I assume it has something to do with puddles and dancing in them."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"There's not much room to practice the schottische in the... room." she said dancing around by herself and sending up little waves.

"Which is ironic I think."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Because your room lacks room?" Walter might be following the Pippi logic. Or maybe not.

"Are you practicing for anything in particular? Or just to stay in proper dancing fettle?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I just felt like dancing. I was talking to Ivanova the other day about it and it hit me that I hadn't spent any significant amount of time doing anything of the sort."

She stopped for a moment. Wiggling her toes on the wet pavement, water dripped off the ends of her braids.

"And prom is comming up. But I don't have a date. I suspect one is supposed to have a date for such things as proms."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Proms?" Walter frowned, thinking of something entirely different from a formal school dance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proms). "An escort is good, but I didn't think it would be required."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi shrugged.

"It's an American thing, I've been reading up on it." she said starting to dance in place, "Personally? I think it's just an excuse to sell flowers."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Oh, so this doesn't involve another field trip to London. Pity." Walter watched Pippi's feet, remembering their dance lessons together before the Valentine's dance. He nodded his head to an inaudible beat before picking up with the Schottische.

"Is there anyone you'd want to be your escort?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, a trip to London when somebody isn't on death's door would be nice.."

Pippi danced thoughfully for a moment.

"Ummm... I'm not sure." she said, "If it's anything like the dances or parties Annika used to go to, I think I'm supposed to wait until somebody asks me to go with them."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I didn't ask that, though. I was being nosier than that." Because asking questions about her fended off questions about him? Shhh...

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Yes... You asked if there was anyone I'd want to be my escort and I said that I wasn't sure..." Pippi tilted her head at him.

"You're usually more observant then that..."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"That wasn't a complete answer. That was the sort of answer you give when you might have someone in mind, but you're not sure you should say." Oh no, no table turning, thank you.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

You can't blame a girl for trying.

Pippi harumphed and began turning as she danced again.

"I should have a difficult time coming up with somebody I would be unhappy to attend with." she said.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"But there's a fellow that would make you happier than usual?" Walter moved on through the Schottishe steps, rather enjoying himself, since it wasn't often you could catch Pippi even a little off balance.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"If I ever decide that there is you'll be the first to know."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I'll settle for second, since he deserves first place and I know I won't be the guy." He'd better not be. He and Nadia had finally gotten things to a not weird place, no way did he want to do that again.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Good point." she said dancing in place and holding her hand out to him to join her.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Yes, roof dancing in the rain. Perfect. Walter took her hand and grinned as they spun into the steps together.