2nd floor common room, Tuesday night

[chasingangela]

In an attempt to provide a temporary distraction from exam stress, a chick flick and pizza party is shaping up in the seeming center of the universe, the second-floor common room. Pizza boxes containing a variety of round pies of cheesy goodness have been propped open on the coffee table, and there's a stack of DVDs on top of the TV.

Right now, Angela is setting up Rote Mühle, the story of a penniless writer who falls in love with a prostitute in turn-of-the-century Berlin. The story's a little drippy, but the costumes and the music are to die for.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker comes in wearing pajamas and kimono, and carring a bowl of popcorn. "Oooh. I love this movie. Especially the lead guy. He reminds me of Obi-Wan." She curled up on the couch next to Angela and considered which pizza box to open.

[fates_jaye]

Jaye carries in a toaster. That looks like a sheep.

And upon seeing Angela, Jaye looks a the toaster and demands, "TALK TO HER."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel wanders in wearing flannel pjs and carrying a bag of chocolate kisses. She took a spot on the couch and looked at the screen. "So what are we watching?"

[chasingangela]

Angela tilted her head at the screen. "I kind of see what you mean," she said. "But these clothes are hotter."

"I love the music."

[chasingangela]

Angela waves to Jaye. And to the toaster.

"Um. Hi? Pizza?"

[fates_jaye]

"No, thanks," the toaster says.

[chasingangela]

"Rote Mühle," Angela said, pointing at the screen. "See, he wants to be a writer, but he's never been in love, and he just met a bunch of bohemians, and now they're singing a song from that musical with the nun."

[chasingangela]

Angela blinked.

"Jaye? Your toaster just talked to me."

[fates_jaye]

Jaye sighs, and takes a seat in a chair, setting the toaster on the arm of said chair. "Yeah. It talked to Rory, too. Apparently it's a thing."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"The music makes it. I know they based it on an old opera, but honestly, who can listen to those outside a theatre?" Parker decided on the Hawaiian pizza, and snagged a piece, then got up to get drinks from the fridge. Bringing back two and handing one to Angela, she settled in with a happy sigh. "'Her name was... Velvette.'"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Is this going to end with me needing tissues? Because they seem happy now. But I'm sure by the end, someone will be dead."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel tossed a kiss over to Parker. "Thanks for sharing your date Saturday night. I appreciated it."

[chasingangela]

"Okay," Angela said, sipping from her drink. "Crichton's was better. It rhymed."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker caught the kiss, and half-bowed where she was sitting. "No problem. It gave me an excuse to dance with Constable Fraser. And I grabbed your roomie, later. So we're even. Did you have a good time?"

[fates_jaye]

The toaster says, "You don't have to be mean about it."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I had a blast," Isabel smiled. "Since I didn't have to worry about a date, I got to dance with anyone I wanted. Much fun was had."

[chasingangela]

"Thanks," Angela said, taking the drink and biting into a slice of pepperoni pizza.

"The music is the best part," she agreed. "It's odd, this is so over-the-top, but somehow it all works."

[chasingangela]

"I'm sorry," Angela said.

"Jaye? I just hurt your toaster's feelings. This is weird."

[fates_jaye]

"When you emo my toaster? Yeah, that's weird," she agrees.

[chasingangela]

Angela gave Isabel a look. "Do I really need to answer that? She's a courtesan, he's a penniless writer, and there's a count who wants her. This can only end badly."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Cool. And the best part? No more required Student Council coordination for the rest of the year!" Parker did a couch-dance, then looked dubious. "I think. I still want to do that good-bye picnic, though."

[chasingangela]

"I made Rover emo last semester," Angela said. "This is possibly slightly more normal, maybe."

[fates_jaye]

"New superpower?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Maybe it works, because it's all consistently over-the-top?" Parker asked, taking a bite of her pizza. "I mean, it's like a very surreal, lollipop dream, especially with the Argentinian narcoleptic."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"And I want to do something to welcome the new students." Isabel banged her head against the back of the couch. "Damn Type-A personality."