5th Floor Common Room - Tuesday During and After the Meet and Greet

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

It's the 5th floor common room.

There's a sign on the kitchenette counter that says, "Pancakes being kept warm in oven. Help yourself and don't burn the place down."

There's also a horse in here.

A white horse with dark spots.

Watching TV.

Bitterwoman is on.

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[chasingangela]

A little intimidated by the mob at the welcome party, Angela went roaming through the dorms trying to find another sign of life.

Apparently, Old Man was it.

Angela scratched him behind the ears, helped herself to some pancakes, and settled on the couch with them and a book.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man was pleased with the ear scratches.

And that Angela had not changed the channel.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Still carrying his bag of gear and shield, Peter stood in the doorway of the common room and took in the pancakes, horse, and... box with little tiny people?

He sat down on one of the couches and nodded to the horse asking "what are the little people doing?" before realising that outside of Narnia, horses didn't generally talk.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man nods his head and then shakes it.

It's possible he's answering the question.

On the little box is a scantily clad young woman chasing down bankrobbers in thigh-high boots.

The woman is in the boots, not the bankrobbers.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"You don't know? Or I should just let you watch the little people and not interrupt the action?"

He watched the young woman in thigh-high boots race after the robbers, blushing slightly at both the skimpy outfit and the fact he was apparently *watching* people who were a foot high. It seemed rather rude just to watch without offering aid.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter noticed the red-headed girl on the couch reading. Not wanting to interrupt but feeling it would be rude to say nothing, he said "hi" and quickly followed up with "I don't mean to interrupt your quiet."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man gave the equine equivalent of a small shrug. Peter may be able to interpret it, maybe not.

Old Man was good if Peter wanted to turn it off or watch something else.

Old Man is a very easy going kind of horse.

[chasingangela]

"It's fine," Angela said, glancing up. "Are you one of the new kids?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"That I am. Peter Pevensie at your service." He stood up and bowed. "I'd been asking how you knew, but I don't think I realised how small the school was that all of us new kids stick out like a sore thumb."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

After greeting Angela, Peter walked over to the Appy and offered to scratch him a bit.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter considered his inventive grammar and blushed slightly.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man does not know what kind of horse he is, Old Man is lucky his name is Old man and not "horse".

He likes ear scratches though.

[chasingangela]

"Hi, Peter Pevensie. I'm Angela Chase," Angela said, holding out a hand for Peter to shake. "I've been here since September. Interesting place."

She wondered if Peter had figured out how interesting.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man stood placidly and accepted ear scritches.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter took Angela's hand and bowed over it. "You're a long time resident of these parts then. Perhaps you could verify a story someone told me about a previous professor?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter scratched Old Man's ears and neck and didn't think about braiding his mane at all.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man is no stranger to having his mane braided.

He would be totally okay with a braided mane.

[chasingangela]

"I can try. The one who turned students into animals as punishment, the one who taught kids to talk to animals, or the one who traveled in time?" Angela asked.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter starts to braid Old Man's mane as if he was going into battle. You can't have a loose mane then, you know. It could be a danger.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter boggled at the suggestions. "Err, well, the talking to animals bit didn't really seem so strange, but I was wondering about one who was a psychotic vampire with a squid for a pet? That one was just a tall tale, right? But who traveled in time? Is he still here? He's someone I want to talk to."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man never new that, he'd never been ridden into battle before. He certainly appreciates the young man's concern.

[mmmanchovies.livejournal.com]

"Pancakes! I love this place."

Fry helped himself to the pancakes. "And Bitterwoman! I used to love this show!"

He was caught up by the pancakes and the TV and being back in a civilization he recognized.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Old Man moved a bit to block the sunlight from the window from casting a glare on the TV screen.

[chasingangela]

"Drusilla," Angela confirmed, her face showing how she felt about that one. "She tried to kill my boyfriend, among other people. She's been gone a while."

"The time travelling one is also gone. He was nice, though."

[mmmanchovies.livejournal.com]

The horse caught his attention. "And a horse! Man, the fifth floor has everything." Then he noticed the other people in the room. "Oh, hi! I'm Fry."