2nd Floor Common Room - Sunday night

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Her room was always big, but it seemed even larger and emptier now that Elizabeth was the only one in it.

So, with a blanket thrown around her shoulders and a box of chocolates in her hand, she headed to the common room and curled up in the corner of the sofa and started flicking through the channels.

Ooh, Insomnious on Lake Union. She loved this movie.

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[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I did," Elizabeth grinned. "I got some very pretty pictures and I owe Parker a pair of shoes for it. I'm just glad she's on our side. If it wasn't for her ulcer, I'd be trying to talk her into joining my political team when that gets going."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Yes. Thank god she's on our side." She bit into the chocolate. "So you're really going to do that, huh? Become a completely political animal?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I think so. I can do it, I know I can, so I'm just thinking why the hell not, y'know?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I know you can, and you'll be very good at it," Sam encouraged, "I just can't understand why you'd want to."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth laughed. "Well, why not? I've done the behind the scenes stuff, I grew up as a senator's daughter. It's the top of the career path I've chosen before and am likely to choose again. I'd like to be able to exact some real change in this country; in this world."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"It's good that you're still an idealist," Sam said, quietly. "It's good that you can be, after, well, everything."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I have to belive," Elizabeth said, her voice equally as low. She looked down at her lap. "Even at the darkest hour, I still have to cling to faith and hope."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad." Sam wasn't sure she still could.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

She looked thoughtful for a moment, before raising her head. "Okay. Cheerful thoughts. Much better idea." She nodded firmly.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I may be learning how to cook this summer."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth looked across at Sam and bit her lip, obviously amused.

She would not laugh. She would not laugh.

She started to giggle.

"Who do we need to warn in advance?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Sure, blow up one turkey..."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure that wasn't the entirety of your, um, kitchen experiments!"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Janet lies," Sam said, defensively, "as do Jack, Daniel, Murray, and Janet's Uncle George."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Uh hu," Elizabeth said, nodding skeptically. "And what motive do they have for lying?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Slander," she said immediately. "Exaggeration. Because no one almost died."

Even if the stomach pumping had been a reality.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's a relief," Elizabeth nodded. "Still. Maybe we should see if the first aid class will be learning how to deal with food poisoning?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Oh, shush."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

She grinned. "Sorry. I'll stop mocking. What else you taking?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"With any kind of luck, I'm taking flying and flight with young Master Skywalker and observational astronomy with Doctor Arroway." She grinned. "Hey, I can't give up all my hobbies all at once, or I'll go into shock."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth grinned in return. "Would never expect you to," she said. "I met Doctor Arroway at the newbie-do thing. She seems nice."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I missed the newbie thing altogether," Sam said, wrinkling her nose, "which I know shocks and appalls you."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it does. Absolutely," Elizabeth laughed. "It's not as if you missed much though. You just get to meet the newbies as they come along now, instead of seeing the whole block at once."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Honestly, that works better for me anyway, as a system. Otherwise I'm completely overwhelmed and go volunteer myself for dangerous missions community service projects, and the next thing I know, I'm babysitting."

"Hey, it could have happened that way."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Oh, no. Not babysitting," Elizabeth said, trying to keep the sarcasm out of her voice.