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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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam wandered into the common room, in search of a glass of milk. "Hey, Elizabeth." She walked over to the fridge, opened it, peered in, and closed it again.

"No milk fairies stopped by, huh?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Sam," Elizabeth looked up and smiled at her. "I've got milk back in my room if you want some."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She flopped on the couch and propped up her feet. "Naah, I'm being social now. Can't you tell? What's up?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate?" Elizabeth offered, passing the box across. "I'm watching a sappy romance movie, and eating aforementioned chocolate. So, not much. How's things with you?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate and romance movies, huh?" Sam glanced around and noticed the conspicuous lack of Janet. Still, chocolate. She selected a piece. "A little overwhelmed by all the new people. It's kind of like getting new recruits--everyone's so enthusiastic, and that's great, but you just wonder where they get all the energy, you know?"

She laughed. "Wow, I sound old."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth laughed. "You are old," she said teasingly, ducking slightly behind a handy cushion. "No, I know what you mean. It was kinda like that at the end of of first year..." She automatically glanced around the room. "There. Well, after the initial problem we were facing was sorted out at least."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Oh, shut up," Sam said, sticking her tongue out at Liz. "Yeah. Everyone was always so excited, so awed. Because it was a great adventure."

"Anyway, you were telling me what you were up to. It's been a while since I saw you."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth snickered, before growing more serious and nodding. "Yeah. It really was."

She leant her head back, thinking for a moment. "Yeah, I know. Really not been up to much, y'know? Relaxing with classes finishing, trying not to freak out over grades before they got posted, making tentative summer plans, reading a lot. The usual really."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Did you get to enjoy any of shirtless day?" She grinned, "It was very pretty, but god, I fear Parker. If she can do that at sixteen, she'd going to be a terror once she graduates from college and gets some real freedom."

[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."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally wanders in, clutching a bottle of soda.

"Yay, people I recognize," she says, before plopping down on a couch.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth grinned, leaning her head back. "Hey there. Long time, no see. How you doing?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Doing pretty good," Cally said. She took a quick sip of her soda. "Haven't seen you in forever, either. How about you? Doing well?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, not too bad," Elizabeth said, offering the box of chocolate across. "Almost looking forward to the summer camp actually starting."

[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]

Sam waved from her spot on the couch. "Hey, Cally. Haven't seen you in forever." She grinned, but decided not to ask how Anders's writing was coming along.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally grabbed a chocolate out of the box, grinning. "Thanks." She popped it in her mouth and chewed.

"You know, me too, actually. It's kinda weird having so much time on my hands, right now. Anders has ideas how to spend that time, but I can only--" Cally coughed. "Erm, yeah, I can only do so much, you know?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Ooh, hi Sam!" Cally waved back with a somewhat scary amount of enthusiasm. "How're you doing?"