Seahorse Cabin, Sunday Morning/Afternoon

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam stretched out on the grass, reading. Occasionally she sipped from a bottle of water. She was immensely botherable.

[ooc: Open to all.]

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[fates_jaye]

Jaye's bored and it's nice out. Therefore, she comes outside and unceremoniously plops herself down on the grass.

"Hey."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Hey. How's the toaster?" It has occurred to Sam that she may never have a normal conversation with Jaye again.

[fates_jaye]

"Haven't heard much out of it since it broke Jack's heart," she replies. "It might be rethinking its decision."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Wouldn't you, if you broke Jack's heart?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Hey. Reading anything interesting?" Elizabeth asked, wandering across from Pangolin.

[fates_jaye]

"I think I'd be boggling more about how I managed it," Jaye answers, thinking about it. "Somehow I think Jack'll survive. Not so sure about the toaster."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I think his heart's fragile, just like anyone's," Sam shrugged a shoulder. "And I had no idea your toaster was so high maintenance."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" Sam grinned up at her. "I know your game. You've run out of things to read and are just looking for suggestions. It's interesting to me, but maybe not so much to other people." She showed Elizabeth the book cover (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0750305606/sr=8-1/qid=1148842930/ref=sr_1_1/103-2779379-1963848?%5Fencoding=UTF8). "The author's got an interesting take on it, anyway."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth laughed, moving to sit down by her. "Caught me," she said. She pulled a face. "You're right; that's pretty much only going to be interesting to you. But that's not fair. Parker told me off for reading my equivalent to that and instead made me read a trashy romance!"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam made a face and made a note to keep her reading away from Parker. "Trashy romance? Doesn't seem like Parker's thing."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I swapped it for one of my thrillers; she so got the better deal out of it," Elizabeth said heartfeltly. "I don't know what she was complaining about; it was in English and everything!"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam burst out laughing. "You mean, as opposed to all the other languages it could have been in? I swear, you and Daniel...it makes it much tougher to read over your shoulder."

"Anyway, I did find a couple of fiction books that I'll lend you--one was so honest it almost broke my heart to read, and the other is just goofy."

[fates_jaye]

"Yeah, the toaster came as a shock to me, too," she says. "And I'm not saying Jack's heartless or anything. Far from it. It's just... beck and calling for fun and all that? I just can't think of a point where actual heartbreak comes in there, if that makes any sense? And it's totally not a slam."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth shrugged, grinning. "I prefer reading in the original language wherever possible, instead of relying on a translation," she said. "There's nothing wrong with that."

She beamed. "Cool. You're welcome to browse my shelves at any time; there is English fiction on them, so you'll be fine."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"It's what he knows," Sam said, playing a little with the cover of the book she'd been reading. "And I know it's not a slam--at least he's honest about what he wants, right? So you know what you're getting into."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"No, not at all," she said, still chuckling. "And I have to admit, I'm enjoying being able to catch up on my reading--both fiction and nonfiction. What about you? What have you been up to?"

[fates_jaye]

"Exactly," she says. "Guys usually suck about that kind of thing. It's 'okay, we're cute together, let's see where this goes' and then as soon as it goes somewhere, everything changes. So yeah. Knowing where you stand from the get-go? Huge plus."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Not much really. A fair bit of reading like you, yeah," Elizabeth said. "Took a walk on Friday afternoon with Janet and ended back at the dorms. Taken photos. Slept. Hung out at various campfires."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Do you think we're too young to be this bitter?" Sam wondered.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I'm trying not to be worried about the calm and quiet," Sam lowered her voice.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I know what you mean," Elizabeth nodded. She glanced around at the trees, almost as if she expected rodents of unusual size Forest!Monsters to attack.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"So, anyway...my cabinmates are insane, I think." She grinned, "but in a good way."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"We're all pretty much insane in a good way here," Elizabeth nodded, grinning. "My cabinmates are all pretty decent."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"You're in with Janet and Parker, right?" Sam asked. "Who else is in there with you?"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth nodded. "A new girl, Tempe on our side and then it's Cally, Bridge, Anders and another new girl, Z on the other."