Second Floor Common Room [evening]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

After leaving the gym and handwave stopping by the library to do some cleaning, Rory settled onto a couch in the second floor common room with a stack of books she'd unearthed.

There were several old, fascinating books that she had found tucked away in a back corner in the old librarian's office, covered with a light layer of dust. So she sat still with a book on Celtic symbology open on her lap, carefully sounding out the words.

[Locked to people who know who they are, for the moment. open for CR socializing, as long as it's post Rory reading :)]

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[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Second floor common room.

Anakin walked in and settled on the couch next to Rory. "What have you found to read now?" he asked.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Books," Rory replied, carefully sounding out foreign words and tracing her finger over the symbols.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I got that part," Anakin said, grinning. "I'll even go out on a limb and guess old books."

He closed his eyes and sighed. "It's good to be back in the dorms," he said.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Rory said, looking up and smiling. "And no one's going to invisiblify my room, presumably."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Invisiblify?" Anakin repeated.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"It's a word," she said, frowning at him.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Is it in one of those books?" Anakin asked, peering over her shoulder.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"No, these aren't in English," she replied.

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

Hamlet wandered into the common room, glad to be back in the familiar settings of the dorms. He wandered down to the second floor common room, and was surprised to see it almost empty.

"I take it everyone's too glad to be ack in their own rooms to be celebrating?"

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

"Not me. A room's a room and a bed's a bed. I'm just glad to have TV back." He grabbed the remote control and started to flick through channels.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Presumably," Rory replied, looking up and taking in the mostly-empty room for seemingly the first time. "Works for me, though. The quiet's nice after living with seven other people for two weeks."

[ihatedenmark.livejournal.com]

Hamlet dropped himself on to a couch. "Is there anything good on this evening? There was supposed to be a Bitterwoman marathon on, but I'm unsure if we missed it while camping or not."

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec found a common room with people and dropped into an empty seat with a long sigh. "Hello dorms, goodbye cabins."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker came in and collapsed on a chair on the opposite side of the room from Rory and Anakin. She didn't look in their direction, and seemed to be dividing her concentration between the book Liz had loaned her, and the television.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker cocked an eyebrow, and finally looked up. "If there is, that might be worth watching. And mocking. It's not the same watching now, since Graduation."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"You'll miss them?" Rory asked with distaste, glancing up.

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"They were fun," Alec said, smiling a little. "Even if they're a bit more like what I'm used to for living situations."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I like the quiet and privacy," she sighed. "Not used to sharing my space, really, much less with seven other people." She offered a small smile. "Did you have cabins like that at your old military camp thing?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Barracks. Lots of us in one big room, no alcoves," he explained. "So the walls, even if they didn't go up all the way, were a nice change."

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Parker," Alec said in greeting, with a wave. "Glad to be away from nature again?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"God, yes," Parker said feelingly. "No more boots unless I have to fr a while, both my Tuesday workshops are in the Danger Shop, privacy and good television reception, and hot water that never goes away." She grinned. "How about you? Happier, sadder, more of the same?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Ick," Rory winced in sympathy. "So yeah, understandable appreciation of those walls. I'm a bit spoiled, really. Grew up as an only child and never really had to share anything unless I wanted."

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

He lifted one shoulder, shrugging. "Same, pretty much. Except for tv -- that I actually missed."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"We had one toted in, but like I said, the reception sucked." Parker stretched out her legs. "Although? A hammock in my room might not be a bad idea. Some days out at the cabins were pretty relaxing."

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Very different experiences," he said, grinning slightly. "Not that I don't think I could've gotten used to being spoiled, really. Wouldn't have minded the opportunity."