3rd Floor Common Room [Friday Night]

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Still leery of the energy emanating from the 2nd Floor Common Room, Bridge decides to move up a floor. He's sprawled on a couch, reading a book he'd bought from the Book Fair, with several other books spread out on the couch around him.

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders shook his head, embarrassed. "Not really. I kinda burned most of it, actually. There's still some stuff on my computer, but I haven't quite gotten around to getting rid of it yet."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Why?" Parker blinked at him, surprised. "Because it made radio?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Sort of." Anders shrugged. "Just wasn't sure it was worth the teasing and people thinking I'm a complete freak."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker rubbed the space between her eyes, and bit her lip. "You know I was only teasing you because it was funny, you know. Not because it was bad."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Aw, I don't mind it from you," Anders said, though he honestly did mind a bit. "Cally's right, I guess. I take stuff too seriously sometimes."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"So? Blow us off. If you have fun with it, and you keep getting better-- who cares if your first story isn't art?" Parker shook her head. "No one starts out as a genius, you know." Okay, she knew one who did. But even he needed prep time. "I'm sorry if anything I said really got to you."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry about it, Parker," Anders said, his smile genuine now. "My fault for letting it, really."

He picked up the minicomp and switched it on, then pulled up the basic word processing program on it. "Think I'd get in trouble for using school equipment to do this? 'cause I might have a new idea."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Go for it." Parker grinned. "The worst that'll happen is you get Detention. And it can't be worse than what I have to face tomorrow," she added mournfully.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders started scribbling away, his tongue poking out from between his teeth.

"Oh man, I've had enough detention for this year," he said after a few minutes. "What the frak'd you get it for? And with who?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker watched, amused but relieved. Then she palmed her face. "Attempted employee theft. With Becky Vartan, and Miho, who's the one that *gave* me the Detention."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Attempted employee theft? What the frak is that supposed to mean?" asked Anders. "Waaaaaaaaaaaaitasecond. Becky and Miho? Like, scary Miho? They're running detention? Holy frak, Parker, you better come out of there alive!"

Obviously morale boosting was not Anders's strong suit tonight.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Daisy, you ray of sunshine." Parker glared at him half-heartedly, her fingers drumming on her leg. "So I tried to get Jarod to move out of the Sin. They should *not* be able to give me Detention for it. Or hurt me. Or maim me. Much." She put her head in her hands. "I am so dead."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's kind of frakked up, but at least you didn't get picked at random, right?" Anders frowned and offered Parker another cupcake. "I don't think they're allowed to kill you during detention."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker took the cupcake. "I don't think so either? Except I'm sure Miho could make it look like an accident." She pouted at the cupcake, the brightened. "But Jarod would be very very upset with her, if she did."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders took another cupcake for himself, bit off half of it, and swallowed it with less chewing than he really should have done. "Would that be enough to stop her, d'you think?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker cocked an eyebrow at Ander's manners, then daintily took another bite, swallowed, and said, "Mostly. Yes. I'm pretty sure. At least, it'll keep her from killing me. Or cutting off anything vital."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders scribbled down a few more lines on the minicomp and tapped the stylus against his lips in thought as he offered Parker an encouraging smile. "Well, I hope so. I kinda like you alive and in one piece, Parker. And I'm pretty sure Jarod does even more."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Gee, thanks." Parker smiled dryly. "How's the story going now?"