3rd floor common room, Saturday late afternoon/early evening (post detention)

[demonbelthazor]

Bel was bored. He picked a floor at random (3rd) and claimed the couch in the common room, idly flipping through the channels on the TV. Oh, look. Celebrity poker.

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[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You can complain if you want to, my ear is always available to listen," he said, laughing slightly. "But that's good. It's not a bad way to spend your time, and I'm glad I could bring some fun into your evening."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"So what's your story?" Marie asked. "Are you a witch, demon, alien, mutant, something I haven't heard of yet, or just a normal human like me who's completely overwhelmed by everything?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"No, no, no, no, possibly, and mostly. I'm pretty much normal human, I just come from a bit farther afield than some of the people here. The fifty-first century, in fact."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie blinked. "The fifty-first century? This is only the twenty-first, so that's like, what? Three thousand years in the future?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Yup." Jack shrugged. "Three thousand years, give or take a handful of years. What about you - are you a normal overwhelmed human from the 21st century, or are you from somewhere completely different?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Just a normal human from this century," Marie confirmed. "I grew up in Mississippi, which is about a thousand miles, give or take, south of here."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack leaned back and stretched out his legs. "So, Marie from Mississippi, what exactly brings you to Fandom High?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"My parents were looking for a fun summer camp for me," Marie explained. "If I like it here, they said I can stay for school in the fall."

She tilted her head and grinned. "And what brings you here, Jack from the Fifty-First century?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You're the second person I've met who's parents sent them here for summer camp. I wonder if they had any idea how strange it is." Jack grinned back at her. "Me? This place seemed like a lot of fun, a good place to meet as many interesting people as possible," he replied, somewhat evasively. "And it hasn't let me down yet."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Mine certainly don't," Marie said, laughing. "So does that mean you've been around longer than just since camp started?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"That's probably just as well," Jack replied, laughing with her. "And yes and no. It's a bit complicated."

He sat back with a sigh and ran a hand through his hair. "Short answer: I was a student here last semester, but I don't remember any of it, so I'm in pretty much the same situation as you. New place, new people. Luckily there's such fascinating new people to meet," he added, touching her briefly on the arm.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie frowned a little at the physical contact, but didn't say anything.

"What happened to make you not remember?" she asked.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack lifted one shoulder in a half shrug and sat back. "I'm not sure. It doesn't really matter though," he said, grinning again. "The past is the past, and what I can't remember I can't get in trouble for, right?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I guess not," Marie giggled. "Do you think you've done a lot to get in trouble for?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I certainly hope so. And if not, I'm going to have to start making up for lost time." Jack winked at her. "You're welcome to join me, if you like."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie blushed. "That's okay. I'm not really the getting in trouble type," she said.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"That's my loss," he said, shaking his head sadly. "If you do change your mind, let me know. I'm sure I could find something that wouldn't get either of us in trouble." Jack tapped his chin thoughtfully. "You don't spend you're time getting into trouble, so what do you do for fun?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I'm on the cheerleading squad here," Marie said. "And I used to take piano and ballet lessons."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I don't know anything about piano or ballet, but I do know someone on the cheerleading squad - Isabel? You might know her."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie nodded. "Yeah, I met her. She's really nice."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Isabel is amazing," Jack agreed, smiling hugely. "I'm think she's not entirely sure how she ended up being a cherleader, though. But what about you? Are you enjoying it?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I am. I'm one of the co-captains," Marie said. "Isabel mentioned that she'd never cheered before."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Congratulations. Not only do you get to cheer, you get to tell people what to do," he laughed. "And just between you and me, I think Isabel's interest in cheering is because of a certain member of the basketball team."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yeah," Marie said. "I think I heard something on the radio about her and Greg."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"They're dating," Jack confirmed. "And it's very cute, so her cheering is probably going to be directed mainly at Greg." He tilted his head consideringly. "What about you? Is there anyone you have your eye on?"