5th floor common room, Wednesday morning

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River had discovered how to make popcorn, and she mad them in a lidless pan. This wasn't a mistake, as it wasn't as if she was stupid. It was just a lot more interesting that way.

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Before workshops, Tyler went for a walk up to the fifth floor. He smiled slightly when he saw River, wondering why he felt like he had promised her something.

"Your popcorn's getting all over the floor," he observed.

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"That's the fun part," River said with a very serious expression. "How's your friend?"

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Tyler tilted his head, watchign the popcorn explode. "I guess it is interesting," she said. "And what friend?"

His posture had slightly shifted; he was now on alert.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River gave him a frowning look. "The imaginary one you talked about. You never mentioned his name." The watched the popcorn fly through the air.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler's face and body went very still. "I never told anybody here about that."

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"Yes, you did, but you don't remember," River said. Well, she knew that he had told her, and she could sense that he didn't remember. "You don't want me to know?" She knew the answer to that too, but it felt nicer to ask.

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"Is that what I was telling everyone a couple days ago? I knew I couldn't remember."

Tyler went pale and forced himself to ask the hard question. "What else did I say? And of course I didn't want you to know, but if you do, you do."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Does that mean you don't want to meet Berthold either?" River looked a little disappointed.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Good morning all oh hey it's raining popcorn!"

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler looked suspicious. "Maybe. Who's Berthold?"

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"Morning. Catch some if you want." River looked at flying popcorn.

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River sighed. It was annoying when people forgot whole conversations. "The monster that lives under Buffy's bed."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi grabbed a glass from the cupboard and held it out in front of her. She managed to catch a few kernels in her glass as it mounded up on the floor around her.

"Hmmmmm." she said eating the few bits from the glass. "I think they taste better when they've been airborne!"

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler relaxed a tiny bit. "Huh. What does he eat?"

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"And it's more fun," River said, grinning.

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"Ice cream. I told you that too. Want to feed him?"

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"If I said I would," Tyler agreed. "When?"

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"You can do it now," River said. "Just put a bowl of ice cream under Buffy's bed. Try not waking her up. Room 510." She grinned at Tyler.

((ooc: Buffy (http://1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com/3687.html) is awake))

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

It was very hard to turn down a grinning River. Tyler went over to the freezer, rummaging around for ice cream and a bowl. "The door is unlocked, right?"

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"Unlocked, yes," River replied with continued grinning.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"This is very true." she said chasing the flying popcorn around the room with her glass.

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River added more popcorn to the pan as the airborne ones were beginning to subside.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Then this should be easy." Tyler put ice cream in the bowl and crept out of the common room with a smile to River

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"Thank you," River said, smiling back. "Berthold can be shy, but if you feen him he'll come out eventually.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi realized that one pan of popping corn was good... But FOUR would be like, four times better!