Second Floor Common Room [Thursday Morning]

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge was bored. So he'd dragged the telekinesis ball out of his room, since he hadn't practiced in a while, and sat down crosslegged on a couch in the common room to do so.

After a few minutes, he had the ball floating in a lazy circuit around the room.

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River threw a look inside the second floor common room on her way down. She frowned as she noted the ball floating around the room, and began following it around.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge grins and waves at River.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River grinned and waved back. "How do you do this?" she asked.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

He shrugs. "Telekinesis. It's something anyone can learn- at least where I'm from. The ball," he waves a hand, "is a training tool. It's designed to be especially receptive to thoughts."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

That made River stare more intently at the ball. She sat down next to Bridge, and poked him, hoping he could listen to her thoughts like before.

*What do you use it for?*

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

*Just for fun, mostly. But it's useful for those times if you wanna reach something and you can't.*

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River nodded.

*Always useful. Can you move big things too?*

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

*Not yet,* Bridge admits, *but I haven't been training for very long. I hope to eventually.*

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

*I like this,* River said, smiling at the ball. *Oh, Pippi and I are building a raft. And maybe Berthold will come along when we try it out.*

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

*Bed monsters like rafting?* Bridge asks, because he doesn't know much about bed monsters at all.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

*Berthold does. Or perhaps it's just a part of his process of coming out from under the bed occasionally. It's a very safe place. But I need to get him a blanket.*

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

*Why does he need a blanket?* Bridge asks curiously.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

*To hide under. He's shy.* River replied, smiling at Bridge. It was nice to be able to talk this way.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler stopped in on his way to lunch and noticed the floating ball, and River noticing the floating ball.

He came up behind her, frowning. "Can you do that?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River turned and grinned at him. "Not me. Bridge." She poked him gently.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Yeah? Good for Bridge," Tyler said, poking her back.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"It looks fun though," River said, giving Tyler a quick hug. "Oh, Berthold wants to go rafting with us."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

The hug was nice, so Tyler pulled River into a closer one. "He does?" he asked. "He won't swim away?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River frowned. "Why should he? He gets free ice cream here." She snuggled her face against his chest.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Excellent point," Tyler said. "Not much ice cream underwater."

He let his hands play with her hair.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Besides, it's not as if the duck pond is that big," River commented, then adding: "I like it when you do that."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Not big, but it might be deep." Tyler pointed out.

He buried his hand in her hair and lifted it on top of her head. "Like that?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

It was a good thing River wasn't that particular about her hairstyle. "Yes," she replied, then frowned. "It's deep? I don't know if Berthold can swim."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"I don't honestly know how deep it is," Tyler said, releasing River's hair. "When are we going to launch the raft, anyhow?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Tonight or tomorrow, I guess," River said. "What are your plans for today?"