Fourth Floor Common Room: Tuesday Afternoon

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

After her workshop, Lana had gone back to Selkie Cove, but could find no sign of Phoebe. She'd trekked up and down the beach looking for her with no luck and finally decided she needed to get in where it was cool for a while.

She'd tried to rest in her room, but she was too worried to settle. She thought she might have better luck distracting herself if she watched some mindless TV. Plus, maybe someone would show up who had a better idea of where Phoebe might be.


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[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer wandered into his floor's common room and sat down. He waved to Lana.

"Hey there," he said.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Joxer," Lana replied, looking very distracted. "How's it going?"

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"I'm a little sore, otherwise okay." He looked a little concerned. "Are you okay?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Phoebe's turned into a mermaid," Lana said, her face looking even more worried. "And I can't find her anywhere. I went all up and down the beach, but I finally had to come in to cool off and rest. It's just too hot out there."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Wow, mermaid?" Joxer scratched his forehead. "I'm more familiar with centaurs, so I don't think I know a whole lot that can help. But I'm more than willing to help you, if you need it."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana shook her head. "I'm not familiar with any of them," she said. "I'm going to go back out in a little while to look for her again at the Cove. I don't know what you could do to help unless you know some way to turn her human again, but you're welcome to tag along."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer shook his head. "I have no idea how you even turn into a mermaid," he said. "Maybe there's something I can do to make you feel better or something?"

[fatalvoyage.livejournal.com]

Tempe, who had just ventured out of her room for the first time since she'd returned from Illinois earlier in the day, found herself on the fourth floor for no apparent reason walked into the common room, and spotted Lana.

She walked over and sat down next to her. "Watching anything interesting?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana looked up. "Oh, hi, um... Tempe, is it?" She looked back at the TV. "Honestly, I have no idea what I'm watching."

[fatalvoyage.livejournal.com]

Tempe nodded. "You know my name?" she asked, eyebrows raised in surprise. "...have we met? Because if we have, I apologize, because I really can't remember your name."

She felt a little silly, like maybe she should have put more effort out there to meet people, so that situations like this wouldn't be awkward.

"Just flipping through the channels then?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Not officially, I don't think," Lana said still seeming a bit distracted, "But it's a small school. And somebody handwavily pointed you out before."

She smiles a little ruefully. "I could have been completely off with the name. And yes, just flipping channels. If there's something you want to watch, feel free." She holds the remote out to the other girl.

[fatalvoyage.livejournal.com]

Tempe nodded. "It is a pretty small school. Still, it seems like every day, someone new pops out of the woodwork, that I don't know."

Tempe took the remote, and absently flipped it to a channel showing repeats of Bones Mortal Remains, before setting the remote down.

Having noted Lana's distraction, Tempe looked at her, a little concernedly. "Everything okay?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"My best friend turned into a mermaid and is swimming somewhere I can't find her." Lana shook her head. "Even for Fandom this is too weird. I tried looking for her after my workshop, but it just got too hot to keep running around."

[fatalvoyage.livejournal.com]

If Tempe was surprised to hear such a thing, she certainly didn't show it. Maybe Fandom and its various oddities phased her less now.

"So this has never happened before? Do you think it was done maliciously by another student? Did anyone have anything against her?"

Tempe's mind had flipped into scientist mode, trying to gather as many details as she could. How she could help beyond collecting facts, she had no idea, but if nothing else, maybe she could find a way to reassure Lana. Or, she'd just end up making things worse. She wasn't actually very good at reassuring people.

[demonbelthazor]

Bel finally gave up the research and emerged from his room. He wandered down to the fourth floor common room. "Hey," he said to the room's occupants.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Bel!" Lana jumped up from the couch. "Have you seen her? I went looking for her, but I couldn't find her anywhere near the Cove."

[demonbelthazor]

"Not since last night," Bel said grimly. "She took off when I told her I wanted to take her home."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Lana sat back down again. "I was supposed to see her after my workshop today, but I couldn't find her anywhere and it just got too hot."

[demonbelthazor]

"I got a lead on changing her back, though," Bel said. "I'm going to check it out tonight I think."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I'm going back out to look for her again after I've cooled down a little," Lana said. "Is there anything I can do to help with the thing tonight? You know I'd do anything to help her."

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer waved at Bel.

[demonbelthazor]

"Hey," Bel said, giving Joxer a wave.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"I heard your girlfriend's half fish," Joxer said.

[demonbelthazor]

"Bottom half, yeah," Bel said, scowling.

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"I knew a fellow who was in love with a centaur," Joxer said. "Almost got himself trampled to death." He thought for a second. "How well do you tread water?"