Fifth floor common room, Monday evening

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was sitting upside down on the couch, munching on a chicken empanada and reading a book.

The adventures of six miss-matched characters across a make-believe world were surprisingly engaging.

[ooc: zomg, open]

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[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"I might," Marty said. "Depends on whether or not you re-tie my shoes."

[chasingangela]

"That's blackmail," Angela pointed out reasonably, and gave his shoelaces another tug.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"That's not blackmail. I'm just requesting that you return my shoelaces to their original state of tied-ness," Marty responded also as reasonably.

[chasingangela]

"But, see, I'm seeing them from a different angle," Angela said, beginning to knot the laces of both shoes together. "So I can't tie them exactly the way you did. Unless I sit in your lap or something."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Gosh. Well if you have to sit in my lap to do it right? I can't argue with that logic whatsoever," Marty said gleefully.

[chasingangela]

"I didn't think you would," Angela said.

She straddled his lap -- pausing for a second to nuzzle his neck -- and neatly re-knotted his shoelaces. "Happy?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Very much so. You ready for your gift?" Marty said returning the nuzzle with gusto.

[chasingangela]

"Always," Angela said. "I missed you."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"I missed you too," Marty leaning over to give her a kiss before reaching into his backpack to pull out Angela's gift (http://www.bobsliberace.com/decades/1980s/80s.image/effanbee1.JPG)/

[chasingangela]

Angela opened the doll and cracked up. "It's like my own personal glittery superhero."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"I think it comes with it's own candlabra and kung fu grip for fighting fashion crime everywhere," Marty replied giggling. "I take it you like it?"

[chasingangela]

":And a piano," Angela said. "I love it, it's perfect."

She made Liberace fly around Marty's head, sliding off his lap as she did so. "So what else did you do in Vegas?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Gambled. Ran around the city," Marty said with a little shrug. "Fun was had. Spent three hours looking for a Liberace action figure."

[chasingangela]

"Awww," Angela said, perching Liberace on her shoulder. "Did you win anything?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"I won 30 dollars at the slots," Marty replied. "But I spent it on the world's biggest buffet. You'd love it there. Maybe we should go sometime on our own."

[chasingangela]

Angela's stomach did a little turn at the idea of the world's biggest buffet. "Maybe," she said. "It could be fun. Maybe as a last thing before graduation."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"We could have a road trip," Marty suggested. "Get a bunch of friends and head west."

[chasingangela]

"That would be really, really nice," Angela said. "We could stop in weird little places in the midwest or the south or ... okay, I have no idea how to get to Vegas from here. But it would be fun!"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"I think we just made our plans for Spring Break," Marty said leaning back against the sofa. "Or winter break, whichever you prefer."

[chasingangela]

"Spring," Angela said immediately. "It'd be kin of cold and yucky winter break."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"True. Plus Vegas should be warm enough to visit the pool during Spring Break," Marty agreed. "And if we plan far enough in advance we can get some tickets to some nice shows."

[chasingangela]

"I knew you just wanted a second chance to see Celine," Angela joked.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Just for that comment? I'm forcing you to watch Carrot top there," Marty retorted.

[chasingangela]

Angela shuddered. "But you'd have to go with me," she pointed out. "Do you really want to torture yourself that way?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"But I like prop comedy," Marty lied. "I think it is the premier achievement of our society."