School Grounds (Outside the Garage), Monday Morning (2nd Period - Noon)

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders didn't see much point in going back to his room to study, since he'd been in there all weekend as it was. (Damn Sims 2.) Besides, it was snowing, and his Pyramid playbooks had seen fit to start battering him about the head, which was not exactly his idea of toughening up against hard hits on the court.

So here he was, sitting cross-legged on his Glider out in the snow, studying like a crazy thing for his Interstellar Relations final, his Pyramid ball beside him.

Every now and then a textbook would hover up and try to divebomb him, so he'd throw the ball at it.

At least it was a good opportunity to get in some work on his shooting technique while he studied.

[OOC: Open like whoa, as Murphy's Law has decided it would be funny to give me . . . nothing to do at work today.]

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[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor was wandering the grounds when he noticed the young fellow floating and studying.

"Do books normally attempt to attack you?" he asked.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Anywhere other than here, I'd say no," Anders replied, as twenty feet away the textbook gathered itself up off the ground and attempted what could only be described as another strafing run. This time, he ducked and tried to swat it out of the way, only to have it loop his head and bonk him above the right ear. "Ow! Motherfrakker!"

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Oi, watch your language," the Doctor said. And mentally chuckled that he wouldn't dream of correcting Jane on such a thing. "I think perhaps you might be better off working less with books and more with that ball of yours."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders shook his head stubbornly. "I'm not gonna fail my classes. Plenty of time to practice after finals are done." His voice had the tiniest bit of an edge to it; this better not be another "stick to being a dumb jock" thing. The books were giving him a hard enough time as it was.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"I'm just saying you demonstrate a lot of good talent," the Doctor said. "Not saying you should give up on a good education. Just saying that when books bite you, you might want to move on. Temporarily, of course."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"I wish," Anders said, casting a longing look at his Pyramid ball. The book divebombed him yet again, and resignedly he just let it hit him in the shoulder. "But I've got my final for this class this afternoon, and I really, really don't want to do a lousy job in Roslin's class."

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Ah, not the kind to give up just because they betray you, good," the Doctor said. It'll prepare you for your future wife.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"I'm stubborn that way sometimes," Anders replied with a slight grin. "Maybe too stubborn." And suddenly it all makes so much more sense.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Well, I suppose it'll all work out for you," the Doctor said. "Try not to get a concussion."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Had a couple of those already, thanks. "Not a fan of 'em."

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"The repercussions of concussions are very horrible," the Doctor admitted. He gave a little nod. "Good luck on your test." He turned to leave.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Anders called after him. "I'm probably gonna need it."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter had meant to study for IR, but when the books attacked, he gave up and thought going outside was a better idea.

"Morning, Anders," he said with a grin. "You having literary problems as well?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"So it's not just me?" Anders asked after he'd fended off yet another kamikaze book run. "You have no idea how glad I am all of a sudden to not own that many books. I'd hate to be in the library today."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"I hadn't even thought of that," Peter replied, looking horrified. "Books ought to stay where they're set."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"They really should." Anders's expression was nothing short of aggrieved. "I had this one all bookmarked for everything I needed to look up, and now? Bookmarks all over campus. It's really frakking up my whole study system and --"

He yelped as the book buzzed the top of his head and swatted it again. "Hey! How'd you like to be all dog-eared, instead?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter couldn't help laughing at both Anders' expression and his reaction to the low level attacked. "Perhaps Roslin will postpone the exam? We can't be expected to take one if the books attack, right?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"In that class? We'll probably end up taking a test about how to negotiate with hostile literature."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"That's probably the truth," Peter said, watching the books warily. "But I think we might be able to make the case that when things brainlessly attack without stopping to think, negotiation is irrelevant."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, considering they're not alive to begin with . . ." Anders was seriously about to flying-tackle that book if it made another move for his head. "You can't really negotiate with something that can't think for itself in the first place."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Exactly. They're like some strange automaton," Peter replied. He didn't take his eyes off of any of the books in the vicinity. "Other than being attacked by books, how've you been?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorta just here, man," Anders admitted. "Haven't done much lately, just study and play computer games. Just figures it was the books that got me out of the room. Irony. Gotta love it."