3rd Floor Common Room, Saturday Morning

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

Anyone who came into the common room on Saturday morning would have found two things.

1. Schrodinger in a pair of pajama bottoms watching Saturday Morning Cartoons and eating a berliner.

2. Three plates piled high with berliner. They actually were for anyone who wanted one.

Why did he do this? Does he actually have a shred of decency within his evil soul? Was he hoping to draw more people for observation or experimentation? Did he make too many by accident?

Did he even make them?

The world may never know.

_{[[Yes, the doughnuts are harmless. I just wanted to wax melodramatic. Open like common rooms are.]]}

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter came in, eyed the berliners, and went to make himself a bowl of oatmeal.

He wasn't taking anything from Schrodinger if he could at all help it.

And he was mincing any piece of mistletoe that got any ideas.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"They're for everyone," Schrodinger said, not even looking up.

He changed the channel.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I'm in the mood for oatmeal," Walter said while he rummaged in the refrigerator and came out with a pack of bacon. "And bacon."

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Bacon's always good," Schrodinger commented. "Although I prefer sausage with my breakfast. Streaky or back?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Back by choice, streaky by necessity," Walter said, while he heated a pan and dropped the first slices in with a loud crackling hiss.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"They don't sell back around here? Americans," Schrodinger said with the same sort of exasperated sigh one might reserve for the outspoken uncle with political views in direct opposition to yours that has come to Christmas dinner.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"No, there just isn't any in the refrigerator right now." And considering Pippi was someone who had gotten involved in trying to stock the dorms with food, he couldn't exactly blame Americans.

"I didn't buy it, I won't complain." With the bacon baconing and his oatmeal almost ready, all that was missing was the tea. An oversight he set about remedying.

"Will you be going home for the holiday? And where is home anyway?" To hell with subtle.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"For a little bit," Schrodinger said. "Christmas day and a little time after that. We're having a big traditional dinner. And home is in South America. I thought I told you that?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

If you did, my mun's sieve of a memory has dropped it.

"No doubt you have told many people that," Walter said, shrugging. "Your accent just doesn't seem right for South America. You sound nothing like Nadia, for example."

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I ever claimed that I was made there. It's just where home is now."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

No eye rolling. Really.

"Where were you 'made?'"

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Well, if my accent doesn't sound Southern American, where does it sound like I'm from?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Somehow it was too much to hope the little bastard was South African if not South American.

"Germany," he said with almost concealed distaste.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

Schrodinger nodded. "You really have to get with the times, Walter. You are aware that World War II is over? Germany is a functioning member of the world community now."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Over? Not for Walter.

"I am aware of recent history." It just wasn't his recent history. "Why did you move to South America?"

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"I honestly don't know," Schrodigner responded. "I was too young to remember it very well."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Which begged the question of just how old Schrodinger actually was. "What is your home in South America like?"

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Sunny. Very warm this time of year. We try to mix the traditions of our homeland and our new home. It's a lot of fun."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Ooh. Ich bin ein berliner!"

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"You're a doughnut?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Well... People always say you are what you eat." Pippi said taking a bite of one.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"What does that make you then? Apart from a doughnut."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Pancake... Or a roll."