Second Floor Common Room, Early Saturday Morning

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Sam hadn't gone back to her room after leaving Parker's party. She'd taken a very long run around the island, and then swam some laps in the pool in an attempt to exhaust herself into sleep, but it didn't work. She couldn't focus enough to work on her swoop bike or the wormhole equations on her wall, and she didn't have any homework to do.

Which was how she'd ended up in the common room making many pots of coffee and setting out an assortment of pastries from J, GoB (along with a little sign that said No, I didn't make them! and a reference phone number for the bakery in case anyone wanted to call and check). She wasn't exactly feeling social, but that could always change. She started nibbling on a bear claw and flipped through channels on the television.


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"Amen. Sing it brother Gavin," Sam raised her mug in salute.

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Jake grinned at her. "There should be a coffee shrine." He yawned and caught sight of the tv. "What'cha watching?"

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"God, you sound so much like Daniel sometimes I can't believe it," she grinned, "though he'd be able to actually pinpoint where the shrines actually were. And, um, infomercial, maybe?" She tilted her head. "I wasn't really paying attention."

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Jake squinted at the tv. "...It's either that or extremely bizarre porn. There actually are coffee shrines?"

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"Porn?" Sam studied the television again, but just didn't see that. She gave Jake a funny look before she remembered the shrine question. "...maybe?"

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"Just look at those long caressing strokes she's using with the mop," said Jake and pointed his mug at the tv. It was very early. He wasn't awake yet. He could be seeing things.

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Sam wondered if she should talk to Krycek, but couldn't imagine how that conversation would go. "Jake, she's cleaning the floor."

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"Sexily," Jake insisted. "Just look at what she's wearing!"

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"She's wearing jeans and a polo," Sam said, "and she's got messy hair."

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"Messy hair from shagging?" Jake tried.

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"So why is she dressed?"

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Jake downed his new cup of coffee. "Um," he said. "Well. Um. Obviously because. Um..."

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Sam laughed and got up to get them both a refill. "Oh, I'm convinced."

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Jake made a face then grinned at her. "I knew you would be." He used the time she was gone to switch the channel over to a Bitterwoman rerun.

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Sam poured coffee into both mugs and rolled her eyes at the tv. "What is the appeal of Bitterwoman?"

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"The complex plots and exciting character development," Jake said quickly, just as Bitterwoman spun around reallyreally fast and ended up in her costume of bitterness. "Woah."

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"Centrifugal force should have made her knock herself unconscious hundreds of times over by now," Sam said, sipping her coffee calmly. "There's not enough support in her costume. No wonder she's bitter."

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"She's a superhero," Jake said reproachfully. "Superheroes can wear anything."

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"Nobody's superhero power is being able to go braless into combat," Sam declared.

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Jake thought about this. "Well, no," he had to admit finally. "But it seems to come with the territory sometimes. I've seen documentaries, you know."

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"About braless superheroes?"

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"About superheroes," Jake corrected. "And some of them totally didn't wear bras."

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"Did the documentaries explain the underwear over the tights thing?" Sam asked, "Because I always wondered."

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"Noooo..." Jake thought. "I think that's just bad fashion sense."

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"Huh. Really bad." Not that she was in favor of military tactical wear as a fashion statement, but it did usually serve a purpose.