Third Floor Common Room, Sunday Morning

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn was wearing the same jeans and sweater she'd been wearing yesterday, not wanting to head back to her room and too tall to borrow Molly's. She was also freezing, which had led to her mixing up a very large pot of oatmeal. The fixings were in the cupboard if anyone wanted them, but she wasn't setting them out.

Instead, she was sitting with her bowl of healthy goodness (once you ignored the raisins and brown sugar she'd added to her own) and a very, very large mug of hot cocoa with mini marshmallows. She read through a large pile of books and scrolls she'd brought with her and that Giles had sent since May (not all of which were in English), trying to find anything that explained what was going on.

She made occasional notes on a pad as she worked.

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[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally wandered down to the common room, drawn by the smell.

Then she frowned when she saw it.

"...'upid jaw," she said.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn glanced up, then her eyes widened when she saw Cally. "What happened to you?" No, she didn't listen to the radio much, but she pushed the pad and pencil towards Cally, figuring the jaw injury meant she might not want to use it much.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally gave Dawn a bit of a smile for her thoughtfulness and quick wrote down the abridged version. But not the A-Bridged version, as that involves plant women robbing banks.

Attacked last week. Don't remember it. Jaw wired shut.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

Crichton hadn't really slept last night. He'd been angry at having been stood up by the gray girl and hadn't wanted to let his guard down in case a Command Carrier suddenly appeared. He stomped into the common room.

"Do the people in this infernal place do nothing more than eat?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Oh, sucks," Dawn frowned. That sounded an awful lot like Buffy's attack, from what little she'd heard. "Oatmeal's kind of mushy, though?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean headed to the common room to get food for himself and his currently crazy brother.

"Hey," he greeted Dawn when he came in.

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

Waldo stood in the back of the room with a bowl of oatmeal of his own. It was better than the time he was on the farm and ate a meal of oats. He did put raisins on those oats, though.

Anyway, this was yummy.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn almost threw a book at Crichton. "Sometimes we pull the sticks out of people's asses and beat them to death with them, but today's a day off."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Dawn said, determined not to ask how Sam was doing.

[demonbelthazor]

Bel appeared in the common room in a shimmer of glittery white lights. "Blessings on you all this fine morning," he said.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

Crichton fixed her with a look of disdain. "Do you know who you are addressing?"

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori walked into the common room, stifling a yawn. Not getting much sleep the night before had left her tired. Possibilities had been running through her head; she'd been trying to figure out what caused this all night.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Spider-Ham found his was up to the common room and was pleased at what he found. "Breakfast that isn't related to me! You're my new favorite person."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Still needs chewing, Cally wrote. "But 'anks," she added out loud.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"John Crichton," Dawn said, meeting his look with one of her own after a moment's thought to make sure he wasn't Cameron Mitchell. But no, he was slightly pudgier. "Now ask me if I care."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean stared. "Oh you gotta be kidding me..."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"How are you doing?" Dean asked, coming over and giving her a casual one armed hug.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Er, blessings on you, too?" Dawn paused. "Wait, you shimmered? When did you get that back?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Good morning!" Bel said cheerfully. He cocked his head. "Is there something wrong?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn waved idly from behind her stack of books.

[demonbelthazor]

"Back?" Bel repeated. "I've always been able to do that. It allows me to travel the world quickly to spread love and joy."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Dean greeted her. "You still you?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Because he'd had such success in the common rooms the day before, Alec left Bel sleeping in his bed, black-orbed to the third floor, and found . . . oh, good. People. And food. That was a bonus.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

More staring. "No, really, you've got to be kidding me."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Yep, more staring. It wasn't every day you saw a talking pig in a red and blue superhero costume. "Glad I could help? Um...who are you?"