5th floor common room: Tuesday morning

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair was busy in the kitchen making waffles and watching the door to see if he could spot River. Starting a new batch of whole wheat batter he did a little bouncy dance in the kitchen. He really needed a waffle song.

[ooc: Open for food!]

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

Noticing the noise in the kitchen, River left the bed and wandered out into the common room. Her cold wasn't really getting better, and she wasn't sure she'd manage Hom Ec class today.

Food was important, however. And when she saw Blair she grinned. And sneezed.

[ooc: Sorry, got the time wrong.]

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"River?" Blair turned at the sneeze and frowned. "Good morning?"

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac wandered up a floors for coffee and breakfast this morning. It all just tastes so much better after the trek up a flight of stairs.

"Morning," she said, heading over to find herself a mug.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River slipped one arm around him. "Morning," she said, sniffling. "Breakfast?" Her throat was sore and talking hurt.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Mac!" Blair grinned and waved a spoon at her. "Want a waffle? I think I can make a vegan friendly version."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Breakfast indeed." Blair nodded. "You sound sick."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Cold," she said. "Slept in the junkyard." Here she pulled out a tissuepaper and blew her nose. "Sorry 'bout Saturday."

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac waved back with the hand that wasn't rummaging for a mug.

"Blair," she greeted. "You do them in vegan, and I don't think I could possibly turn you down."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"I can't say no to that, then." Blair nodded and grabbed a clean bowl to start working. "So how was your weekend?"

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

"Um," Mac paused, putting her mug down on the side. "Eventful," she finished. Yeah, that about fitted. "You get caught up in the crazy?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Why did you sleep in the junkyard?" Blair frowned, lifting a hand to check her forehead for a temperature. "Don't worry about Saturday, it was no big deal. Was it nightmares again?"

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"I had detention with a penguin and a turtle." Blair shrugged. "That was about as crazy as it got, actually."

"How about you?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

She shook her head. "Was someone else. Didn't recognise you. Sleeping in the junkyard was a bad idea."

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

"Got hid behind by someone trying to eat their arm, kissed someone not my girlfriend, dressed up to make smoothies and got told to wear sunscreen."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"You were someone else?" Blair asked, blinking. "You know that you can always come stay with me if you don't want to be in your room. The junkyard doesn't seem like a safe place at all."

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Blair stopped stirring for a second and just stared. "...uh, the sunscreen is good advice, I guess."

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac shrugged. "Guess so," she replied. "Still, weird as weekends go."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

Staying in Blair's room sounded really nice. It would be even nicer if Broots were somewhere else. River nodded. "I was someone called Tess. Thought Fandom was a mental hospital, needed privacy and building materials." She smiled mysteriously. "Keep a secret?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Even for Fandom." Blair agreed. "I think we're being conditioned to expect weirdness as normal. Can you remember the last time we had a perfectly normal day around here?"

Which was when the spoon Blair had been gesturing with suddenly turned into a pie and it slipped from his fingers.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Huh." Blair knew that River was acting a little odd, but he hadn't thought she was someone different. "Well, I'm glad you're back to you."

"Sure! What's the secret?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Tess - me - got the squirrels to build a spaceship," she whispered. "Still there, in the junkyard. Don't tell anyone." She coughed. Whispering wasn't good for her throat. "Surprise for Kaylee."

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac blinked and nodded slowly, looking at the pie now presumably splattered on the floor. "Nope," she replied.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair stared down at the pie for a moment and shrugged, grabbing another spoon from the counter. "See, now I wish all my statments were illustrated with baked goods irony."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"That's so cool!" Blair grinned. "I won't tell a soul, promise."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Can show you," she said, then sneezed. "When I'm better." She leaned her head on Blair's shoulder.

[ooc: have to go for a while]