The Roof - Thursday Afternoon

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After finishing up his Anatomy class and grabbing some lunch, Neil decided to head up onto the roof with his radio. He didn't want to drive Conner nuts with the old time radio programs but was having a good time listening to them.

Finding a spot to perch up on the edge of the room, Neil turned on the radio and then hunkered down into his coat and looked out over the island. It really was a beautiful view from up here, the water reminding him of the big lake back at Welton. He wasn't exactly emo, so maybe it could be called the thoughtful roof today?

[ooc: Open...I mean, really you can't get much more open than a roof right?]

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[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

It had been awhile since Annette ventured up to the roof, so with Gordon (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/serenityunleashed/pinkpig.jpg) on a leash (yes, he was finally not mad at her anymore) she decided to get a healthy dose of crisp clean air.

She heard the music first, and then Gordon squealed, and squealed again.

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The sound of squealing, definitely caught Neil's wandering attention and he looked over his shoulder towards Annette and...uh...

"Err...I think your stuffed animal is squealing?"

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She nodded, looking over at him, and smiled faintly. "I think he likes your music."

Annette walked closer to where he was perched upon the ledge. "I've seen you around but I haven't yet met you. I'm Annette Hargrove." She held out her hand as Gordon ran around in little circles, snorting.

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"Well, I agree these old programs are a lot of fun." Neil said with a smile as he watched the pig for a moment.

Then he turned back to Annette and held out his hand.

"Neil Perry." He offered. "It's a pleasure to meet you Annette.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"A pleasure to meet you as well, Neil." She said and shook his hand gently. Letting go, she untangled the leash from around her leg.

"Silly pig."

Smiling at Neil, she indicated the view with a tilt of her head. "It's a great view -- were you lost in thought?"

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Flipper was squeaking excitedly, happy to be outside and able to roam on the roof. Tori was keeping a watchful on him, when she was distracted by the squealing.

Spotting Annette and Gordon, Tori waved.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She turned at the sound of the squeaking and smiled and waved at Tori. "Hey, Tori! I see Flipper is still his excited self."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"Yes he is." Tori chuckled. "How are you? I see Gordon is behaving."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette laughed and held up her leash a bit as Gordon jumped a bit, snorting at Flipper. "Finally. I had to baby him last night big time."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami had not gotten a chance to see the roof yet but she has heard a lot about it. so here she was, looking. Noting yet another person she had not yet met, Ami waved in case he was friendly, and sat down nearby so as not to disturb him. This reminded her of the times she had lunch on the roof of her old school.

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Neil returned the girl's friendly wave with a friendly smile and a wave of his own but as she seemed to be caught in her own thoughts, he didn't make any attempt to interupt her.

The roof was definitely good for thinking!

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Noting the wave and smile Ami walked over, daring to be less shy. "Hello. I am Ami, i do not think we have met previously?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

As she came over, Neil moved his legs off the edge of the roof and turned about so that he could politely stand up.

"Neil Perry." He offered with a smile, holding out his hand. "I don't believe we have, Ami but it's a pleasure to meet you."

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami shook his hand "It is a pleasure to meet you. Are you new here as well?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River had wandered up on to the roof to look at the sky and contemplate other solar systems. When she noticed Neil she waved and smiled.

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Catching the wave out of the corner of his eye Neil turned and smiled warmly when he saw River. He returned her wave with a wiggle of his own fingers and motioned to the radio to see if she wanted him to turn it down.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River didnt mind the radio, but she took a seat next to Neil. "Hello," she said loudly.

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Chuckling, Neil leaned down and turned the radio program down a bit so it was easier to converse.

"Afternoon, River. How are you doing?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Good. Berthold's back. You?" She smiled at him.

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

Alanna came up to the roof to mope think and waved to the random people.

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Neil waved back but didn't try to intrude upon a good mope thinking episode.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Flipper (http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bigstuffedanimals_1931_4906932) had been making noise almost all morning, so Tori decided to take him outside and felt that the roof would do nicely.

She smiled in relief as the squeaking stopped and put Flipper on the ground, so he could move around freely but really be watched closely. Tori heard the radio and looked around, spotting Neil.

"Afternoon." She smiled warmly and waved.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Turning at the sound of Tori's voice, Neil smiled and waved.

"Afternoon, Tori." And then he caught sight of Flipper and he stared for a moment before just shaking his head and reaching down to pet his nice normal radio.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori laughed a bit when she saw Neil pet his radio, which wasn't alive. "How are you?"

Flipper squeaked and peered at Neil, moving a bit closer to him.

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Neil watched Flipper curiously but otherwise didn't try to move away from the animated toy.

"I am doing well. Done with classes for the week, which is always a good thing. How are you doing?" He asked looking up with a quick smile.