5th Floor Common Room - Friday after lunch

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi trudged up to the common room after the Stu Co meeting.

She's tired, she's cold, and really really hungry. It's very frustrating to be able to take a bite of something and then it falls through your face.

It's also a little gross.

Okay, a lot gross.

She really doesn't want to try again but she's so hungry... So she focuses on opening the pantry door. Which she succeeds at. However, she doesn't note until it's too late how dark it is in there. Not until that darkness reaches out and wraps around her wrist.

Pippi cries out in surprise and alarm, waving her hand in a futile attempt to shake the shadow off.

"No! Get off! Get off!"

She stumbles back as the shadow slides out of the pantry to embrace her. Shivering and flailing she at fist bumps into, then falls through, the kitchen table. Finally, she just relents, curling up on the floor until the shadow has had it's fill and slips away.

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

Hearing the noise, River hurried to the common room, and saw a transparent Pippi curled up on the floor. She looked so very weak and tired and un-Pippi-like that River felt like crying.

Kneeling beside her, River reached out her hand. "Pippi?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

River's hand, if she's trying to touch the shivering girl curled up under the table, passes right through with no resistance at all.

Pippi doesn't move other then shivering. But she does let out a little whimper in response.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Pippi? The shadows got you?" Transparent people were harder to mind read, but the pain was clear enough. River let out a small noise. She couldn't think of anything to do but gently stroke where Pippi's hair was visible, even if she couldn't feel it.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi nodded and a small "Uh huh." came out.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Want me to do anything?" she asked, still stroking Pippi's hair, or rather the air where it should be.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I..." Pippi started to push herself up but her hand pushed through the floor.

She jerks her hand back and slowly sits up.

"... dunno." she finished. "I'm cold."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

With a quick nod, River got up and left, returning with a small candle. "Want me to light this and place it inside of you?" she offered.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Despite the fear and cold Pippi is distracted by what a clever idea that is.

"...I. Will that work?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"No idea, but it might. Don't know unless you try," River said.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"That is very true." She said carefully standing up.

Pippi is now standing in the middle of the kitchen table, bisected by it at the waist.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River lit the candle and placed it on the table. "Stand here?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi moved so that the candle was inside her torso.

"Oooh, that... that is better." Pippi said rubbing her eyes. "Thanks."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River grinned, happy to have thought of something useful.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi shifted on her feet. She's still very hungry, but there's no way she'll be able to do that now. She need something else to think about...

"... I talked to El Professor about advising the dance club."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Ooh!" River's face lit up. "What did he say?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"He said. He'd be happy. To be our. Adviser." she answered.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River did a happy jump. "Good. Perfect. Now we need to advertise.!"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi nodded.

"And. I was thinking... We could have meetings. At. The Devil's Nest."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River did another happy jump and spun around, her arms outstretched. "I hope people wil want to join us."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi smiled and nodded.

"I'm sure. We can find. Some people."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Jack said he'd join. And I know plenty of people to ask." River practised some tango steps around the table.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"We. Should make posters... Once I can hold a pen that is."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River stopped and turned serious again. "We should. When you can hold a pen."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi tried to keep smiling and nod but it was hard.

This was one of those rare times she wasn't sure she would come out on top. Worse then the cold and the possibly fading out of existence thing, these things made her hurt (http://strongestgirl.livejournal.com/89188.html?thread=918628#t918628) Pip (http://cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com/20558.html?thread=376654#t376654).

The not being able to touch things was a mixed bag. She'd been through that before, though for different reasons. It made her feel like a little kid again, not particularly in a good way.

"Maybe... We could. Get somebody to hold the pens for me. And. I could. Tell them. What to do... That could. Be. Fun. Telling people what to do?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River got the message. She left again and returned with pens and papers. "I'm prepared to be told what to do," she stated.