Second floor common room: Saturday Bed Time

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

The second floor common room looked more like nap time at a pre-school than the coolest common room in the dorms. That would be because there were blankets, pillows, the cushions from the couches and some foam pads set out around the room, forming comfy nests for wee tiny people to curl up in and sleep.

Jack - who was still wearing his kitty ears and had whiskers drawn on his cheeks - was there to tuck Emma in, but he'd be happy to do the same for any wee tiny people who wanted to spend the night.

[ooc: open of course, for wee tinies and others!]

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[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

Rose sighed happily and closed her eyes listening to Jack's story. She liked Jack.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

He smoothed one hand down her hair, and kept going. "One day she was walking in the forest and she met a wolf. The wolf was big and the wolf was scary, and Rose was going to run away, until she saw the wolf was trapped."

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

"Poor wolf!" Rose whispered.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I know," he whispered back. "But it's okay. Because Rose wasn't just the defender of the forest, she was its protector, and the wolf was part of the forest. It took a long time, many days, but eventually the wolf let her close enough that she could set it free. It ran off into the forest and never looked back, and Rose was sad to see it go. But it wasn't the last time she'd see it."

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

"Go Wolfy but poor Rose!" Rose said, yawning and burrowed her wee face into his chest. "'S a good good story Jack!"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, it is," he told her, folding both arms around her. "Now you go to sleep, and you can dream of all the adventures that Rose and the wolf had. And tomorrow I'll tell you the rest. Okay?"

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

"Okay," she says in a sleep filled voice, closing her eyes and before she drifts off to sleep, Rose manages to whisper, "You're the bestest big brother ever."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Once he was sure she was asleep, Jack stood, Rose tucked against him, and lay her down on the couch, pulling her shoes off before he draped a blanket over her.

"Maybe," he said, very quietly, crouching next to to the couch to brush the hair off her face. "I'll give it a try, though, at least until you're back to yourself."