Third Floor Common Room

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Mondays were always Neil's hell day in the week. Two classes and he had thought he had a club meeting tonight but would have to check the flyer to see if it had been moved to another evening.

At least he had a whole new slew of homework to work on!

Grabbing a refreshing shower, Neil changed into more relaxed -for him anyway- clothes and then grabbed up his Fairy Tale homework and project work and headed for the common room. Ignoring the TV he flipped on the radio, picking something a little more contemporary and pleased with the beat of the music, danced stepped his way over to the counter.

There he began to pull together the fixings for soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Grilled cheese with bacon and tomato, one of his favorites and good study food.

[ooc: Open as well a common room tends to be!]

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[stykera]

There may have been a smell of food wafting down the stairs, or maybe Stark just wanted out of his room for a while, but here he was in the common room doorway.

"Hello."

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Looking over his shoulder as he cut down a tomato, Neil smiled.

"Good evening."

[stykera]

"You're making food," Stark said hopefully. Yep, still shameless in the pursuit of food. "And I don't think we've met. We haven't, have we? I'm Stark."

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Neil chuckled and nodded.

"I am and there is plenty to share. Would you like some?" He offered, automatically reaching for the loaf of bread.

"I'm Neil. It's nice to meet you, Stark."

[stykera]

Stark nodded. But then, he tried never to turn down food.

"I would. Thank you. And it's good to meet you too. Are you new from this time? Or have I managed to miss you for longer?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"If by this time, you mean Spring semester? Then yes, I am new from January." He offered.

"What would you like on your grilled cheese? I have bacon and tomato I can add?"

[stykera]

"That's what I meant, yes," Stark confirmed. "And bacon and tomato sound good. Thank you. Would you like help?" Of course, Stark help might be more getting in the way, but he still felt he should offer.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"If you'd like to grab yourself a bowl for some of the soup?" Neil suggested with a grin as he began to put together another sandwich for Stark.

"Have you attended Fandom long?"

[stykera]

"Since the fall a year ago," Stark said, going to get himself a bowl. "So over a year now. A long time. Do you like it here, so far?"

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

After talking with Katara on the beach, Tori made her way back to the dorms and decided to stop off in the common room, before going back to her room.

[stykera]

Stark waved. "Hello Tori!"

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"Hey Stark. How are you?" Tori grinned and waved back.

[stykera]

Stark thought about that for a moment. "I'm well. And you?"

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"I'm doing great." Tori smiled. "Did you have a good weekend?"

[stykera]

"I did. The children were," Stark paused, searching for the right word. "Entertaining? Yes, entertaining."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yes. They definitely were." Tori laughed, agreeing. "I had detention this weekend because my mun decided to be mean to me and the teacher is charged had been turned into a kid. It was quite the experience."

[stykera]

"Which one was that? Which teacher I mean. I met a tiny person in town named Rosette who asked if I lost my face in a mining accident," Stark said, shaking his head a little. "And a boy who didn't talk so I never got his name."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"It was Professor Lyman." Tori answered. "Oh wow. I only came into contact with him."

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

Hearing someone moving through, Neil looked up from where he was breaking into a can of soup and grinned.

"Evening, Tori." He said it in a casual way, just in case she was just passing through but he didn't want her to go past without at least saying hello.

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori grinned. "Hey Neil. How are you?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"Tired." He admitted. "Monday's always wipe me out. How about yourself? Did you have a good weekend?"

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

"Did you have a lot of classes today?" Tori inquired. "I did have a good weekend, thanks. How about you?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"Two, Fairy Tales and Ethics. It just makes for a busy day." Neil said with a chuckle. "Mentally at least."

Adding the soup to a sauce pan he began to heat it.

"I did. It was fairly quiet and I was able to get some studying in and a letter written to my father."

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori laughed and nodded. "I know what you mean. Conflict Management certainly gives me a lot to think about." She smiled.

"Sounds like you had a productive weekend. That's always good."

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"That is ... what I'm here for after all." Neil managed that with only the barest hint of a pause in his breath.