Fourth Floor Common Room, Tuesday Morning

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When Dawn had explained to Sam why they were kitten-sitting Hunter over the break, he hadn't let himself get jealous right away. After all, it was much healthier to wait until he was by himself to get bitter and cranky.

He was still feeling kind of annoyed in the morning, but he was making up for it by sprawling out on one of the couches and teasing Hunter with a laser pointer. Scout was sitting by his side, looking far more interested in his new chew toy than the kitten-y entertainment.

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[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

After seeing Lana settled at the clinic, Neil headed back up to the school. His muscles were seriously not happy with him and he could feel them starting to stiffen up.

Shower...breakfast...shower...breakfast, decisions, decisions.

Deciding on breakfast, Neil forced himself up the next flight of steps to the 4th floor. He needed to retrieve his skillet from the other day.

[likethegun]

Sam was trying to see how high he could get Hunter to jump for the red laser light when he saw Neil and gave him a friendly nod. "Hey."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

Peter swung by the common room to hang out and do common room things. "Hey Sam."

He noticed the cat. "That a student?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"Morning, Sam." Neil said with a weak smile and a wave as he paused to make certain he didn't step on any darting furry creatures who might or might not be students.

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"Nope, it's Dean's cat," Sam replied, flashing Peter a grin. "But the fact that you had to ask shows you've officially been at this school long enough to get by."

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

There was a kitten and a puppy in the room. That was adorable overload.

Unless...

"Those aren't students, are they?"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake just wanted more coffee and possibly a snack. He blinked at the animals. This place was a zoo, seriously.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"Morning, Peter." Neil offered, giving the other boy a wave with the skillet.

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"I ran into Jack the mouse the other day," Peter said. "I'd say I'm getting the hang of this except I know that's just gonna cue up something that'll make my brain melt."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Hey Neil," Peter said. "Going for bacon again?"

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"How's it going?" Sam asked. He was fully prepared to amp up the animal cuteness if necessary.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"It's a morning necessity, second only behind coffee or tea." Neil said with a rueful smile. "Especially mornings where you drag classmates down to the clinic."

[likethegun]

"Do you know if Jack is still a mouse?" Sam asked. Hunter meeting a student!mouse would probably not be a pretty picture.

[likethegun]

Sam laughed. "No, they're real animals, as far as my brother and I know, that is."

[likethegun]

Sam stealthily pointed the laser pointer to a spot by Jake's feet, so Hunter would go near him.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy nodded. "Okay, good. If people start turning into animals, I'd like some warning."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"No idea," Peter admitted. "He was the last time I saw him. Don't know if that helps."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

Peter paused in the making of coffee. "Who got hurt? Are they okay?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"Had better mornings." Neil answered truthfully.

"Is...it something about this floor that turns students into animals?" He asked with a bemused expression as he watched Hunter and Scout.

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"Lana Lang." Neil said, pausing and leaning against a piece of furniture.

"I went down to talk to her about a project we're working on in one of our classes and found her nearly unconscious in the hallway. She was all bruised, bloody and Dr. Troy said she was severely dehydrated."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Holy - is she gonna be okay?" Peter asked. "What the hell happened to her?"

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy waved at his fellow shape shifter. "Hey Jake."

[likethegun]

"I'm sorry," Sam said sympathetically. "And don't worry, these aren't students. The puppy is mine, and the cat is my brother's. Or mine for the week, if you want to look at it that way."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

And suddenly Jake was doing some quick steps to the side to avoid getting pounced on by a cat. "Hey, what the--?"

[iftheseshadows.livejournal.com]

"I don't know." Neil said with a small shrug. "I mean, I don't know what happened to her. I just found her. Her room looked normal, hadn't been ransacked or anything but she was pretty beat up. Dr. Troy started her on IV fluids and she was conscious and talking a little at the clinic before I left, which seems like a good sign."