Fifth floor common room, Friday evening/night

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia decided being social would take her mind off her birthday thoughts.

So she was in the common room now, instead of her dorm room, staring out at the rain.

This? Totally counted as progress.

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter came in with a towel on his head. For towel rather than fashion purposes.

"Is it raining like this on the mainland?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia looked up from her window gazing. "Not according to the internet. They've got clear skies."

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

Nadia wasn't the only one making progress.

Alphonse was out in the common room. Again.

"It's starting to get a bit excessive out there, huh?" he commented, plopping down on the couch.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

That didn't make Walter feel even a little bit better about the deluge.

He knew that today was listed as Nadia's birthday and had weighed a gift, decided against, but simply could not ignore the day altogether. Thus the small floral box he had tucked under his arm with a sprig of oleander (http://www.floridata.com/wallpaper/jpg/Nerium_oleander800yellow.jpg) that he had gone to no small trouble to obtain.

Why? Because once upon a time, possibly on a whim, Nadia had told him she wanted oleander or orchids when given flowers.

He left the box on the sill of the window she was staring out of and went to put on the kettle.

"That's for you, by the way," he said offhandedly. "Thanks for last night."

[nadiathesaint]

"Do I need to give the whole 'you'd do it for me, too' speech?" Nadia picked up the box but didn't open it yet. "Is this part of the thank you?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I think it's actually flooding in places. It's crazy."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Of course I'd do it for you, too." And likely enjoy it quite thoroughly. "But let's call that an 'it's too bloody rainy' gift."

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Alphonse squinted, attempting to see more clearly from where he was. "Yeesh. Hope everyone who lives out there is fairing okay."

[nadiathesaint]

"If not, I bet just about the whole town could fit in the gym. Isn't that what they did during that blizzard when we first got here?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia opened the box and smiled at it. "Thanks." For the flowers, for the fact that he was carefully not calling it what they both knew it was. "C'mere."

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that's true," Alphonse said. "Though it would be better if the weather didn't get that extreme again."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter appeared at her elbow with surprising alacrity. "You rang, miss?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Al. How is it we live together and still never see each other?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia grinned and reached for his tie to pull him down for a kiss. "Seriously," she said, once the kissing was complete. "Thank you."

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

"Bigger room, easier to loose sight of eachother?" Alphonse offered, grinning. "Or we could go with conflicting schedules."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome." It was strange to think that she was actually two years older than she was last year. "How have you been today?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi crawls in through in a window, sopping wet.

"Wow!" she says closing the window. "It's crazy out there!"

[nadiathesaint]

"No kidding. Please don't drip on me."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter tossed her his towel. Damp, but better than nothing. "Yeah, I noticed."

[nadiathesaint]

"Cross your fingers."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shrugged with a half smile. "Pippi snuck up on me. And Aziraphale and Wilson somehow sent me flowers. Guess I can't avoid it completely, but I've been okay."

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

"Here's to hoping," Alphonse lifted a hand with crossed fingers. "Weather aside, I... guess there really isn't much else going on, huh?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Okay, I think I'll cook something so the heat will dry me off."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi caught the towel and started drying off her hair.

"Thanks."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Probably a bit of both. Were you a girl yesterday?"