5th floor common room - early Sat. evening

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She definitely wasn't looking too hot. Annette lay sprawled on the couch, a half eaten box of chocolates resting on her stomach. And she was watching Church Chat, thinking that it might make her laugh. It wasn't working. It was stupid right now. They were all stupid. She didn't feel special. Not at all.

After her visit to the clinic, then gun club, she felt the need to splurge and  Turtle & Canary was all too happy to oblige her.

"That is a stupid wig. Stooopid."

(open like a common room!)

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco came in, saw Annette, and leaned over to grab a chocolate.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She snatched the box back, looking up at him.

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco looked down and stuck his tongue out at her.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She stuck her tongue back out at him. "You can't have any if you can't talk right."

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"I can talk right!" Marco said gleefully and reached for a chocolate.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

She slapped his hand. "Why could you not talk right to me the other night. Make me pout and wonder what was wrong with you." She hugged her chocolate protectively.

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco pouted. "I have no idea, it lasted all day. I sounded completely fine to my own ears, so I had no idea why you were so worried."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"You were...all backwards and stuff." She frowned. "Don't ever do it again."

Then because she was nice, she offered him a single piece of chocolate. "Just one. I hear they make you fat if you eat a bunch."

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco tossed the chocolate into his mouth. "And ruin my delicate figure? Never! And it wasn't on purpose!"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River was sneaking up behind the couch and stealthily stretched out a hand towards the chocolate box.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

Annette might have been a little slow in the reflex department, she was too busy glaring at the TV and that sonnnnggg. Guhh.

But, she did feel when her box moved. "Hey!"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River quickly grabbed a chocolate, then her arm disappeared behind the couch.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" Annette repeated and sort of halfway raised herself up from the couch. She was just too freaking lazy to actually get up and investigate who stole her chocolate.

"There will be retribution." She decided to say, shoving another chocolate in her mouth.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River giggled from behind the couch and threw a popcorn back at Annette.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" Yes her word for the moment. "Who did that! Popcorn and chocolate-" She ate the piece of popcorn. "Okay, they do taste pretty good together."

She frowned. "Do I know that giggle? I think I know that giggle."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River kept quiet but threw another popcorn.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

...and Annette ate it, but she thought to add, "Needs butter. Maybe a little more salt."

[justmisplaced.livejournal.com]

Shawn was up a couple of floors, as he sometimes is when he gets bored and goes looking for people.

He flopped on the other end of Annette's couch and glanced over. "Looking cheerful today," he remarked.

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Yo," she said with a nod, her expression blank. "I thought I was hot."

[justmisplaced.livejournal.com]

"You are," Shawn replied casually. "Except if you're talking in a feverish kinda way, in which case... I wouldn't know, but could fix it for you."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"No. I don't have a fever. The doctor assured me of that this afternoon." She shoved another chocolate in her mouth. "Next time I get my nose smashed, I'm coming to you Shawn, you can count on it." She gave him another nod and a slow wink.

And she hugged her box of chocolates tightly. "Thanks for thinking I'm hot though. I know I totally feel it."

[justmisplaced.livejournal.com]

"And... that's why you're, cuddling a box of candy?" Shawn asked. "Because, that's not normally a sign of... that."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"I am thinking thoughts, Shawn. And I don't want to think certain thoughts, Shawn. I want to get fat right here on this couch and not move for the rest of the night."

She pouted. "You can't be hot and fat at the same time?"

[justmisplaced.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure you can," Shawn said backpedalling a little. She was obviously in a slightly unpredictable mood. It was best to humour girls when they were in those kinds of moods.

"I'll support you in the chocolate eating and the not thought thinking and... things."

[misshargrove.livejournal.com]

"Thanks, Shawn. You're a true guy-pal. Want a chocolate?" He was right, she wasn't exactly stable. She wouldn't come completely unhinged or anything like that, but it was clear her mind was not on a one way track tonight.

"Shawn?"