5th floor Common room, Saturday morning

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River sat perched on the couch. Not only wasn't Simon around, there was also a lack of kitchen staff to make her breakfast. She'd had to improvise, which had resulted in cookies and ice cream. That wasn't too bad although perhaps a little low on nutritional value and high on sugar.

There was also a lack of books, which bothered her even more. The art books were interesting, and her roommates fashion magazines did give her some insight into cultural values, but overall, River was bored. And also, why did she have a roommate? Her parents could afford to give her a single room. Not that she minded the other girl - and she'd been asleep - but other girls usually minded her. And boys. Most kida her age did, in fact.

She had pulled out her notebook and was scribbling something resembling a plan for the day.

[Open, of course.]

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[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair was dragging his yoga mat upstairs when he saw River scribbling and stopped. "Hi!"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River looked up and grinned at Blair. "Good morning," she said. "Time for exercise?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Maybe." Blair sighed, dropping his mat on the floor and plopping down next to River. "Stairs are hard."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Dragging the mat up here was exercise?" River suggested. "Or you need breakfast first? There's a lack of staff in this place though, so you have to find your own. I found cookies."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Cookies, River?" Blair gave River his best puppy dog eyes. "Wanna share?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Maybe," River said teasingly, grinning. "What do I get if I do?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair thought for a moment then bounced happily. "Hugs!"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River thought for a moment. She wasn't really a huggy person. "Anything else?" she asked.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"No kissing." Blair shook his head. "Cooties."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

Kisses. Eww. "Just have some cookies," River said finally. "I'm going to go looking for some more books soon."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"I like books!" Blair said after grabbing a cookie to munch on. "Can I come looking wif you?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River sighed and shook her head. "I'm looking for books that you won't like. Because they're too difficult." She thought for a moment. "Want to go pen shopping later?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"I'm really smart!" Blair pouted. "Why come I can't find books with you?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Because I say so," River said stubbornly, sounding irritated. "Why can't we go shopping for pens instead?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"S'not a good reason." Blair huffed for a moment and finally nodded. "Okay, pen shopping later. But you gotta 'member."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River did feel a little guilty. Her main reason for not letting Blair join her was that she wasn't really allowed to take those books, and Blair sometimes had strict moral values. "You can have the rest of the ice cream," she said. "And I'll meet you outside the shop after lunch."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Thanks, River!" Blair bounced over to give River a hug and get the ice cream.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River did hug him back, although hugs were usually reserved for Simon. She smiled. "Here's the ice cream."

[set up a thread in Turtle and Canary?]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia led Walter and carried Furrball into the common room. "I want cereals with mashmellows in 'em. An' pineapples. An' hot sauce."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Hot sauce is yucky," Walter disagreed. He'd detoured long enough to grab Pup, because he had to have the superior pet.

Pup dangled helplessly in Walter's grip, looking resigned to being carried by his neck again.

"And I want someone to cook me a big breakfast." No one looked ready to do that. "Or some cereals."

[nadiathesaint]

"I think we'd need a 'dult to make a big breakfast."

Furrball gave Pup a look of "omg how do we get away?!" Nadia gave Furrball a big hug.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter pulled the fridge open and peered inside. "Eggs. You just put them in a pan, right?"

He pulled out the eggs and a jug of milk and put both on the counter. "I've seen my mum do it."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia found a box of chocolate frosted sugar bombs, made herself a giant mixing bowl full, then climbed up onto the counter to watch Walter. "I don't have a mum. But my Sofia says that sometimes eggs have salmon-nilly."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Salmon-nilly? Is that like pickalilli?"

Rummaging yielded a preposterously large frying pan. "Can I have some of your cereal?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I dunno, what's pickalilli?" Nadia drummed her heels on the cabinets. "Okay. But I want some of your eggs if that's okay. And if they don't have any salmon-nilly."