Fourth Floor Common Room [late evening]

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis could, once again, not sleep. So tonight she was curled up on the couch (where she had absolutely not fallen asleep the night before) and was watching whatever had come up on the television while sipping tea and poking at a roll of something called Rolos that she'd handwavily gotten earlier, along with a heap of other candies.

She would probably welcome company. And maybe share her candy. Maybe.

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[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Ah, thank you," he said, taking the bag and removing exactly one yellow Skittle from it. "Do you mind if I join you?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Of course not," she said, not at all stiffly. Really. "The television is telling me something fascinating about wine stains in clothing, and how this substance will remove them."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Fascinating," Peter said, choking on what did not sound at all like a laugh. "And you find yourself often in need of a substance to remove stains?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"No," she said with a small, reluctant smile. "But this is what the television has chosen to tell me tonight."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter tilted his head drawing upon Court experience not to laugh at her. "Actually, you can tell the television to show you different programs with that little rectangular box there."

He gestured to the remote.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"...that is the box to light the television," she said, frowning. "It changes?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"It does," Peter told her. He reached for the remote and showed her the arrows for changing through the channels as well as changing the volume. "There seem to be at least fifty channels usually all showing something different."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis stared. "So much variety, and I did not know of its existence," she said, smiling a little more. "Thank you."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

He smiled back. "It's almost a bit disturbing almost the amount of variety, but the shows are interesting. Sometimes there are terrible, terrible films with fake swordfighting to laugh at."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I saw Luke's sword of light -- lightsaber? -- yesterday," she told him, because that was a safe topic. "I showed him my scimitar in exchange, but we agreed not to fight as my blade is better unmelted."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Did he show you his forms?" Peter asked curiously. "He's very good. Last year his father was here as a graduated student and he was amazing with the lightsaber."

Yes. Weapons were a safe topic. "Have you fought with a scimitar long?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Yes, he did. He's very good. And only the past year or so," she said. "It was my brother's. I stole it when I left home and have been trying to teach myself to use it properly rather than just as a desperate defense," she answered.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"I've never worked with a scimitar," Peter said. "Might you show me one day?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis considered, and then nodded. "You have a broadsword, I assume. I've not used one. May I see it, as well?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter nodded. "Certainly. Now that we're back in the dorms, we could work in the salle one day if you'd wish to."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I would like that very much," she said, inclining her head again out of respect.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"As would I," he replied with a smile.

He paused then asked. "May I have another skittle?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

She held out the bag. "You may have more than that, if you'd like. I won't finish them myself. They do not suit my tastes."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," he said, pouring himself a small handful. "How do you find the return to the dorms?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I prefer it to the cabins," she said honestly. "Though neither situation is one that is familiar to me."