Fifth Floor Common Room, Tuesday Evening

[not_in_the_book]

Once again, there were appetising scents emanating from the fifth-floor common room. Ronan was in another cooking mood. This time, it was the rich and spicy scent of Mexican -- well, technically Tex-Mex -- food, grilling chicken, sweet chilies, and a dash of cumin, with sliced bell peppers and onions in another pan. Ronan was still chopping and preparing, but already on the counter was an array of tortillas, and various moddable toppings that people might wish to put on their fajitas.


(OOC: Hey, he's cooking again. Come feed your characters. Open to ALL. :D )

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[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Oh, cool. Who's your roommate?" Charlie asked idly, taking another bite of her fajita and sighing happily. "I love these."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Karal Austreben," she said, poking at her own fajita. "I assume Carmela is a girl and you are lucky enough to room with your own sex?"

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie nodded, then swallowed, saying, "Oh, wow. That sounds like it would be awkward. Although Karal's really a sweetheart, so it could be a lot worse, I guess. He went home?" She frowned, and took another bite of her tortilla. "Is someone taking care of Trenor?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I am," Aravis said. "Caring for a horse is second nature, so he asked me."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Oh good," Charlie said, relieved. "I'd heard he was a horse again, but I haven't been by to see him since Saturday. Maybe I'll do that and take him an apple tomorrow. And ohh, you have horses?" Pure envy there.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"They're our transportation in my world," Aravis said, blinking. "We do not walk everywhere. But I am friends with two horses beyond the ones we use to ride."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie nodded, listening while she chewed, although the last part got confusing. She swallowed, and said, "We used to have a horse, when I was little. But we had to sell him." And there was Necromancer, but she never did find out what happened to him. "What do you mean, you're friends with two horses, but they're not ones you ride?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"They're Horses," she said, shifting her pronunciation. "Talking, sentient horses. We do not demean them by riding them unless we're invited."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Ohhhhh. Wow. No, I wouldn't want anyone doing that without an invitation either." Charlie shook her head, looking wildly intrigued. "You know two horses who can talk? Not like Trenor was this weekend, though, right? He was pretty... horsey, still."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I did not meet him when he was a human. But yes, Bree and Hwin can both speak with the voices of Man," Aravis said. "It was a bit shocking at first."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"So that's not common, even there?" Charlie asked, taking a quick bite of her fajita, chewing as she thought. "Trenor was-- he was like a little kid, really. All about getting patted on the head, and wanting me to come by and feed him apples. And leaning against Karal. Not actually smart."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Not in Calormen. Bree and Hwin are Narnian Horses," she explained. "And I would worry about a child that didn't function beyond those levels, really. Karal had said he acted very horse-like, which sounds consistent."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"A very little kid," Charlie admitted. "Narnia. Okay, so that's a different country, where you're from. I like those names, they kind of sound horse-like." She took a sip of her drink, and said, "Mostly we use cars here, and horses are pretty expensive, unless you have a farm or another reason to keep one."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Their names are actually whinnies," Aravis admitted, "but we, as humans, could not say them properly. So we call them Bree and Hwin." She smiled. "I rode in a car! And Seely said that we might go to the mainland to use cars another time."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"That makes sense." Charlie grinned at Aravis's enthusiasm. "Cool, where did you guys go?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I went shopping with Rikku and Hermione," she said. "But I have not been anywhere but that store on the mainland."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Cool. I know Rikku, but not Hermione, I think. Shopping's fun. What did you guys get?" Charlie asked.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Swimsuits," Aravis said. "And modern clothing, for me. It's strange to not be dressed as everyone else."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie cocked her head, then said, "Your stuff is so pretty, and it suits you. I guess I can see why you'd want some clothes like everyone else, though." She smiled. "I made it into D.C. to see the National Art Gallery, and the Washington Monument a couple weeks ago. We took the Metro, though. Neither Namine' or I have a car."