http://surferboy-09er.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] surferboy-09er.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2007-06-25 02:50 pm

2nd Floor Common Room - Monday after classes

Dick had all his stuff packed for his trip back to Neptune and now he was bored and in pain. He got a bag of ice out of the fridge and put it over his black eye. Then he settled himself on the couch and was switching between Golden Girls and Vanessa Saturn reruns.

[Open as common rooms tend to be]

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Dick wasn't in his room when she went looking for him so it was only natural that she try the common room next. It bothered her to think that he might actually leave without trying to see her first.

Seeing him on the couch didn't surprise her, neither did the bag of ice.

"Hi," she said softly so she didn't startle him, and she sat down on the arm of the couch, looking down at him.

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hi," Okay. Tension sucks.

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"My mouth seems to have gotten me in trouble lately so I'm taking it easy."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Your mouth or mine?"

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
She nodded. "I'm sorry. I am working on this, promise."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
She glanced over at the TV too and murmured a thanks, cause really she never would have thought her big fat mouth would be liked so much.

"I got called a bad name today."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Slut," she said softly, looking away from him.

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Turtle did. I'm so tired of her being mean to me, Dick. I tried to be nice and apologize to her and look where it got me. I get called a slut."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"It doesn't matter. Anything can happen and give Turtle an excuse to be hateful to me." She didn't think it prudent to mention the fact that she threw a forkful of mashed potatoes at Turtle at lunch.

"How is your eye?"

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"I hope not, Dick, and definitely not again on account of me."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Still, just saying I don't want you hurt over me again. Next time I will take care of it, okay?" Annette looked back at the TV but couldn't concentrate on it.

"Were you going to come see me if I hadn't come in here? And when are you leaving exactly?"

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Want me to leave so you can stop by later tonight?" Annette didn't like to think about him leaving even though she thought the whole portal thing was cool.

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um. Okay. That sounds nice." Annette could ramble here, she really could, but she figured it best to not say much. Dick might have a headache.

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will survive it, Dick, just like you said," she said more sternly than she had intended. "And yeah, I'm fine. Are you okay?"

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
She gave him a look and slid down off the arm of the couch to sit by him. "Uhh, okay. You haven't told me a lot about that but I'm sensing a little hosility here?"

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't get it - if it's so obvious that she is a gold digger then why is your dad marrying her? And maybe you could talk Beaver into coming here?"

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh." Annette guessed that was as good a reason as any. Wait. No it wasn't. "That's just stupid. Really stupid."

She was frowning, "Then just leave Beaver alone to do whatever he wants. Maybe he has friends he can hang out instead of staying at home so much with her."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Picking up on that defensive tone, Annette said softly, "I didn't mean to imply that he didn't have friends, Dick."

And everything, in the end, boiled down to money. Especially in her world and in Dick's. There was no way to get around it. It was just there.

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"All right," she smiled slowly, "I won't." She was curious about Beaver though. "I hope I get to meet him someday. Which, uh, speaking about family, my dad plans on calling you when you get back."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"You really shouldn't worry, Dick. It will be okay. Just don't hang up on him. He hates that." Annette was worried enough for the both of them.

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"You can lie too. Just go with the flow of the conversation. If he asks you if you slept with me? Don't lie there okay, but really, fine. It will all be fine."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
She cringed a little, "I kind of told him, Dick. So if you lie, he will know you lied and think you are a liar and not fit to date me. So just tell him the truth. That you slept with me. Just slept if you know what I mean."

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"K, great. Perfect. Glad we got that out of the way. So, ummm, how was workshops?"

[identity profile] misshargrove.livejournal.com 2007-06-25 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's...good to know." She wouldn't want him to get in trouble.