[4th Floor Common Room: Monday afternoon]

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Claire did nothing all week, and this was OK by her. She wandered town, she hung out in her room. And quite amazingly, not once did she break a leg or another bone almost die or actually die or have to be rescued or anything.

She could get used to this.

She wasn't so sure she could get used to the smell of smoke that was beginning to permeate her room. So while her roommate was in class, she opened the windows as far as they would go, switched on a fan to get the air circulating, and decamped to the common room, where she was now curled up on the couch, channel surfing for sitcoms and painting her fingernails.

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Up early in order to get ready for his Pie class, Seely flopped down on the other end of the couch. "Morning."

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"Hey." Claire glanced up from the Very Important and Focused Job of painting her nails and gave him a friendly smile. "How's it going?"

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"Pretty good," Seely said, grinning back. "Even with workshops starting up again."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River was on her way back to the fifth floor when she noticed the new girl in the common room. Very quietly she entered. "I have friends who do that too!" She exclaimed happily, referring to the painting of nails.

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"Really?" Claire replied, looking up from her work - a pale, neutral pink. "Quite a few people do."

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"I know," River said. "I have never got into that habit. I do paint, though." She sat down on the couch next to Claire.

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Seely waved to River. "Hey."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Seely," River said, smiling. "Having a good summer?"

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"Hey River," Isabel smiled. "Welcome back."

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River looked up and smiled at Isabel, holding up her hands and showing her nails which Claire had painted. "Hello. Thank you. It's good to be back."

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Isabel wandered in after her workshop and immediately pulled something cold to drink from the refridgerator. "It is too damn hot outside," she said as she took a seat on the couch.

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"Isn't it?" Claire agreed. "I thought I'd had it with summer this year.

"Hi, I'm Claire."

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"I can deal with the heat, sort of. But there's something about the humidity," she grumbled. "Air shouldn't have weight to it."

"And I'm Isabel, from down the hall in 406. Nice to meet you Claire."

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Seely grinned and waved. "Hey, Isabel."

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Karal stopped in at the common room for a cup of tea - possibly iced, given the heat - and waved a tentative greeting at the room. "Good afternoon."

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River looked up and smiled at the boy she didn't recognise. A tiny frown appeared on her face as she sensed very little from his mind, but she said nothing, just withdrew mentally from him. "Hello," she said.

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"Hey," Claire said, waving a hand carefully to avoid messing up her nails, and then she paused to take in the robes, and then smiled again.

"I'm Claire. New."

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"Karal!" Seely was only smirking a little.

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"Hi Karal," Isabel smiled. "Are you going to visit me tomorrow?"

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It wasn't as hot as Arrakis but it was still hot enough to have Irulan walking around in a sort of stupor. This was one of the reasons why she missed Kaitain.

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"Irulan! You're back!" Isabel waved.

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River noticed Irulan and smiled. "Hello!"

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Liz had decided that she was up for some socialising, so she had gone looking for a common room that had people in it. "Hey," she said quietly.

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Mel was wandering through the dorm, as you do, looking for some free food that usually shows up there.

Instead she found a bunch of people. "Hey everyone. What's the good word for today?"

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"Hey," Claire said, glancing over at her. "The general words is 'Mondays suck'."