[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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"Pittsburgh," Seely replied. "Gets humid a lot there. My girlfriend isn't used to the humidity too much either."

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"Bet it does," Claire agreed. "Who's your girlfriend?" And did she know her??

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"Aravis," Seely replied, grinning like a dork. "Dark hair, kind of short but I don't think that'll last, hell of a temper."

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Claire shook her head ruefully. "Havn't met her yet. Sure I will though. She's not on the squad?"

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"No, I'm afraid she not, too shy to try out," Seely said. "Hopefully that'll change."

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"Well, there's other things to do," Claire said, frowning a little as she tired to work out what there was to do. "Other hobbies and stuff."

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"Yeah, I know," Seely said. "Come to think of it, she might like the football team."

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Why not? Claire was all for the reversal of gender roles. In other people.

"Hey, that'd be cool," she said. "Then you won't have all the 'who's the best cheerleader' competition."

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"But a little competition can be fun," Seely said. Which would probably be why the prank war kept escalating.

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"A little, maybe," Claire agreed. "But in the fast paced competitive world of cheerleading?"

She shook her head sadly. Even sadder was that she was only partly joking.

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"There's also the part where she wouldn't even consider the question of who'd be a better cheerleader."

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"Only a problem if you argue with her."

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Seely bit his lip. "I guess you're right there."

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Claire smirked lightly. "Trust me on this one."

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"You didn't listen to last Tuesday's radio, did you?" Seely asked.

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Beat.

"No," Claire admitted. "I must've missed it."

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"She helped me out because I wasn't feeling so great."

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"Oh! Right," Claire said. "That was you guys, huh?"

She was trying not to laugh now. Either that or trying to look like she was trying not to laugh.

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"Yeah," Seely grinned. "That was me and Cuddles. Just don't actually call her that, or she'll try to kill you."

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Claire laughed quickly.

"I promise I won't," she says. "She sounds like she could take me."

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"Probably," Seely agreed, laughing. "She's small but she's determined."

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"And I'm really not," Claire admitted.