Third Floor Common Room - Friday after 1st Period Workshops

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After work and a couple hours spent up fiddling with his jigsaw puzzle, Neil had almost overslept for his class that morning. This meant that he hadn't gotten a chance to have breakfast, only having enough time to dash through the shower and grab coffee as he headed for workshop.

Back now, he was STARVING! Thus, he fell upon the kitchen area of the common room like a fiend, soon filling the area with the scene of cooking bacon and pancakes today. Eggs just weren't going to cut it for brunch!

[ooc: Open!]

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[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Neil hadn't answered his door, so Andrew followed his nose down to the third floor common room in hopes that...

"Hey! Look at you! Cooking and stuff..." Andrew smiled. He had also missed breakfast due to the sleeping through it.

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Looking over his shoulder at the sound of a familiar and often anticipated, voice, Neil smiled broadly.

"Hello, Andrew! Yes, I am cooking, to the limits of my meager skills. You interested in some?"

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"I mean, I don't want to steal your breakfast or anything, so I'll just stand here and watch and salivate a little and try to ignore these stabbing hunger pangs. It's fine, go right on and fix your food, you won't even know I'm here," Andrew said, licking his lips and looking generally pathetic.

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Neil merely gave Andrew a look and added more bacon to the skillet. Then he reached for the bowl of pancake batter, giving it a stir before adding some extra to the griddle he had fired up.

"How many pancakes would you like?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew gave Neil a big smile and with a little hop, said, "Two or three -- or four if they're small." He peered round Neil to look at the griddle. "I love pancakes -- and funnel cakes! Have you ever made those?"

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Chuckling, Neil ducked his shoulder a little so that Andrew could watch.

"No, I'm afraid funnel cakes are beyond me. I know how to cook sausage, bacon, toast, eggs, pancakes and PB&J. That's about it. Oh and I can squeeze orange jucie ... if I have oranges."

Forking up a piece of bacon fresh from the skillet and patted dry of it's grease, he held it up for Andrew to take.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew savored the bacon, "Let me take a moment to thank pigs for being so tasty." He bowed his head.

Glancing up at Neil, "And thanks to the chef for getting perfectly crispy, with just a hint of burn, just like I like it."

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"I read your braaaaiiinnn and knew how you liked your bacon," Neil teased, even though he did nothing of the sort but he was very pleased to have gotten lucky first crack out of the barrel.

"Grab some syrup if you'd like. Everything's about ready!"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew used a lot of syrup.

"So when do you think we'll hear something back about the auditions for the musical? I think my voice was a little off, but overall, I have high hopes."

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Neil might have felt a moment's fear for Andrew's teeth but he quickly shook it off and looked to his own bacon.

"I hope we here something soon," he agreed though he wasn't sure if he wanted the news to be positive or negative.

It was ... complicated.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Well, I'm sure you'll be on stage -- if not the lead. You were great up there. I've always wanted to be in the limelight. It wouldn't even have to be a major part, just some role where I can be a complete scene stealer in front of the audience. I'm always back stage, moving props, pulling ropes, whispering moral support..."

Andrew took a giant bite of syrup laden pancakes. "'Ee's are 'eally goo'!"

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"Oh, I didn't sign up for the lead, I just wanted one of the supporting positions," Neil admitted as he sat there and watched Andrew with something akin to admiration and perhaps a little fear.

Good gracious, his poor teeth!

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy waved at the guy he didn't know yet. "How ya doin'?"

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"Great! How are you?" Andrew tried not to stare at the eye patch.

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"Not to bad. I'm Billy, nice to meet you." He extended a hand for the shaking.

sorry, didn't get notified and was out yesterday

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

Chris had nothing to do and he was awake so he wandered down to the common room.

"Hey, Neil," Chris said. "How's it going?"

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"Hello, Chris." Neil said, smiling over his shoulder.

"It goes hungry, didn't have time for breakfast before my workshop. How about yourself?"

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"Can't complain," Chris said. "Want me to start a pot of coffee while you cook?"

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"Coffee would be delightful, thank you." Neil agreed with a grin.

"How many pancakes would you like?"

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"As many as you want to make?" Chris asked, heading for the coffee pot.

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Laughing, Neil began to load up the griddle, also adding some bacon to the skillet.

"So, you heard some of the new annoucements? How long do you think Dean Umbridge will be here?"

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Chris shrugged. "I don't know. She seems kind of... normal... for this place. First time anything weird happens, she'll probably run for the hills."

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"Maybe," Neil agreed as he fried bacon with one hand and kept an eye on the griddle. "She sounds like my old headmasters from Welton. While I'm used to that sort of ... structure. Don't know how well it will fly here in Fandom."

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"Structure and Fandom are probably in the dictionary under opposites," Chris said, looking for cream and sugar while the coffee percolated.

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"It took me some getting used to," Neil admitted. "Maybe that's all this new Dean needs. A chance to get used to Fandom ways?"

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Chris smirked. "I guess we'll find out."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Wandering to see who was about, Billy found himself in the third floor common room. "Hey Neil, late breakfast?"