Fourth Floor Common Room [evening]

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis was curled up on the couch, a dog at her feet and a bag of popcorn beside her.

No, of course it wasn't burned. That might imply that she had followed the directions as best she could, and still failed. Which was certainly not the case.

She flipped through the channels on the television, no real aim in mind aside from steering away from anything with that obnoxious false-sounding laughter. Her mind was elsewhere, and possibly pondering how she could possibly mock that awful woman more. It had suddenly become vastly more appealing, now that she was not allowed.

[oooooooooopen like a thing]

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude hadn't paid any attention to the usurper. He had other things on his mind. Roaming the halls like a ghost with his cellphone in his hand he slouched into the common room, his eyes red and scratchy and looking completely . . . defeated.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis glanced up. "...are you ill?"

Greetings were overrated.

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude shook his head slightly. She wasn't here. He turned to go, checking his phone again as if by looking he could make it ring.

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie blinked at Jude when she came in, and then said, "Would you like some tea? I was just about to make some for myself." Because he really looked like he could use some.

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude looked over at her, his gaze dull. "Tea?"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie wandered in, having finished the latest Barry Plodder book and feeling vague and stupid with book glut. She waved hello to Aravis, and curled up on the couch. "Are we watching anything in particular?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"No, not really," Aravis answered. "Good evening."

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Good evening! How was your day? And were you in the park this afternoon?" Evie shivered a little. "There were pythons."

[imcalledandros.livejournal.com]

Andros was bored and had decided that he was going to attempt to be social. He found a common room that had people in it and entered, "hello,"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Aravis replied with a little nod.

[imcalledandros.livejournal.com]

"I'm called Andros," he introduced himself.

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Evie said, waving from the kitchen. "I believe I've seen you around-- Andros? Correct? I'm Evie, in case we haven't been introduced properly."

[imcalledandros.livejournal.com]

Andros nodded, "I'm Andros," he said.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke popped his head into the common room and smiled when he found people. "Good evening."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Luke," Aravis said, waving. "How does the evening find you?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"In search of company," he said with a smile, "but that was easily fixed. How are you?"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Luke," Evie said, waving to him, making tea in the kitchen. "Are you well? And I'm making tea, would you like some?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"What kind of tea?" Luke asked.

[by137.livejournal.com]

"Luke!" A.J. said brightly and lifted a hand in a wave. "Hi!"

[by137.livejournal.com]

A.J....really had to get out of that room. Sometimes, he didn't know how Troy could live with him, considering he left the place filled with so many paint fumes, you could walk around high for a week if you spent too much time there.

So he went to the common room for a breather. He was feeling pretty damn good when he just flopped right down on the couch and gave everyone a smile. "What's up?"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Hello, A.J." Evie waved from the kitchen. "Tea. Would you like some? I have Earl Gray, Darjeeling, and Russian."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis was so pleased to know the correct response. "I am quite well, thank you. And yourself?"

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara was wandering around, and determined not to harass Gavin again. She was getting too attached, and that wasn't in the rules. "Hello," she greeted Aravis, shaking off that worry for now, "You have a lovely wardrobe. Is your seamstress local?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Aravis said, taken aback by the compliment. "No, she is not, unless you count a day's ride through the woods as local." She tilted her head at the other girl's attire. "I love the fabric you've employed. The colors."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke waved. "Good evening, Inara!"