Fourth Floor Common Room [late evening]

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis once again found herself camped out in the common room as curfew rolled around, this time equipped with her blanket, pillow and puppy and clearly prepared to spend the night.

However, if the confused expression on her face was any indication, she wasn't going to sleep any time soon. She tilted her head at the television as strangely-dressed individuals alternately yelled or 'sang' (she didn't feel comfortable calling that music) out at her for about three minutes, then the entire venue, band of people, and 'song' changed again.

It was bizarre. She had no idea what she could possibly be watching, or what the phrases in white at the left-hand bottom of the screen were meant to indicate.

[Aravis has discovered MTV (or MTV2, since that's where the solid blocks of videos tend to be these days.) *boreds*]

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[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean was out of his room, with half-formed plans of wreaking some chaos, but got distracted when he heard the tv going in the common room.

He ducked his head in, then grinned at Aravis' expression. "You look perplexed," he said, coming in and plopping down on the couch.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I have no idea what I'm watching," she replied as Ata sprang up to peek at Dean over the back of the couch.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Music videos," Dean told her, holding a hand out for the puppy to sniff.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis stared at him. "Music whats? That's not music."

Ata sniffed happily at his hand, satisfied that he didn't need to start barking ferociously or anything.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean reached out to scratch the dog's ears the same way he so recently liked himself. "Well it's no Led Zeppelin, but still. Pretty commonly referred to as music."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"But it's so loud."

She bit her lip, and ventured a guess. "Dean, not Alec? Or have I guessed wrong?"

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Having discovered a lack of Aravis in her room, Seely started checking the common room. "Hey," he said, flopping down next to her.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Hello," she replied, smiling. Ata bounded across her lap to lick Seely's face.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely grinned and ruffled Ata's fur. "Hey to you, too."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Have you had a nice day?" she asked, grinning at them.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Just the one class, then chilled mostly," Seely replied, scritching Ata's belly. "Better than last week."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Be hard to be worse," she noted softly, leaning over to kiss his cheek.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely smiled and turned his head to kiss her properly. "Yeah, it would."

[flamingbonehead.livejournal.com]

It had taken a month and a half, but Johnny had read all the magazines he'd brought with him to the school. So despite the curfew and the headmistress's warnings, he wandered around the hallways until he heard music coming from the common room on the next floor up.

"Mind if I join ya?" he asked.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"By all means," Aravis replied, inclining her head as Ata cocked his at the newcomer. "I'm not certain what it is we're watching, however."

[flamingbonehead.livejournal.com]

Johnny swung himself into a chair and took a good look at what Aravis was watching. It didn't take him more than a few seconds to figure out what was on.

"Looks like you found a block of music videos. Didn't think MTV actually showed 'em anymore."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis stared at him.

"I have absolutely no idea what you just said."

[flamingbonehead.livejournal.com]

"Oh." He ran a hand through his hair, and tried to figure out how to explain all that again. "See, when popular musicians record songs, they usually make a video t'go with it, so that it'll get more play an' more people'll hear it. MTV is the TV channel that plays 'em. Well, not so much anymore, but that's what MTV2 is for."

He looked at Aravis hopefully. "Any a'that make sense?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I suppose so," she said slowly. "It still seems strange. You talk oddly. Where are you from?"

Aravis had had tact drilled into her for the last fifteen years. Nice to see it had taken so well.

[flamingbonehead.livejournal.com]

Johnny had heard worse before from carnival patrons who were drunk or just plain didn't like carnies, so he tried to handle Aravis's directness as best he could

" 'M from all over, really," he answered honestly. "Me an' my Dad've never stayed in one place for very long. Bein' here at Fandom's set a new record for me."

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely waved to Johnny. "Evening."

[flamingbonehead.livejournal.com]

Johnny waved back. "Hey. You here for the videos?"

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely nodded at Aravis. "The girl mostly, but the videos are fun."

[flamingbonehead.livejournal.com]

Johnny nodded with understanding. "You guys together, then?" he asked.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely grinned like a dork. "Yeah, we are."