http://vkandis-son.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] vkandis-son.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2007-08-25 06:31 am

Second floor common room: Friday evening

Jack, in his rather pleasant new body, had been for a
handwavy
run around the island, and now he was was sprawled on the couch in the common room, shirtless. Seeing as he'd promised Karal he'd behave, he was avoiding temptation by staying away from Cedric, at least for the moment.

Flipping through the channels on the TV, he couldn't settle on anything, but he had the remote, so, "Channel surfing it is."

[ooc: *cough* Ignore that brief timeslip that temporarily hurled the common room forward one day. It's been fixed now.]

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
No one could quite comfort her with thoughts the way Jack did and it made her smile. She looked down. It was clear that Jack didn't know what had caused this or what to do about it. "Just waiting to see what happens?" she asked ignoring his question.

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"It seemed to be both a general and specific question," River replied, looking up and blinking when she met Karal's eyes and not Jack's. "Are you?"

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
River raised an eyebrow, both at his words and at his thoughts. She poked his shoulder. "Testing the limits of good behaviour?" she asked, the tone of her voice a mix of amusement and irritation.

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
River snorted. "I assume that takes away half the pleasure. Still plenty of things that don't involve touching." It wasn't like she had to inform Jack of that, she merely stated the obvious. "He's a good person, don't upset him," she added quietly.

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Am sorry talking to me doesn't compare," she snapped, instinctively moving away just a little.

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Spoken between words," she said, not moving away further, but crossing her arms across her chest. Those warm thoughts kept slipping into her mind though and it distracted her.

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
She tensed for a moment as his arm slipped around her, then relaxed a little. He didn't feel like Jack. "Back in time, yet forward," she said. It might not have mattered so much if she hadn't felt so stuck in the same place. Very gently she placed a hand on his bare shoulder.

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Stuck between wanting to move her hand away and keeping it there, River raised it slightly, just keeping her fingertips on his skin. "It shouldn't matter. I should be going somewhere else. Still, you could have come to talk to me."

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
She wanted to be angry and tell him no, it wasn't the same, but he would be gone soon and there wasn't much time. "It's a visit for you. You could go back because you're already moving forward." She looked up, meeting his eyes. "I'm stuck. Why couldn't we visit the past too? But I shouldn't, I know."

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
River nodded, then curled up, resting her head on his shoulder. He didn't quite feel like Jack, but she could no longer quite see Karal. "You went back in time. I did too, went to Serenity, and now I'm stuck. Don't like time travel." She glanced up at him. "I miss being the girl who loved you, but she's gone, butvthere's no one to distract me." A sad half-smile appeared on her face. "Why did you risk it?"

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-24 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not an escape," River pointed out. "You will go back. A holiday in the past." She smiled, suddenly looking happy. "I never came to see you either. So many things I thought I wanted to tell you and none of them was important. Just felt I'd interrupt your holiday."

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-25 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
No, it didn't feel like hugging Jack, but she hugged him back anyway. Then she chuckled. "And knowing if any time is any time isn't always easy. Sometimes I wish I was more like you." She let go of him and dug a small, white feather out of her pocket. "Look."

[identity profile] moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com 2007-08-25 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"You always manage to have company while being alone," River replied. "I'm not good at that. This is all I have left from being an owl apart from memories."