Fourth floor common room: Monday morning

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal had been up since before dawn (but not Dawn, he had no idea when she got up), and now he was relaxing in the common room with a cup of tea, some toast, and a number of books piled on the table in front of him. He also had a notebook, in which he was diligently writing.

Yes, he was preparing for his first class. Yes, he was happy classes were starting again. Yes, he might be a little strange.

Altra was draped over the back of the couch, watching Animal Planet. A special on big cats, to be precise. He didn't look impressed.

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[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

Sulley peeked around the door frame. He was hungry. The gurgling stomach might have audible. That was why he'd ventured out and up the stairs to the floor he'd arrived on. That one, he knew, had food on it. He'd smelled it. "Hey Altra, hey Karal."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Sulley!" Karal smiled at him and beckoned him inside. "Do come in, please. Students are welcome in any of the common rooms. And they often have food in them." Yes, he'd heard his stomach. "Would you like some toast?"

Altra yawned and stretched to his feet, turning around to face Sulley. :Settled in have you?:

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Well, I slept in the closet," Sulley said, walking in and rubbing the back of his neck. He nodded at Karal. "Toast would be good. Is there any cereal?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Altra and Karal exchanged a glance, and Karal got up to go and look in the cupboards. "There are usually several boxes, in any of the common rooms," he said as he looked. "Yes, here. Is there a type you'd prefer?" He stepped back so Sulley could look without having to get too close to him. "Did you want to sleep in the closet?"

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"My bed's not here yet," he said by way of explanation. "Oooh that one looks good. I can do it, thanks." Sulley started opening the cupboards looking for a bowl. He chose a fairly large mixing bowl and poured most of the box into it along with a fair amount of the milk from the fridge. The food yesterday hadn't killed him, so he was beginning to think that not everything in the human world was as bad as he'd been taught to believe. "I picked my classes," he mentioned, trying to be upbeat.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"That is good!" Karal started to make some more toast while he talked. "Which ones did you pick? Perhaps we have some in common."

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

He counted on his fingers. "Art, Career Choices and, uh, Mad Science. I didn't see the Mad part when I signed up."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I am not taking any of those ones," he said, wishing that he at least had one class with Sulley. "But there will be many nice people in your classes, I am certain. I have religions, one on a history of this island's invasions, and," he cleared his throat and turned away to hide his faint blush, fussing with the toaster's settings, "Love Smarts."

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Does that class teach what I think it teaches?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

The toaster really was fascinating. "Sunlord, I hope not," he breathed, glancing over his shoulder. "My girlfriend wished us to take it together." The toaster went bing, the toast popped up, and Karal was able to concentrate on buttering it.

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Ohhhh," Sulley replied knowingly, only not really knowing at all. "So, uh, what's her name?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Molly," he replied, and now he was smiling brightly. "I told her about you, so if she sees you, she'll look out for you." He set the toast on a plate and the plate near Sulley, still careful not to get too close. "There you are, toast."

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." He wolfed down the toast and followed it with a mouthful of cereal. "So this is a common room, huh?" This was Sulley making an effort.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal could tell, and he appreciated how difficult it must be. "It is. There is one on each floor, in much the same location. They all have a kitchen and a television, and places to sit. You can go into one at any time, day or night, on any floor. Actually, what room are you in, Sulley?"

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"I'm downstairs. 309. I heard people, but haven't seen anyone yet."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"When you meet your roomate, remember that he or she will probably be more scared of you than you might be of them," he said, cautiously reclaiming his seat and taking a sip of tea. "You know what room I am in, 413, should you need me at all."

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"I don't know about the being scared thing. I'm not a qualified scarer."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Sulley?" Karal set his chin on his hand. "Qualified scarer or not, you could be quite frightening. I was scared when you fell through the closet door."

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Really?" he perked up.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal had to laugh. "Yes, really. Very frightened, in fact. A big looming shape, appearing out of nowhere."

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Thanks, Karal." If he was a natural scarer, then all it would take was training to bring out his full potential. If he ever made it home (and the thought made his happy thoughts sag), he still had a chance to get recruited by Monsters, Inc. (provided he wasn't quarantined for too long).

Sulley finished his cereal quickly. "And thanks for breakfast. I think I'm going to go back to my room for a while."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"You are welcome, Sulley, for both," he said, reaching for his pen again. "I hope your day goes well, and your bed arrives soon."

[bigbluekitty.livejournal.com]

"Me too." He rubbed his neck. "It's cramped in the closet." Sulley quickly washed up all of his stuff and gave the two a wave. "See you later."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I will not be far away," he called while Altra yawned and added a, :Stay safe: and a flick of his tail.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin looked delighted to see what just might be a Muppet Monster. "Hi!" he waved, and bounced. "I'm Robin!"

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

Adam wandered into the common room, intent on finding something of sustenance. Stifling a yawn, he waved. "Morning."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

This wasn't his floor, but Robin didn't mind. He was trolling for newbies so he could break their brains flirt get a lot of the stares out of the way.