Fourth floor common room, Saturday afternoon

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Dean was out of good lunch food in his little bar fridge in his room so he ventured out to the common room to raid whatever food was there. He found some soup and the makings of a good sandwich, and set about making lunch, humming under his breath.

[ooc: open as common rooms are wont to be]

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"Hey," Charlie said, wandering in after a loooong time sleeping in. She yawned. "How's it going, Dean?"

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"Hey Charlie," Dean greeted her with a grin. "Want a sandwich?"

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"That'd be cool, thanks." Charlie leaned against the counter, then checked in the fridge for something to drink. "So what are you doing this weekend? Babysitting Grace again? Hunting anything down?" She grabbed a couple sodas, then shut the fridge door. "Come to think of it, is that one guy still in the bordello in town?"

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"Far as I know," Dean replied, grabbing some more bread and making Charlie a twin of the sandwich he'd made for himself.

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Are there any other ghosts on the island?" Charlie wondered, grabbing the remote and turning on the TV. "Ooo. Cubs game!"

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"Not that I'm aware of, but that doesn't necessarily mean there aren't any," Dean said, handing her the finished sandwich.

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"Hmmmm!" Charlie took a bite of the sandwich, swallowed, and said, "Thanks. Yum. Do you miss it? Ghost chasing, or demon-fighting stuff?"

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"There's enough weird happening here to keep my hand in," Dean said with a smile and a shrug. "And my family's all here. And friends."

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"That's true. And more important." Charlie took another bite of her sandwich and watched the Cubs for a minute, then swallowed and said, "I'm trying to get ideas for articles for the newspaper. Weird things around the island sounds like a good place to start, you know?"

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Dean took a huge bite of his own sandwich and replied before his mouth was empty. "You probably wouldn't run out of material."

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Charlie watched him eat, amused and remembering how much he ate at all the Welcome Picnics. "True. But everyone's used to the zombies, and knows about the gremlins. I need news, you know?" She took another bite, thinking. "Maybe something will invade before next Thursday?"

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"Anything's possible," Dean said around a mouthful of sandwich. "Though I've noticed, for some reason invasions seem to happen mostly on weekends."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Maybe the website travel agents give them a discount for weekends? Arrive of Friday, get a deal on your Sunday departure?" Charlie speculated. She watched the Cubs hit a home run, cheered, then asked, "Do you think your dad would let me interview him for the newspaper, maybe? Or was he already interviewed?"

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Dean chuckled, thinking of his dad's reaction. "Oh you have to interview him."

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"Yeah?" Charlie grinned at him. "Would you ask him for me? If Peter says it's a good idea?"

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"I can. Or," Dean gave her a conspiratorial grin, "better yet, you can ask Zoe -- Principal Washburn -- to ask him."

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Snickering, Charlie said, "Good plan. I like this plan. Oh! Maybe I can get a photo of him with Grace, do you think?"

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"I've got some," Dean volunteered. "You're welcome to one of those if you want."

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Awesome. Thanks, Dean." Charlie took a swig of her drink, and made a face as one of the Cubs struck out. "I'll talk to Principal Washburn as soon as I know."