Second Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening

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Andrew sat down on a sofa with a stack of books and a stack of movies. He also had some microwavable popcorn and a box of hot chocolate.

It was going to be a fun evening full of dead languages and classic cinema. While he waited for his friend, he opened up a book and started to read, laughing often. Sure it was in Latin, but it was still a hoot.

[ooc: Andrew is here for Beauty, but the common room is open like they tend to be!]

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Beauty happily accepted the mug, closing her eyes and smiling at the scent, and then carefully slid off the counter and picked up her bowl of popcorn.

"You realize that my next question was going to be 'what is the space program', right?" she asked with a grin. "But I think if we keep that up, you'll be explaining things to me all night, and we'll never get to watch our movie."

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"And it's a great movie," Andrew commented. "I saw it seven times before it left the theater. I told my brother it was because I had a thing for Claire Danes, but that was such a lie. I was a Leo fan, through and through. You'll totally see why when we watch it. Trust." He nodded, loving the fact that he just said that and didn't feel a need to run from the room and hide in a closet.

Andrew made his way back over to the couch and plopped down.

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It was funny that really, because Andrew was just so blase about it, Beauty didn't even think twice about his finding the actor more appealing than the actress. She'd ponder it later, when she had time to really think things through. Although she also had to admit, when faced with the concepts of invading dragons and talking animals, a boy who liked other boys was a pretty tame topic.

She sat down as well, tucking her feet up under her and definitely ready to see what this movie experience was all about. "So I guess it's a good thing that I'm familiar with the story, and can concentrate my energy on appreciating this Leo instead?" she asked with a grin.

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"There is much to appreciate. This is hot emo boy at its best." Andrew hit the play button and jacked up the volume a bit.

"It moves along pretty quickly," he cautioned, "so if you need me to pause it or rewind, just say something."

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It was very kind of Andrew to offer, but Beauty was already completely floored by what she was seeing, the moment he hit the play button. For a bit, she just stared, and then set aside her popcorn and cocoa and got up from the couch to go and touch her fingers to the screen.

There was a play, but so much more realistic in its trappings than any play she'd ever seen, right there in front of her. With all the sounds of the place in the play, surrounding her as well. It was a little scary, but it was fascinating.

"My God..." she whispered, returning slowly to her seat on the couch, eyes still locked onto the television. "It looks real."

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"Well, the actors are real people. The place it was filmed was a real place... well, a real set at least. A lot of the audio has been altered or added in to make a bigger impact."

Andrew glanced over at Beauty, saw her utter fascination, and decided to stop trying to explain it. He just smiled and chuckled.