Fourth Floor Common Room, Thursday afternoon

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Victor needed to flee the confines of the room he shared with Longbottom for a time, so he brought his notebooks out into the common room and put up a sign saying "DO NOT DISTURB."

Because that was going to go over well in a public space.

[OOC: Open as common rooms tend to be despite what the sign says.]

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Zack wasn't sure why he was in the fourth floor common room instead of the third.

It probably had something to do with the coffee.

Mmm...caffeine.

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"Can't you read?" Victor asked, not bothering to look up.

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"A couple of different languages," Zack replied, sipping his coffee.

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"Then did you just not see the sign?" Victor asked. "Perhaps you need glasses."

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"I have good vision," Zack replied absently, going over to the television to see if any Bitterwoman reruns were on. "And a photographic memory."

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"Don't turn that on, I'm trying to concentrate," Victor said, obviously annoyed.

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"You have the library and a dorm room for that," Zack pointed out reasonably. "And it doesn't disturb me when I study."

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"If I were merely trying to memorize the tripe they teach us here, no, it wouldn't disturb me," Victor said. "This is a personal project and it requires my complete concentration."

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"Then it might be an idea to go somewhere that isn't a public space," Zack replied.

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"It might also be an idea to respect signs that you see," Victor stated.

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"I accord signs all the respect they deserve."

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"I will remember this slight against me," Victor said, taking the disrespect shown to his sign personally.

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"You do that," Zack replied absently.

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Victor sneered at Zack.

This took the edge off of getting Skywalker in class earlier.

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If Zack had noticed the sneer he would have been intimidated.

A lot.

Really.

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"I've got food," Hoshi announced as she walked into the common room loaded down with groceries from Turtle & Canary. Granted, it was food that had to be cooked, but Hoshi had been doing her share of cooking lately.

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"Prepare it silently or prepare it elsewhere," Victor demanded.

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"How silently do you prefer?" asked Hoshi. It was a very valid question to someone with hearing as sensitive as hers.

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"Silently enough that it doesn't break my concentration," Victor said, looking back down at his notebooks. "Do your best to be quiet and I'll let you know if you're not successful."

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"Okay," said Hoshi, unpacking a carton of eggs and some milk and putting them in the fridge. She had no problem with silence.

After a few moments, she said, "You know, I didn't realize those old-fashioned pencils made so much noise. The data padds we use back home are so much quieter."

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"Fantastic for you," Victor said, not bothering to look up. "Bring me some of those and you won't have to be disturbed."

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"Find me a way to get back to my century and you've got a deal," said Hoshi, finding a space in the fridge for a few more items.

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"Stop pestering me and I may be able to do just that," Victor promised. If he could perfect controlled travel between dimensions, after all, controlling travel within time would be the next step.

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Hoshi remained silent, but she knew from experience that geniuses needed to eat to keep up their energy. Maybe some chocolate fudge brownies would help Victor work a little faster. She started rummaging through her shopping bag for the chocolate chips she just bought. It's a shame those plastic bags were so noisy.

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Victor decided to be nice. "Could you please be quieter with the bags?"

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"Sorry," said Hoshi, putting the bags away. She brought out a mixing bowl and added flour, eggs, baking soda and whatever else comes in the packaged mix, then started whisking the mixture together. She couldn't entirely avoid the scraping noise the whisk was making against the sides of the metal bowl.

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"Clearly you can't manage to do that quietly. Prepare your food elsewhere," Victor ordered.

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"Hang on, I'm almost done. I just need to put this in a pan and put it in the oven and then I'll be out of your way," promised Hoshi. She grabbed a rubber spatula to silently scoop the batter out of the bowl and into a baking pan. Then she put it in the oven and set the timer.

Unfortunately, she couldn't figure the timer out and it started beeping incessantly.

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"What on earth is that?" Victor asked.

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"Oven timer," said Hoshi. "I think it's broken." She fiddled with the timer, but it would not cease beeping.

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Victor put his notebooks down and walked over to the over. "May I?" he asked.

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"Be my guest," said Hoshi, setting the timer down on the counter.

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Victor picked the timer up, looked at it, and violently pulled it apart. "That should stop the beeping."

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Hoshi was speechless. She stared at the broken pieces of the timer, at a complete loss for what to do next.

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"I gave you fair warning," Victor said, returning to his notebooks.

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Billy saw the sign, and scoffed. He would be polite in not speaking to anyone who looked like they didn't want to be disturbed, but that was it.

His plan to just get a drink and leave had just changed into making an actual snack and eating it.

Quietly of course.

He waved to the population of the room and then went to the refrigerator.