Second Floor Common Room, Sunday Afternoon

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine had nobody coming to see him this weekend. Therefore, he was not out and about, celebrating the finer points of family and proudly showing off the campus and explaining classes and avoiding awkward explanations about how the world worked.

But that didn't mean he wanted to be cooped up in his room, being bitter about this point.

So, instead, he had invaded the second floor common room and had put a sign in the doorway.

Parents-less Party!
You don't have family on the island? That's no reason to be without! Grab the person nearest you and come on in, they're your parent for the day!

You know you want to. There's juggling. And popcorn. And Valentine has the TV turned to a Stuffed Domicile marathon for lack of anything better to put on.

He hadn't grabbed a parent for himself or anything. But Very Important Men had to be at least a little choosy.

(Open, as common rooms tend to be-- parents or not. Come on in and celebrate freedom from the 'rents, or rebel because you are bitter about parents, or even show up if your parents do happen to be about!)

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[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka hadn't been out and about much this weekend, which definitely didn't have anything to do with the lack of anyone coming to visit him.

So he was pleasantly surprised to see Valentine's little party.

"Hey, AWESOME idea!" he said cheerfully, as he bounded into the room. "High five!"

[dark_slippy_thing]

"What five is high?"

Valentine seemed perhaps slightly confused. As Valentines were apt to be. But he certainly could concede that it was, in fact, a rather brilliant idea.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka paused with his hand hanging in the air and blinked at Valentine.

"Okay. You? Lift your right hand and slap my palm." Sokka sighed. "This is called a 'high five'. It's a traditional gesture used to indicate awesomeness."

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Will had been trying to avoid the various parents all weekend, and was pleased when she saw the signs set up in the common room.

"For once, I think you've come up with a good idea," she said.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka frowned at Will. "ALL his ideas are good ideas," he countered. He didn't believe that, but he said it anyway.

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," Will said. "I think that Fandom Chicken IV: The Chickening is a stone that would have been better left unturned."

But she said that in a quieter tone of voice so that it wouldn't carry as far.

[dark_slippy_thing]

"For once?" Valentine looked at Will somewhat skeptically. "As if you've never had a bad idea in your life?"

He wasn't bitter about the world ending thing. Not much.

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Will sighed. "Oh, I have. But leggings under a skirt isn't as much of a bad idea as some of the other fashions out there, is it?"

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

Sora had been keeping himself entertained for most of the weekend. He knew already that no one had been coming, especially from home since Riku and Kairi had said something about big tests at their school.

"Hi Valentine! This is a really cool idea!"

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka grinned at Sora. "What we need to do? Is have such a REALLY GREAT time that all the people whose parents came are jealous.

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

"Totally!" Sora agreed, as he suddenly tried to think of how they could do that.

"So... uhh.. how? Games? I think there should be some games."

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine was rather pleased with himself indeed.

"It was better than doing nothing all weekend," he pointed out with a grin. "Popcorn?"

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Sora smiled and took a pick handful. "I kinda knew that no one was coming to visit me so," he shrugged. "Figured it was life as usual."

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Anything was better than hiding out in his room all weekend. Especially since he'd run out of music paper. Demyx skulked into the room, keeping an eye out for anyone in black. Just because they hadn't showed up yet, that didn't mean they weren't going to - and that made him very nervous.

"Uh...hi," he waved slightly.

[dark_slippy_thing]

Well, there was a familiar sulking figure who he hadn't seen sulking about in a while.

"Hi," he replied with a slight nod of his head. "This common room, being common as it is, is indeed a good place to be."

This was not at all awkward.

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Demyx hadn't really been feeling up to facing people much. Sometimes Nobodies needed their me-time, too. Several months of it.

"Yeah, it is. Better when there's no, you know, Xemnas or anybody around. He's not around, is he?" Demyx whirled around in a circle to make sure, looking mildly panicked.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"YOU!"

Sokka got up in Demyx's face and poked at his stomach. "You're the one who told me to sing to the doorknob!!!" He poked some more. "Thanks to you I was locked out of my room for, DAYS!!!"

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Demyx jumped. "Hey! It's not my fault if you're a bad singer!" he said defensively. "Since it totally worked for me!"

[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

"Hey Demyx!" Sora waved. "No one showed up for you either huh?"

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

"I really hope not," Demyx admitted, glancing around to the darker corners of the room. "The last thing I want is Xemnas showing up here." He shuddered. "No, thanks."

[gotenoughnerve.livejournal.com]

A girl with long red hair wandered into the room. "I'm offering my services," she declared. "Full parental capabilities. I do a brilliant impersonation of Mum yelling her head off. Anybody feeling the urgent need to be nagged?"

[dark_slippy_thing]

"You're offering to be a parent to each and every individual in the room?" Valentine eyed the redheaded girl skeptically for a moment. "What are your credentials?"

[gotenoughnerve.livejournal.com]

"Young man," Ginny said sternly, in a tone that was sure to set any Weasleys in range on Full Alert. "I have been looking all over for you and you turn up here? Have you any idea what time it is? Supper's going to be late at this rate! Don't just stand there gawping at me! Go and wash your face! And take that silly mask off immediately! If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times, no masks at the dinner table! Not that any of you listen to your old mum!"

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka peered at her. "Uhhh... Aren't you a bit young?"

[gotenoughnerve.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I see," Ginny sniffed. "Too young, am I? I offer my help and this is the thanks I get? No, no, your old mum isn't good enough. She's too young. She isn't 'cool' or 'hip' or whatever term you young people are using these days. She isn't fun like so-and-so's mum. Honestly, I should just lay down in the street and die for all you care."