Third Floor Hallway - Wednesday Evening

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

How Ferris got the plastic sheeting or the dessert toppings really wasn't up for discussion. Why he was in a Tarzan-style loincloth bathing suit, however, was. It wasn't like he was planning to use the entire hallway as a Slip-n-Slide, only part of it.

The hallway was obviously open and partially obstructed, as hallways often are. Don't mind Ferris though. Really.

[OOC: Open as hallways are. Fellow occupants of the 3rd floor, I apologize.]

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie walked out of his room and looked down on the floor and then at Ferris.

"Nice loincloth."

[withoutverona]

On his way up to the fifth floor, Romeo stopped and closely inspected this scene. "Is there a masked ball planned for tonight?" he asked ... well, Tarzan.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"I pride myself on my manliness," Ferris replied with a grin. "I have a plan, Jamie. A plan that a gentlemen of your nature could very well appreciate."

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"I'm afraid not, although I look forward to one if anyone ever puts such a ball together. Tonight, we lay down plastic, slather it up with slippery goods and hurl ourselves at it the age-old practice of the Slip N' Slide."

[withoutverona]

Romeo took a moment to process this. Was it some odd custom?

Once he was done, he slid out of his Hawaiian shirt and stood shirtless in the hall. "And, I imagine, we should start like so?"

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"You're a fast learner, my friend. Love the shirt, by the way." Ferris stepped out and made sure the plastic sheeting was properly held in place, then tossed a big plastic bottle of chocolate sauce to his new friend. "Slosh it onto the plastic sheeting like this," he explained, opening his own bottle of strawberry mix and pouring it onto the sheeting. "Then we'll be ready."

[withoutverona]

"Thank you," Romeo said, grabbing the chocolate sauce and starting to squeeze. "As I usually give my name before undressing, I should tell you I'm called Romeo."

There was a little left in the bottle when he was done, and he aimed it directly at his new companion.

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle, on her way upstairs to perhaps see if Jeff made it okay through another day of a public speaking class, she paused on the second floor and sadly shook her head.

"I will never," she declared, "understand boys."

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"A poetic name if I've ever heard one. I'm Ferris and don't worry about the undressing, I like to think I have that effect on people." Of course, then he was squirted with chocolate sauce, some of which he wiped off and tasted. "This is good. It would be a waste to let it sit there without having experienced a good Slip-N-Sliding." Yes, now he was making words up. "Of course, it'd make for a good wrestling mat too, but I feel there should be jello for such an occasion. Care to go first or shall I demonstrate?"

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"Wanna join us?" Ferris asked, recognizing Turtle. "You're in my class." Okay, so it wasn't his class, but Ferris always thought in terms of himself.

[withoutverona]

"The pleasure should be yours first," Romeo said, gesturing to the gooey plastic thing. No way was he going first. "And your name is also pleasant, like unto carnivals."

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

He was fairly sure that was a ferris wheel joke, much like the kind he'd been the recipient of all his life, but it was done in a fresh and unfamiliar way. He liked Romeo all ready. Ferris clapped his hands and rubbed them together. "Thank you, good sir," Ferris replied, dramatizing the event. With a brief, calm smile, he turned and threw himself at the plastic sheeting, hitting a little harder than he would have liked, but sliding like a professional nonetheless. At the other end, he stood and raised his hands in triumph.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara poked her head out of her room. "I think I'm worried about you," she informed Ferris.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara eyed Jamie suspiciously, trying not to grin. "This is totally half your fault, isn't it."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle quirked an eyebrow. If it was anyone's class, it was hers because she was the TA, after all. Her arms crossed over her chest a little as she gave the construction of the makeshift Slip'n'Slide a critical look. "Probably not," she said, which wasn't, at least, an outward no. It could be fun, but she decided that she needed convincing.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"Me? You're worried about me? That's sweet, considering you're the one who's fully clothed when there's a perfectly good Slip N' Slide out here to be used."

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure you're in my class, so I'm going to assume the 'probably not' was for the joining us. That's a shame, because where else in winter can you dress inappropriately and throw yourself at dessert toppings? Is there any way you could be tempted?"

[withoutverona]

"Well slid, good sir!" Romeo called to Ferris, and closed his eyes for his own dive down the slip-n-slide. It burned, but not as bad as missing a wave surfing.

Standing thoughtfully at the other end, he wiped a finger down his chest and tasted the mingled sauces. "'Tis a tastier stunt than many," he admitted. "Though I should no doubt shower before re-entering my room."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Depends," Turtle said, quirking her head. She was judging just how inappropriately he was talking here. The loincloth was at least, as far as the spectrum of possibilities could go, somewhat decent, if odd and probably several seasons out of fashion. No. Several millennia out of fashion. She nodded to the dessert toppings. "Where did you get those?"

He was a newbie, she knew. Anyone who'd been here a while would know the only correct answer to that question right off the bat.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She eyed it carefully. "It's plastic with chocolate and things on it. Id think a slip n' slide would be made from ice."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Ferris, what are you doing?" Meg asked.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"That would be wise unless your room mate is particularly fond of dessert-flavored carpet. If you're going to go to the effort of a shower, you might as well at least get a few more slides in, make it really worth it."

[the_merriest]

Rikku stepped into the hallway and ... dude.

She bounced on her toes excitedly and clapped her hands.

"This. Is so. Awesome."

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"The store in town," Ferris said, not realizing she owned it. He'd only been there handwavily, but it was a trip well worth it. "I thought about trying to convince the owner of Chilly Boulder to trade me a couple of bottles for an exclusive Bueller Berry Sundae recipe, but I figured I'd keep that one up my sleeve for warmer weather and a chillier financial situation. What can I do to convince you to come and enjoy our fair Slip N' Slide? One night only. A Bueller special feature, here on the third floor. Free entry only for the best classmates." He was lying about that last bit, seeing as though you couldn't charge entry to a hallway that you didn't own without much more planning, but flattery was always nice.

[takingthedayoff.livejournal.com]

"Ice? In winter? No thanks. I like my appendages without frostbite. This," he gestured to the Slip N' Slide is a healthy alternative with unhealthy ingredients." Ferris paused. "There's room for one more."