Second Floor Common Room, Monday Evening

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew was fixing some fine food: tomato soup and grilled cheese. An American classic. There was a fairly large pot of the soup, and he had enough bread and cheese to share if anyone else was hungry.

There was also some groovy Latin jazz playing, and he was dancing about the kitchen, head bobbing and hips swaying -- sometimes in time with the music. Life was good.

[common room open as they are]

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, if you *insist*," Bridge says, wandering over to the kitchen area.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"How have you been?" he asked. "Because I've been good. Real good."

Someone wanted to share.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I thought you looked pretty happy," Bridge says, clearly pleased at this news. "Any particular reason why?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"His name's Liir," he said without hesitation. "Have you met him? He's a little taller than me, has lots of curly dark hair, amazing green eyes?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"In Inventiontronics class with us?" Bridge asks because introductions are only just happening in another thread.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Yep!" Andrew smiled proudly. "I'm smitten." He wasn't afraid to admit that to Bridge.

"Totally."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Which is good, because Bridge is of the opinion that there's absolutely nothing wrong with being in a state of smitten-ness.

"That's *awesome*!" Bridge bounces. "And he knows? And feels the same? Have you been on a date yet?"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew nodded. "Yeah, we've been spending a lot of time together," he said.

"He's, um, even spent the night a few times." That really made him grin.

"Just to, you know, talk and snuggle and stuff."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Snuggling and talking? I totally approve. Not that you need my approval or anything, just that those are very enjoyable things and I'm glad you've found someone to do them with." Bridge babbles.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," he replied.

Andrew looked at Bridge's glove. "Bridge," he started, "why is it you wear the gloves? Is it just a personal kind of fashion statement? Manly scarring? Do they give you a bonus on your dex check?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Uh, none of the above?" Bridge says. "It's more... I'm psychic, actually. I'm just... not very good at controlling it. But when I have these on it blocks most of the stuff I'd pick up normally. Which is good because I don't want people to think I'm like, eavesdropping in their heads or anything. Because I'm not!"

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"That's so cool," Andrew said. "And really nice of you. I don't know if I could resist the temptation."

"I guess you get tired of people asking you what they're thinking, huh?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Trust me, after a while you wouldn't *want* to hear half the stuff that goes on in people's minds," Bridge says with a nod.

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew thought about it for a moment, and then nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I can see how that's true."

Though there were a few people he wouldn't mind sneaking a mental glimpse of...