Second Floor Common Room [Thursday, Afternoon]

[justmisplaced.livejournal.com]

Well, school was essentially over for Shawn, and wow was that a scary thought. No more finals, no more nothing. Except his Senior prom, which he had no date for. That was a bit depressing, really. He'd gotten so used to not needing to worry about that sort of thing.

Still, in honour of never having another class here, Shawn was lazing. Why the heck not?

There was plenty of bad TV to watch, and lots of junk food to eat. The caffeine deprivation issue was barely affecting him, and he was going to enjoy his last little while here.

[[Open, of course. I'll be out for dinner for a short while later, but around again after that.]]

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Bridge hadn't been kidding yesterday about Anders leaving no stone unturned in his search for caffeine -- he'd actually, literally gotten to the point of looking under rocks.

He wasn't exactly looking his best as he came in and flopped into a chair with a whimper.

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"That bad?" Shawn asked, looking at him over the arm of the sofa he was slouched in.

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"Uh huh," Anders said pitifully. "Not that I need the kick, no more studying to do, but it's a thing and can you frakkin' believe we're done?"

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Shawn smirked a little. He was so glad right now that he wasn't a big coffee drinker.

"Really can't," he agreed shaking his head. "We have to be adult now, when the hell did that happen?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"While we were sleeping over the weekend?" Anders hazarded. "Sure as hell snuck up, is all I know. So . . . what're your plans for the big ol' real world, dude?"

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"Heading for Washington State," Shawn replied leaning over to snag a handful of chips. "My mom bribed me with the offer of home cooking every once in a while if I picked a college in state."

"You?" he continued, just before he started to work his way through that handful.

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"Ah, you'll be up the coast from me then," Anders said. He made a halfhearted attempt to sort of flop one arm in the direction of the chips, but with a resoundingly negative amount of success. "Heading for California and the SOs. And college," he added as an afterthought.

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Shawn helpfully nudged the bowl a bit closer for him.

"You have a way more exciting reason to pick where you went," he said with a chuckle. "Still with the plural girl and boyfriend, I guess that means."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders managed, with a brief nod of thanks, to juuuuuuuuuuuuust snag one chip between his fingertips. "I kinda worry," he said, "that it's not a good enough reason, least as far as my future goes."

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"Think colleges are pretty much the same wherever you go," Shawn said. "Or do you want something else?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"I want a shot at a baseball career," Anders said, and sent another chip flying in a failed attempt to snag it. "No way I'll be able to crack an NCAA Division I team roster without any previous experience, so a small school's my best chance to get a foot in the door. Finding a school close enough to where they are that I can live there? That was a bonus."

Okay, it had also been a pretty big part of his narrowing-down-the-options methodology.

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"Least it sounds like you know pretty much where you're wanting to go," Shawn said thoughtfully. "Me? I'm just sorta going and hoping I figure it out."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"That's my usual approach," Anders laughed. "So I'm a little weirded out by the fact that I actually sat down and thought things through. I don't know if that's a sign I'm growing up, or a really weird fluke."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana was wandering around and poked her head in. "Hey, Shawn."

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"Lana, hey," Shawn leaned up on his elbows to offer her a smile.

"You done with finals and everything else yet?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Finals and everything," she agreed. "I... wow... I guess I'm done with everything. Graduations next. You?"

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"All done." Shawn shook his head. "It gets scarier every damn time I think about it."

"Prom, graduation, and then I am done."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Are you going to Prom?" Lana asked curiously. "I... haven't decided yet."

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Shawn shrugged. "I feel like should, y'know," he said. "Senior prom and all. But can't help but think it's such a couple thing."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Lana said, looking a bit uncomfortable. "And since I'm not a couple anymore... It just seems weird. I'm not a huge party person anyway."

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"But, hey, it's the last one, right?" Shawn poked at his chips absently. "We've gotta go. It's a high school rule. Or maybe that was just something I got told to make me go..." He shrugged again. "Either way, our last chance to do that kinda thing here."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," she said quietly. "I got a ticket. But, well... I guess I still have some more time to decide."

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"If I'm going, you are," Shawn decided.

He grinned, "We've paid good money for tickets, and spent years at high school, we should get to go to the damn party, and enjoy it."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She laughed. "Oh really? And how are you going to manage that?"

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"Hadn't figured that part out yet..." Shawn admitted. "But I can work on that plan. As you said, we've got time."