The Deck, Monday afternoon

[gobrookeyourself]

There were no clases for a week. It was still summer. There was absolutely nothing to do.

Clearly this meant that Brooke had to be out on the deck with a glass of iced tea, hanging out in a chair and soaking up some rays while she still could. There was no other option here.

[Open deck is open!]

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[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"I see I'm not the only one with this bright idea," Angela remarked, pushing her sunglasses onto her head with a grin as she wandered out onto the deck.

[gobrookeyourself]

"We just both have brilliant minds," Brooke smiled. "Luckily there's enough sun to share."

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"Fortunately for us." Angela settled on a nearby lounger. "Don't see why more people aren't making the most of this."

[gobrookeyourself]

"They might still be in bed," she said after a moment. "Which is also an acceptable way to spend your summer, even if it means you remember less of it."

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"Tempting use of time," Angela agreed with a smirk. "Almost on a par with sunbathing... Depending on what you happen to be doing in bed, obviously." Well, sunbathing owned sleeping, other things... Didn't.

[gobrookeyourself]

"Mm, happy thoughts," Brooke said. "Gonna have to work on that. If you don't see me out here tomorrow, you can guess why."

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

Every once in a while, even Cimorene needed sunlight. Which is why she came on to the deck, book in hand. She nodded politely at Brooke.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela laughed. "You and me both," she said. "You figure out where the attractive single men are, let me know?"

[gobrookeyourself]

"They're around," Brooke informed her. "And we should have new people in soon, right?"

[gobrookeyourself]

"Less reading, more tanning," Brooke advised. "Also, hi."

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

Cimorene frowned. "Not sure how healthy it is to be just sitting under the sun. And hello to you as well." She said as she sat down, not opening up her book...yet.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"One great reason to make the effort to go to the welcome picnic," Angela said with a smirk.

[gobrookeyourself]

"Especially when you get the guys who are kind enough to walk around with their shirts off..."

[gobrookeyourself]

"But you're here anyway," she pointed out.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"There should be more like that," Angela said with a purposely dreamy sigh. "I did see a couple when I arrived, but I think I was distracted by 'Woah, Antarctica', and couldn't appreciate it nearly enough."

[gobrookeyourself]

"Yeah, and I think anyone who actually took it off for that was knocked down a little by thoughts like 'That's a clinic visit waiting to happen' and 'eek, shrinkage.'"

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela snickered, stretching on the lounger.

"One reason to be glad we're in Maryland now."

[gobrookeyourself]

"Yeah," Brooke said, "you know it's hard to get magazine subscriptions changed when you tell them the only thing to change was the state? They tend to not believe you."

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"Haven't even tried to get anything delivered here," Angela admitted. "I think anything from home might get lost in time somewhere between my time and now."

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

"Fresh air never hurt anyone." Cimorene informed her. "And if it has, the research has been inconclusive."

[gobrookeyourself]

"You're not from three hundred years in the future, are you?" Brooke asked. ...Or was it three thousand?

[gobrookeyourself]

"That's exactly what I'm doing," Brooke said. "Getting fresh air. And Vitamin... whatever vitamin comes from natural sunlight. I know there's one."

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela shook her head in amusement. "More like fifteen in the past," she said. "Three hundred years in the future would be so much cooler..."

[gobrookeyourself]

She paused, doing the quick math. "I'm two where you come from," she said helpfully.

[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

"I'm, like, thirty now," Angela added with a wrinkle of her nose. "Or... some version of me is. The idea still freaks me out."