Fourth Floor Common Room [Saturday Afternoon]

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There wasn't much to do in his room. Weekends were nice but they could be kind of boring if he left himself think about it. So, he'd gamely foregone another nap to come down to the common room and prop himself up on one of the chairs.

If he was gonna be bored, he could do it where there was some form of entertainment. There was television, potato chips and that was all he really needed to cure some of his boredom.

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[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen had been out running, needing to work off some energy. After she'd cleaned up and headed back to the dorms she found herself not quite ready to go back and sit in her room. She checked the common rooms on the way up, smiling when she finally found one that was not empty. "Hello, Hannibal."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Hey there," he said, giving a little wave. "Happy weekend."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"Definitely," she said with a smile. "Are you enjoying yours so far?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Being able to relax is always enjoyable," he replied with a nod. "Can't say I mind a weekend like that."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She nodded. "I'm afraid I'm not always good at relaxing."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Relaxing's easy," he said and ate another chip. "It just means you don't do anything. Or you do something but it's mindless."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"It can be hard to quiet my mind," she admitted. "I'm so used to being busy."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Just takes practice," he said easily. "Spend a few times in bed, napping the whole time. Read magazines, watch movies."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"Stay in bed and nap?" she said, eyes wide. "I'm not sure I could do that."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Why not?" Hannibal asked. "Just involves not getting out of bed."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"But and... and do what?" she asked. "Just lie there?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"That is what you sometimes do when you're lazy," he replied. "You just lay around and laze."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"I... don't believe I've ever done that," she admitted.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Perfect time to start," he said, grinning. "Weekends are pretty open here. You can practice."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She laughed. "I think I'd go crazy!"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Shouldn't knock it till you try it," he said. "You might think you will but I doubt it. It's a good way to unwind."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She shook her head. "I'm not so sure. Even just stretching out, reading a book for pleasure... after a while I begin thinking about all the things I should probably be doing."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"That why I say it takes practice," he replied. "You don't have to do it for the entire day first off. Do it for like an hour, see what happens."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She looked skeptical. "An hour? I suppose I could do that."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"It's a start," he said, nodding. "No one has to be doing something every hour of the day."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"I suppose," she said, not sounding very convinced. "So, what have you been up to lately?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Nothing much," he said, waving a hand. "Classes, clubs, island weirdness. The usual."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She smiled. "Ah yes, being a different gender. That was quite fun."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"It was interesting, that's for sure," he agreed. "Not something I really wanna repeat, though."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen shrugged. "I didn't get to experiment as much as I would have liked. I wouldn't have minded staying that way a bit longer."