Fifth Floor Common Room, Saturday Night [10/04]

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After his work day at Groovy Tunes, Hurley collapsed onto the couch in his floor's common room.

He was happy and content. With the TV set to some reruns of Good Eats, he was officially having a very good day.

[ooc: Open!]

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[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

With nothing to do but brood, Lee escaped his room and found a common room that wasn't on his floor with someone else in it.

"Hey," he said, trying to recall the guy's name. "It's...Hurley, right? From the welcome picnic?"

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"Yeah, that's me," Hurley said. "Lee, if I remember right, dude?"

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"Got it," Lee said, smiling slightly. "Anything good on?"

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"Cooking show with this cool dude my... cooking teacher recommended," Hurley said.

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"Ah, cooking," Lee said and snickered. "Not a strong point of mine. He cooking anything good?"

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"This episode is about dips," Hurley said. "So... if you like dip, I guess?"

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"I can deal with dip," he said. "Goes great with chips or vegetables if I'm, you know, feeling healthy. That doesn't happen often. You a cook?"

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"Not exactly," Hurley said. "I'm learning, though. You?"

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"I can...heat things up," he laughed. "So, yeah, not me either. Who's teaching the cooking class?"

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"Mister Deadpool," Hurley said. "He's cool but... very crazy."

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"I've heard a lot about that guy but I've never had him," Lee said. "He's the one with the costume, right? Uniform?"

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"Is that what it is? I just know he dresses funny," Hurley said. "What sort of uniform would it be?"

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"A...bad one?" Lee finally said, snickering. "Not sure. I've just seen and heard of him. I thought he was some kind of invader or something."

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"Duuuuuude," Hurley said. "Like a... war thing?"

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"Or an alien," Lee said and nodded. "It wasn't a uniform I was familiar with and there's the whole mask thing so I thought maybe it was a one man invasion."

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"Oh dude," Hurley said. "What if he really is?"

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"He's been here for awhile," Lee said thoughtfully. "Maybe he's undercover? Reconnaissance thing?"

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"Secretly gathering information for his... weird alien masters or somethin'?" Hurley said. "...he kinda sticks out, though. Not exactly... Spy-ey."

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"Hiding in plain sight?" Lee suggested. "We think it's so obvious, we ignore it?"

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Hurley chuckled. "Maybe," he said. "I should ask him next class."

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"Right, he couldn't do anything to you in class," Lee said. "And I don't think Principal Washburne would hire him if he was an alien bent on conquering the school."

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"True," Hurley said. "Besides, I'm gonna be bribing him with pie, so he'll be in a good mood." He grinned.

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"Hell, if he wasn't in a good mood after pie, I'd really suspect him," Lee decided. "What type are you gonna make?"

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"Not sure yet," Hurley said. "I'm thinking apple. Stick with the classics and stuff."

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"Apple's a good choice," Lee agreed. "Goes with just about everything and if he doesn't like it, well, he's probably an alien invader."

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Hurley laughed again. "You're one cool dude, Lee."

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"Thanks," he said and laughed. "You're pretty cool yourself. And I think the subject of pie makes anyone cooler but thanks."

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"Dude, anyone who can joke about a teacher being secretly an alien has to have great sense of humor, that's all I'm sayin'," Hurley said.

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"With all the crap that goes on," Lee said and smiled, "I've gotta keep something that keeps me sane. My sense of humor seems to be the easiest thing. Besides, some people, Pajama Guy especially, make it easy."

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"...losing your sanity is normal here?" Hurley asked.

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"No, it's not all from here," Lee assured him. "I've been having some crap luck lately."

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"Oh," Hurley said. "Sorry to hear that, dude."

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"Eh, it gets better if I keep busy and don't think about it," Lee said. "So, you know, I only think about it for about eight hours a day."

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"Sounds like you... need more happy stuff," Hurley said.

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"I'm working on that," he said with a little laugh. "Because there's really no point in brooding myself catatonic."