Second Floor Common Room, Friday Morning

[wannabehunter]

Jo wasn't in the common room, out was just outside the common room, looking in and eyeing all the furniture which last night had been on the floor and was now mysteriously on the ceiling. Totally of its own accord.

Which was the only reason Jo was standing outside, gawking. Really.

[Open! Come see the completely the fault of Fandom weirdness upside-down common room!]

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[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

The third floor kitchen was out of the good cereal again, so Claire headed down the stairs to see if people on the second floor were any more thoughtful.

Maybe they could even make coffee. She doubted it, but life was full of surprises.

She eyed Jo carefully. "What, is it raining rocks inside now?" she asked, twisting to look inside the common room. "Because that - whoa."

[wannabehunter]

"I know," Jo said, still looking upwards. "You think you've seen everything then..."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"Then furniture on the ceiling," Claire finished. "Do you think it's safe to go in?"

[wannabehunter]

"I don't know," Jo said. "I mean it doesn't look like it's going to fall down, but what if we fall up?"

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"People don't fall up," Claire scoffed.

Watch her not going in, though.

[wannabehunter]

"Furniture tends to stick tot he floor," Jo pointed out.

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"I'm going in," Claire declared.

Then she didn't. "Okay, if I go in and it's an antigravity room or whatever, would I just be, like, stuck to the ceiling? 'Cause that would suck."

[wannabehunter]

"Maybe hold onto the doorframe?" Jo suggested after a moment. "That way I could pull you back if you get into trouble."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"Right, sure," Claire said, trying not to sound nervous. Floating would be kind of awesome.

She braced her hand on the doorframe and took a tiny step into the room. "It's fine."

[wannabehunter]

Jo relaxed in feigned relief. "It is?"

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"Other than there's no place to sit and no coffee, yeah," Claire reported, wandering around inside the room and gazing up at the furniture. "And I'm not tall enough to reach where the cereal usually is."

[wannabehunter]

Jo took a wary step of her own into the room. "I hear you there," she said. "Who designed those cabinets anyway, a giant?"

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"Definitely not a girl, anyhow," Claire said, hopping a little before giving up. she'd go upstairs for the cereal. "The room is huge without the furniture. This is kind of cool."

[wannabehunter]

"Lot of room," Jo agreed. "Just begging to have something done with it."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

Claire smirked at Jo. "Did you have an idea?"

Maybe balloons. Balloons were always an idea.

[wannabehunter]

"Something fun," Jo said, smirking back. "And colourful."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"Balloons," Claire said immediately. "Or a giant ball pit like at McDonalds, you know?"

[wannabehunter]

"Ohh," Jo replied. "And balls don't burst when you jump around in them."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

Claire was starting to take this idea disturbingly seriously. "Now I really wanna know where you get balls like that."

[wannabehunter]

Jo thought about it a moment. "Turtle and Canary might," she suggested. "They seem to have almost anything."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"I'm probably going to go into town anyhow," Claire said, because what else did she have to do? "I'll check it out."

[wannabehunter]

"Cool," Jo said, grinning broadly. After all, that furniture wasn't going anywhere without a whole heap of time and work.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka walked in and boggled. "Okay, this is new."

[wannabehunter]

"Wonder if any of the other common rooms are like this," Jo said, eyes still ceiling-ward. "I didn't really pay any attention on the way down."

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Fifth floor wasn't," Sokka mused. "It must be a localized disturbance."

[wannabehunter]

"Weird," Jo replied. "I wonder what did this?"

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"That's a silly question," Sokka pointed out. "I mean, you might as well ask what caused the technicolor hail yesterday."

[wannabehunter]

Jo nodded. "Just this place being weird I guess," she said. Butter wouldn't have melted in her mouth just then.

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Worf was in the process of getting ready to go out for his run when he spotted everyone looking at the common room.

"What is this... nonsense?" he grumbled.

[wannabehunter]

"Good morning to you too," Jo replied. "We don't know, just that there's furniture on the ceiling."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"That is obvious," Worf grunted. "Why are we not getting them back down where they belong?"

[wannabehunter]

Jo looked at Worf, Jo looked at the ceiling, Jo looked back at Worf. "Well, if I could fly, I would."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"The obvious concept would be to get a ladder. Or if you would prefer to stand and gawk and do nothing, that is certainly your prerogative as well."

[wannabehunter]

It was wrong to hope someone had forgotten to check for a load bearing beam and Worf stood under the furniture in question, Jo told herself. "Why don't you do that then, since you had the brilliant notion."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"I was merely stating the obvious," Worf. "And I would rather not participate in this... nonsense."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"Upside down common room," Claire told weird forehead guy. "Hey, you're tall. Get the cereal for me?"

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Worf frowned. "Fine. Where is this cereal you want then?"

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"That cabinet," Claire said, pointing helpfully and letting you decide if it's upside down and if its contents are, ha ha. "It's the bright orange box that kind of looks like it can rot your teeth from the outside."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"Why would you want to eat something that rots your teeth?" Worf grumbled as he walked over to the upside down cabinet and opened the door with a little leap.

And then frowned as the cereal boxes were also upside down.

"This box?" He asked pointing at an orange box with an athlete on it.

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"No, that's the cereal for if you want to win a gold medal," Claire said patiently. "I do not. I want the one with the rabbit on it."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Worf looked at the boxes and found the one with the cartoon rabbit and attempted to pull it down. There was a slight tearing noise and Worf stumbled back as about half the box of cereal spilled out on the floor.

He glared at the box and then handed it to Claire. "Sorry."

[swipedthatfoot.livejournal.com]

"I didn't pay for it," Claire shrugged, kind of kicking at the spilled cereal a little. "Thank you."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"You are welcome," Worf replied. "Enjoy your rabbit flavored cereal."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela paused as she walked by the common room.

"Huh. Glad I don't live on this floor."

[wannabehunter]

"Neither do I," Jo said. "But you never know if something like this is going to spread."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's true," Triela admitted. "I suppose I better get everything I want out of the common room today, huh. Just in case."

[unddann]

Lola headed up, wondering what everyone was doing in the hall. Then she noticed the furniture.

"Huh." She supposed she shouldn't be surprised. "Yesterday's was, I think, much cooler."

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack stumbled in, still slightly bleary eyed. "Whoa. What is this?"