Third Floor Common Room, Wednesday Night

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

It wasn't like Jess hadn't known that Anakin hated him. But he hadn't been aware of exactly how much he was hated until he'd spent a full day with Jar Jar Binks. They were only around Buffy for a few minutes before she and Jess both agreed that Jar Jar couldn't stay in their room, so they'd mostly been in town instead, with Jess spending most of his time trying to make sure Jar Jar bumped into as few things as possible. When evening rolled around, he decided they had no other option but to camp out in the common room again, and if anyone had a problem with that, Jess figured he could just make the person talk to Jar Jar for a few minutes, and they'd understand. Or, they'd at least flee for the sake of their sanity.

Out of desperation, Jess had turned on the television, and by some miracle, discovered that Jar Jar was absolutely fascinated by the Home Shopping Network's gem collection. Sure, it wasn't keeping him totally quiet, but he was occupied enough that Jess could think about making food without wondering what he could slip sleeping pills into.

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[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

Jess sighed, and shook his head. "No, it's okay. He's being good right now. I kind of feel like this is a challenge I'm not expected to win."

[iruinenglish.livejournal.com]

"Like someone said 'I bet you can't be qualified for sainthood' and you said 'You're on'?"

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"I don't know if this'll qualify me for sainthood," Jess said. "But I'm pretty determined to not flunk the assignment."

[iruinenglish.livejournal.com]

"I think if you explained to the principal that this is a demon and it needs to be stopped before it drives people to damage themselves and others, then she'd understand," Buffy tried. "I can and will go postal to prove a point."

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"Am I far enough away from the room? I can take him up a few floors if that would make you feel better."

[iruinenglish.livejournal.com]

"No, it's okay," she said. "I kinda feel bad about you having to avoid it. Though, you know, if there's a horrible roof accident, that's okay too."

[noboynextdoor.livejournal.com]

"I'll be keeping that in mind. Possibly more and more as the week goes on," Jess replied.