Second Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening

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Nine o'clock found Tony in his usual Wednesday night spot on the couch, along with half a bomb bottle of Coke and a bag of microwave popcorn he'd snagged from the third floor.

There hadn't been a new episode last week because of the American elections. This week, if Tony remembered right, should be the one with the immortal French monk.

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Amber kitty slept more than Amber normally did, which was saying quite a lot. Bored as hell and not really wanting to disturb her napping, Cal went looking for interesting people in common rooms.

The floor below his looked a bit too interesting for his tastes right now, so he kept going down one more and found the second floor a little more suited to his needs.

"Hey, Tony," he flopped on a couch. "What's on?"

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"Darkest Night," Tony said, offering Cal the bag of popcorn.

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Cal easily reached for a handful. "Is it as bad as that Rumor Gal show I walked in on the other day?"

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Tony considered that. "Different kind of bad, I think," he said. "Darkest Night's a vampire detective show. The back-stabbing tends to be more literal."

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Nine o'clock also found Firekeeper and Blind Seer in their usual respective spots on the couch.

Although this time they were also accompanied by a small baby Ewok, that was thankfully, at the moment, sleeping.

"Tony," she said with a nod. Blind Seer offered a short bark of his own in greeting.

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"Hey," Tony said. He nodded at the Ewok. "What's that?"

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"Vampire detective show," Cal repeated, and then let out a little groan, sinking deeper into the couch. "Oh, God. I knew this guy in junior high who was making a vampire film about vampires in prep school. Suddenly, my mind is like Rumor Gal and this show bound up into one to make Jerome's movie."

And today was just a great big Jerome filled day, now wasn't it? How nice to be reminded of him at every turn today...ugh.

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"Puppy," Firekeeper said. "Skywalker say is kind called 'Wokling'."

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Tony tried to picture this. "You know, if that was a real show, I bet that Brooklyn family would turn out to be demons." Not that he watched Rumor Gal.

Okay, maybe once or twice when he was bored. Really bored.

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Tony tilted his head to look at it. It was pretty cute, if you were into small furry things. "Who's Skywalker and why are you carrying it around?"

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Blair happened to be walking by when she heard the sound of the TV. She peered in. "What are you watching?"

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"I only just saw it for the first time this week," Cal said, "so I don't know who that is. All I remember is the adorably bitchy brunette, and the blonde with the boobs and the 'legs of a warhorse.'"

God, Cal loved that phrases. Aravis would be his favorite person for a while now thanks to that.

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"It's a vampire detective show called Darkest Night." He paused, then added. "Or alternatively, a television, depending on where you're from."

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"I know what a television is," Blair said, rolling her eyes. "Vampire detective show? Aren't there a thousand of those?"

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"Is teaching other class I have on Tuesdays, besides Hunting," Firekeeper informed him. "He say is to teach about result of lust," she rolled her eyes.

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"It's kind of its own subgenre. But this one," Tony said with a mixture of pride and sarcasm, "is the highest rated syndicated vampire detective show currently airing!"

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"How many are currently airing?" Blair asked.

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"I didn't notice them," Tony admitted. "A girl has legs like a horse?" That didn't sound very attractive.

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Firekeeper and Blind Seer both looked away from the television to see the newcomer. The wokling didn't stir at all.

"Hello," Firekeeper offered with a nod of acknowledgment.

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Tony considered this. "Do non-English languages count?"

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"Are you watching the bad show too?"

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"Depends on how many channels you get," Blair said. "Though French always counts."

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"Am," Firekeeper nodded. "Am liking stories," she offered by way of explanation.

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"Warhorse," Cal corrected, and gave Tony a grin for his tone. "Not literally, of course. Purely a metaphor."

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Tony nodded at the screen. "This one airs with subtitles in Quebec?" He couldn't actually think of any other vampire detective shows on air. There was that one on Lifetime based on a book series (which Henry complained had left out the best character - Tony hadn't read the source material) but it had been canceled last year.