Fourth Floor Common Room [Thursday evening]

[momslilassassin]

Ben's insomnia and compulsive need to tinker had resulted in more mouse droids than should be contained in one dorm room.

Which was why he was in the common room setting up an obstacle course for the five of them to race through.

[OOC: ooooopen]

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[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac paused in the common room doorway, watching what he was up to for a moment. Interesting.

"What're you doing?" she asked curiously.

[momslilassassin]

"Setting up a race course," Ben said with a small smile. "I got bored."

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

"Totally acceptable use of boredom time," Mac agreed, with a polite smile in return.

"I had a robot," she supplied. "Not much of a racer."

[momslilassassin]

"Really?" Ben asked, moving a table out of the way. "Why not?"

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac indicated a height of about a handspan. "About so big, and one of those that moves on two legs. Not exactly the speediest thing around."

[momslilassassin]

"What was he used for?" Ben asked.

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

"Didn't really have a use," Mac admitted. "Not until I traded him with the pink kleptobunny to get my iPod back, anyway."

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

Adam was looking for something to snack on and didn't expect to find an obstacle course taking over the common room.

"Whoa."

[momslilassassin]

"Hi," Ben said, sounding a little sheepish. "I got bored."

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

"You did that out of boredom?" Clearly Adam was impressed. "I wish I was that creative when I'm feeling bored."

[momslilassassin]

"I made the droids, too," Ben said. "I figured I should move them before my roommate decided she'd had enough."

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

"Very nice," Adam smiled. "I wish I was handy like that," he added. That was more Billy's department. Sure, Adam would lend a hand here and there, but he was nowhere near Billy's skill.

[momslilassassin]

"It's something to do," Ben said with a self-conscious blush. "I don't paint or write or something."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley poked his head in the common room.

"Duuuuuuuude," he said.

[momslilassassin]

Ben grinned. "Hi, Hurley. Like them?"

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Dude, yeah. Are they, like... remote controlled?" he said, entering.

[momslilassassin]

"That's kid's stuff," Ben scoffed. "These have their own intelligence."

One ran into a wall.

"Limited intelligence," Ben amended.

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Dude, so they're like... tiny robots?" Hurley said. "That's awesome."

[momslilassassin]

"Want one?" Ben asked. "They're pretty much for delivering messages and stuff, back home."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean wandered in. "Okay, dude, I think we need to find you another hobby than the tinkering. Or get you to at least open a droid adoption store or something."

[momslilassassin]

"You want one?" Ben asked. "I think if they all end up back in my room, Wendy'll have me committed."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure what Hunter would think of it," Dean said. "Though maybe I could take one and give it to Gracie as a gift..."

[momslilassassin]

"I can put a bow on it," Ben offered. "She can name it Luke."

He thought he was funny.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, no. We don't want to encourage her to remember macking on your Dad."

[momslilassassin]

"My family is screwed up enough," he said. "I don't need a two year old step-mom."