Fourth Floor Common Room, Monday Evening

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Hannibal kind of loved having no classes on Mondays. Having an extended weekend every week made his life a little easier and his sleep a lot longer.

So, having just woken up a few hours ago (yeah, really), he'd ordered a pizza, once it arrived, had taken it down to the common room. He wasn't planning on eating the pizza immediately.

Quiet nights like this called for made up games of umbrella sock golf. After he'd hauled the pizza down to the common room, he went and retrieved his umbrella and a clean pair of socks.

And now he was hitting them around the common room, trying to hit certain targets. So far, he'd gotten two out of six targets. He was kind of bad at this game.

[Oooopen! LJ outage is tomorrow so I play tonight!]

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Viki peeked into the common room on her way back to her room, drawn by the smell of pizza, and blinked.

"What," she asked, with a tilt of her head, "did the socks ever do to you?"

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"Socks aren't alive so they don't care about this," Hannibal answered, taking a swing at them and sending the socks over the couch.

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"That doesn't quite answer the question, I shouldn't think," she noted, leaning against the wall. "Whether they are alive or not, I mean, they could still have done something."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"They didn't do anything," he said and smiled over at her. "I'm just bored. And they were readily available."

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"And plentiful, I would hope," she said lightly, grinning back. "Sock shortages would be quite depressing considering the weather changes."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I can't speak for everyone but I've got plenty," he said. "If I didn't, I'd just be staying under a blanket the entire winter."

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Blankets are quite nice though," she mused. "It would not be so bad for a little while to be stuck under one. Or you could build a fort even, and allow people, both socked and not, to enter if you were so kindly inclined."

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"Should I charge admission?" Hannibal asked. "Make people pay to come into the fort of warmth?"

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Viki twirled a bit of hair around thoughtfully. "Perhaps," she ventured, "it would depend on what you thought of charging?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"One dollar? If they don't have that, a candy bar?" he asked, pulling the figures from his ass.

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber walked on in and drew up short.

"What the crap are you doing, Hannibal King?"

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"It's called," Hannibal said, leaning on his umbrella oh so suavely, "umbrella sock golf, Amber Atkins. Never played before?"

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

That got a laugh. "Would the candy bars have different value? Or would they all be the same?"

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"You totally just made that up. A made up game in your head because you're either bored or because you need new socks," she said, grinning as she walked in and over to him.

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"Depends on what type of candy bar they are," Hannibal said. "Good candy bar might constitute a longer stay."

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"I did not make it up," he lied. "It's game played by gladiators and titans alike! And if I am a little bored well...umbrella sock golf is still totally amazing!"

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Is the candy dependant on your tastes?" she inquired. "Or on the tastes of those giving it to you?"

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"There is no such thing as socks in the land of gladiators and titans. They all wore Jesus sandals. I know. I've seen pictures," she retorted with a firm, believing-in-herself nod. "But if it's amazing, think I could have a go at it? 'Cause I'm kind of bored."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"My blanket, my tastes," he said. "Being an owner has its perks."

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"Hmm, I don't know," he said and tapped his chin. "You might hit my socks out a window."

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Amber reached out to poke him. "Are they used socks?"

[blinkandsneeze.livejournal.com]

"Would you post a list of your tastes, or would people have to guess?"

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"I think I'd make people guess," he decided. "If I post a list, where's the fun in that, right?"

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"Well, yeah, but they're clean," he said. "I washed them. So they have not graced my feet in a few days. Used but not at the current moment."

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"Then what's it matter if I knock one out the window?" What? Logic baby is priceless!