The Roof - Monday morning before classes - 11/24

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

After a week(end) of near-hermitness in his room, subsiding on tea, hot soup, and other such things as he could make in the confines of his room, Liir was in two very different states than he'd been in when he'd gone in:

He was well, of body if not of mind or soul, not that that was odd.

And he was thoroughly sick of his room.

The bedsheets had been stripped off and put in a pile with the laundry for him to do after classes, and the window had been opened to let in fresh light, but it hadn't been quite enough. That said, he wasn't quite sure he was exactly up for company yet, and so he left it to the whims of chance; people came up to the roof almost as often as they went to the common rooms, after all, the view was lovely, and the breeze was nice enough when one had a steaming hot cup of tea and was wrapped up tight in a thick Munchkinlanderwool cloak.

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"...dude, why are you up here?" Hurley asked when he got to the roof.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He looked over and smiled, just a little.

"Why are you?"

[was not ignoring, *shakes fist at LJ lack of notifs*]

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Oh, just... came up for the fresh air," Hurley said.

[ooc: Ditto. *kicks it*]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Same here," he said before 'toasting' Hurley with his cup of tea.

"I've been locked in my room the last few days getting better. I needed it."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Oh man, you were sick? Sorry to hear that, dude," Hurley said.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He shrugged.

"It happens every year, but thank you for the concern."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

It was almost habit, in some ways, to bring Yei up to the roof to play around for a little before she had to leave for class.

Hinata smiled as she caught sight of Liir and set the suddenly squirming kitten down. Yei skittered across the roof to see him. Hihihihi!

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Oh, kittens made everything better. He opened the blanket a little and offered his hand for scritchings to give.

"Good morning, Hinata," and while it was very obvious that he did mean the good morning, his focus was on the kitten.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Good morning," she said lightly, unconcerned with his focus being elsewhere. "Y-Yei says it as well."

As was obvious from the ridiculous amount of purring and wriggling going on at being scritched. Really.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I noticed. Somewhere between the PRRRRRR and the BRRRRR," he said, grinning.

"How are you? I can tell with her, but you're harder to read."

It was said lightly, as he was in a good mood.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

That got a bit of a laugh.

"She is e-easy to read," Hinata conceded. "And I a-am glad not to be as transparent as s-she is." She stepped over and settled herself down near him. "I have b-been well enough, I suppose. Radio mentioned that you w-were ill?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He nodded.

"I always get sick between Autumnsend and Winterseve," he admitted with a flash of a smile. "I guess I just don't adjust well. Better now, though, and I should be fine for the rest of the winter. Well used to the cold."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin gaped at the adorable kitten, and waved to Hinata.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Good m-morning, Robin," she said, smiling.

Yei, for her part, perked up at the movement and skittered over to investigate. Hihihi!

"She's t-terribly friendly," Hinata said quickly. "D-Don't be alarmed, please."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin wasn't. Well not much. He wrapped one arm around his cocoa to hold it steady, and held out his other hand to Yei. "Hi."

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Amber called out as she walked out, "I've been looking for you."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He looked over at her with a faint smile and nodded to the blanket/cloak (he used it for both) in offer of a spot within it.

"I couldn't stand the room any longer," he admitted.

[sorry for that; lack of notifs makes me slow to notice these things]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

She didn't hesitate. Amber came over and snuggled in close. "Does that mean you're feeling better?"

[NP. It's the same with me.]

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He nodded.

"Sweated out most of it, so I'll be doing laundry later today," he admitted with a brief, self-depreciating smile.

"I probably shouldn't be out in the cold, but as you can see, the cloak is warm, and the room was a bit stifling."

And now that, it seemed, his body was used to the cold, he didn't feel nearly so troubled by it.

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

It was cold out here but she was bundled up good. And next to him she was warm.

"You shouldn't stay out here for long at any rate," she admonished lightly with no real conviction in her tone.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin looked like a weetiny green eskimo in his parka, a small mug of hot chocolate in his hands. He'd felt the need to drink hot cocoa on the roof this morning.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Always nice to have company," he said quietly, not wanting to disturb the frog.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin nodded, taking a sip of his cocoa. "Good morning." he said happily. He was certain that Winter was created specifically for Christmas and cocoa.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Good morning," he agreed as he sipped at his own tea.

"What brings you up here?"

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Oh, nothing much. I just felt a random urge to drink cocoa out on the roof. You?"