Fourth Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

There were things to think about and plans to make after some conversations last night and Hannibal felt a little cooped up and restless in his own room so he grabbed a pillow and headed down to the common room.

There wasn't any made up games tonight. Just a boy, a pillow, a movie that he wasn't really watching, a notepad of scribbled notes (that he can't believe he's actually taking) and a pizza on the floor in front of him.

He just hoped he could read his notes (silly and unnecessary as they were) since he was staining the paper with pizza from his fingers.

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[armybrat-lois.livejournal.com]

When Lois had something to say she had the bad habit of dumping it on the first person she saw. There had been no one available on her floor so she had been going down to each common room to find someone to talk to.

"So," Lois flopped into an arm chair. "There are candles all over my room. I know what you're thinking, it's a romantic gesture, it's what I was thinking too. But after a half an hour and no hot guy surprising me I realized that the candles showed up themselves. And worse? They won't go out. They're like the obnoxious trick ones."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Aw, Lois," Hannibal said, grinning over at her. "If I'd had known you wanted a romantic gesture, I would've have covered your room in candles and rose petals."

[armybrat-lois.livejournal.com]

"Oh you don't need to go that far. I've gotten to the point where I'd consider a free bag of Doritos a romantic gesture," Lois joked.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"In that case," he said, reaching for the pizza box and extending it towards her. "Want a piece of pizza?"

[armybrat-lois.livejournal.com]

"Oh wow. You're are smooth, sir," Lois said, grabbing a hold of the pizza box and taking a slice. "This is even better than Doritos."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I try, I try," he said and winked at her. "Does that mean you've accepted my romantic gesture?"

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

This was the third night in a row Cal had meandered down to the common room. Either this was simply what happened to a boy when he no longer had a girlfriend, or it was habit-forming. He really hoped it wasn't the second one, because he'd much rather be smoking.

"Are you taking notes on a movie outside of a class?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"These aren't notes on a movie, unfortunately," he said, glancing over at Cal. "These are...recreational notes. Because I've apparently turned into a nerd."

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Recreational notes on what?" Cal asked, but he wasn't sure he wanted to know if it was causing spontaneous geekness.

He had enough of that, thanks.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Future plans," he said vaguely. "It's more like a strategy, I guess. I figured I'd get some thoughts down and hope I don't flub things up."

He paused.

"It's not a diary."

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal snorted a slight laugh, dropping down into a chair. "Yeah," he said, "sure."

He couldn't judge any further than that, because everything he wrote like that he simply called 'fiction.'

"Think it's going to help?"

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber shuffled in in her slippers and flannel pajamas. "Hey, Hannibal," she murmured, heading to the fridge to get a can of root beer.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Aaaaaaaaamber," he said, waving at her. "What's going on?"

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"Nothing. Thirsty," she said, popping the top and heading over towards him, just shuffling slowly. "What you up to?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Taking some notes," he said, wiggling his notebook at her. "I've turned into a nerd."

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"Wow. I've been a nerd my whole life then, considering," she said, grinning at him as she settled down. "Must be important notes."

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal gave Amber a little bit of a wave. The sort of wave you gave when you didn't want a person to think you were ignoring them or anything, but you still weren't exactly sure what to say.

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber could talk for the both of them if he had nothing to say. He should know that by now.

"Heeeey, Caaaaal," she said, all lazy like.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

It was kind of what he was betting on, actually.

"Heeeeey, Amber," he responded back, with a faint, quiet smile.

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"How've you been since I saw you in class today?" she asked, grinning.

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

Having nothing better to do in the middle of the week, Dick wandered the dorms, looking for a common room with people in it. Fortunately, he found one on his second try.

"Should I have a notebook?" Dick asked. "Is there going to be a test on the movie?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Notes aren't on the movie," he said and rolled his eyes. "But feel free to take notes on the movie for me."

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

"I could dictate the notes if you'll take them down," Dick said, holding hsi hands open to show the lack of notebook and pen. "That guy is doing something."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"No, I think I'll pass on being your secretary," he said. "You could always do them by memory though. My notebook's reserved for other thoughts."

[laidanegg.livejournal.com]

The next question was obvious. "What kind of thoughts?"