3rd Floor CR, Monday Morning

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The first weird thing was that Claire woke up early during her week off.

The second weird thing was that she didn't just want to hang out in her room all day. So she took her sketchbook and a set of pastels and went to the common room to curl up on a couch and draw ... she wasn't sure yet. It might just be her coffee mug. Maybe her coffee mug in spaaaaaaace.

The TV was on and tuned to some soap opera, but Claire wasn't paying enough attention to say what it was about.

[OOC: Open like a CR.]

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"I see I wasn't the only one who woke up early," Ned said, peeking into the common room with the air of someone who thought he might be disrupting. "That seems typical of vacation days. The ability sleep in means it won't happen."

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"I know. I'm blaming it on jet lag," Claire said, glancing up from her sketch pad.

Not that she actually got jet lag, but it worked as an all-purpose excuse.

"Hey, Ned. Good Christmas?"

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"Decent," he said, still surprised by that. "I was here so no jet lag for me. Surprising since I haven't put flying out of this island's skill set. Did you go home?"

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"It used to move around, didn't it?" Claire asked. "And yeah, I was in L.A. for a week. Not too bad for family time, but I'm glad to be back here."

There were no Russians whining about their broken legs in Fandom.

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"Moved but I don't think it flew." Though, really, he'd never asked or thought about it. "Nothing much happened here. There were tiny carolers and it rained gold coins but that's getting to be typical."

Pause.

"Which is scary."

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"Tiny carolers?" It might be getting typical, but it still surprised Claire. "What, like midgets?"

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"About like that, yeah," he said and laughed. "I don't...think they were children but they were definitely small. And singing. They sang a lot. I haven't heard that much Christmas music since a radio back home broke while it was on the Christmas station."

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"Sounds ... festive." Claire gave Ned a quick glance out of reflex to see if he was kidding, even though she really didn't think he was. "Okay, I went to this weird Yule celebration and my mom's boyfriend broke both his legs, but there's no way home can be as bizarre as this place."

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"...both?" Ned winced in sympathy. "How did that happen?"

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"It is quiet around the dorms," Viki said, informing the room at large. "I do not mind it, though it's a bit unusual for so long, I would think. Good morning, if you wish it."

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"It won't last," Claire predicted. "And good morning to you, too."

A beat. "If you wish it." She didn't know, maybe that was what you were supposed to say now.

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That got a bit of a grin.

"I do," Viki decided, wandering over to see what sort of cereal there was in the cupboard. "It would seem rather defeatist to say otherwise as of yet, don't you think? And I think there's some sort of trip going on? So it may not change."

She mused on that as she picked a cereal with more sugar than anything else in it, and poured a bowl of it. "Though, again, I would guess it is hard to tell this early."

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"The outer space thing? I got the email about that," Claire said. "I'm just kind of attached to this planet." She wasn't; she was afraid, but she wouldn't admit it. "You think a lot of people went?"

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"Just a guess," she said, putting the cereal back and getting the milk from the fridge and pouring some in the bowl. "And not based on anything other than the fact that a trip would, chances are, be popular."

Milk back in the fridge and then she wandered out with her bowl of cereal. "I do not even have a roommate so truly, nothing to base that on but a feeling, and the quiet around."

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"Free trip, yeah," Claire concurred. "How'd you get a single?"

She loved Penelope, and it was her last semester anyhow. it was just useful information to have.

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"My roommate had to go home," she said, with a shrug. "And I did not bother to request a new one."

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"It would just be nice to have the space," Claire decided. "I like my roommate, but I never had to share before. It's still sort of new." She glanced at Viki's cereal. "What kind is that?"

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Dor wandered into the room and waved at the people as he went to the coffee machine only to notice a new pot needed to be brewed. "How does this work again?" He asked the coffee machine.

The machine groaned. "How many times do I have to tell you this?" it complained.

"Just one more time," dor promised as he went to find the filters. That much he remembered.

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Claire blinked. "I've seen you do that before and it's still weird," she said. "Morning, Dor."

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"Hi Claire!" Dor said cheerfully. "If it makes you feel any better, I think it's weird to brew coffee or pour milk from a container."

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Claire looked at him like he was insane. "Does milk at home just jump into the cups somehow?"

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"No, it's grown in plant," Dor replied. "We just break open a pod and drink straight from it. Which sounds a lot more sanitary than getting it from a cow if you think about it."

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"A lot more vegan, too," Claire said. "There's probably some soy milk in the fridge. It might taste more like what you're used to."

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"Soy?" Dor asked as he opened up the fridge and looked inside. "What is that?"

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"It's a plant," Claire said helpfully. "It's not bad."