2nd Floor Common Room, Monday morning

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No classes today combined with new students, meant Johnny was in the common room playing with fire. Mainly just bouncing fire balls back and forth from one hand to the next.

He was relaxed (back from an awesome island trip) and in a good mood. ESPN was broadcasting a motocross race, and he was pretty damn content.

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[intraspective]

Ino was... kinda bored. And kinda just not in the mood to study, or whatever, so she was wandering.

"You're totally just showing off in case a new kid comes in, aren't you?" she asked, amused. "Hey, there."

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"Whatever gave you that idea," he said, glancing over at her. He totally was showing off. "Hey, you."

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"Your personality," she quipped, wandering over to poke through the cupboards for a granola bar. "Makes it a bit easy to guess."

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True. He certainly wasn't going to deny it. "I've haven't showed off in awhile. I'm totally allowed on occassion."

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She shut the cupboard and went over to flop in one of the chairs, a chocolate chip granola bar in her hand. "Oh, totally," Ino agreed. "I wasn't saying anything good or bad 'bout it, just that you were."

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"Good to know," he said as he tossed a rather large fire ball in the air. "How was the welcome picnic? Lots of new kids?"

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"Mmmmm, yes," she said, considering that. "Though not as many as some picnics. Still quite a lot of them though--you didn't go?"

[future_sandworm]

Leto had no classes either, and his own room was moderately exciting, so he was exploring the dorms. The peculiarities of this time and place was something he took care to study, including the simple yet mostly practical technology.

In the second floor common room someone was playing with fire. Assuming he was an entertainer of some sort, Leto stopped to watch, admiring his skills.

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Once Johnny knew he had the attention of someone, he began making more fire balls, sending them up faster and faster, only to watch them sizzle out in a small 'poof'.

He did glance over, and he quirked a lopsided grin. "How's it goin'?"

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"You are very talented," Leto told him, entering the common room. "That must require some training."

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"Not at all," Johnny replied easily. "You're not Gavin, so you must be a new student. Johnny Storm," he said, introducing himself.

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He smiled. "Leto Atreides, not Gavin." He had met Gavin yesterday and been suitably surprised, although not quite as surprised as when he met his sister here. "And presumably you are not a new student." He sat down on the couch. "Explain to me your lack of talent."

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"Pleased to meet you, Leto, and no, I am not a new student," he replied. "This is my last semester and damn, you've got some amazing eyes." He really hoped that didn't sound... off. "My lack of talent?" he grinned. "Well, I don't much see it that way, but it's just me. How my body is, you know. Head to toe; fire."

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Leto didn't seem surprised about the compliment. "All Fremen have eyes like this. It's the spice. So you mean your body produces fire?" That seemed to have the potential of a weapon more than of something for entertainment.

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Ino glanced up from where she was demolishing another granola bar.

"Hi, new person!" she said brightly.

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"Good morning," Leto replied smiling. "And I assume you're old then. I'm Leto Atreides."

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"In the sense of being here for longer than you, yes," she said, blinking at the name. "Though just guessing, I'd say you're older than me in age. I'm Ino."

A beat.

"Did you know there's another Atreides here?"

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"In that sense, yes." He gave a nod. "And I do know. Ghanima Atreides is my twin sister. I didn't expect to find her here."

[intraspective]

"She's been here awhile," she said helpfully. "She's a pretty good teacher."

And Ino would never, ever say that to her face. Nope.

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K-Mart was definitely still adapting, but never let it be said she wasn't social. This was why she was tucked into a chair in the common room, trying not to stare at the kid with the fireballs.

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Johnny looked over at the new girl. She was totally trying not to stare.

"Hey," he said.

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"Hey." And again with trying not to stare. Because really, no sense in being rude to anybody. Plus hey, he was hot. (What? She was capable of noticing a hot guy! A zombie apocalypse so didn't take that ability away.)

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Except Johnny was totally used to chicks checking him out, especially cute ones, fire or no fire.

He smiled, extinguished the flame. "I'm Johnny Storm. You are?"

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"K-Mart." She smiled sheepishly. "Yes, like the store. My actual name completely sucks."

It was strange how weird explaining it made her feel. Nobody in the convoy had cared. (Not that anybody here would necessarily care, it just seemed like she had to explain.)

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"Why K-Mart?" he asked, curious. Seriously, it made him think of blue light special and... probably wasn't a good idea to mention that thought.