First Floor Rec Room, evening

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Not in the mood to watch TV, Meg wandered down to rec room to try out the piano. Sadly she was not particularly talented and was mostly limited to using one finger to plink out some Christmas carols and TV theme songs.

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[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Oh, hello," Penelope said as she came in to play the piano. But seeing someone already there, she of course hesitated.

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"Hi," Meg smiled. "Did you want to use the piano? I'm just playing around here."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley followed his ears, after having gone out for a box of Oreo cookies.

"Oh. Hey Meg," he said.

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"Hey Hurley. What's up?" Meg grinned. "Do you think I'm ready for Carnegie Hall?"

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Oh no, I don't mean to interrupt you," she said, returning her smile. "Have you been playing long?"

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"It's okay, I'm just goofing," Meg replied, launching into a one fingered rendition of Jingle Bells. "Josh says this isn't playing, it's plinking."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

She chuckled. "Something like that," she ventured to say. "Who is Josh?" she asked as she came closer, leaning her forearms against the piano.

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Totally," Hurley said. "I could accompany you on the harp."

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"He's a good friend." Who used to be a boyfriend before the pressure got to be too much. "He's going to apply to Julliard, so I'm pretty sure he knows what he's talking about."

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"We'll take the world by storm," she laughed. "So how's the new semester going?"

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Dude, I'm in a class where all I have to do is eat stuff," Hurley said. "This school is... freaking awesome."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Julliard?" she asked politely.

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"I had to deal with a cranky turtle just to get to my class today. Then I had to swirl in a cape." Meg rolled her eyes, "It's certainly different."

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"It's a very prestigious music school in my particular corner of the universe," Meg explained. "You have to pretty much be the best to get in there."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"...cranky turtle?" Hurley asked.

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley gave Penelope a wave. "Hey," he said.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Josh must be an excellent pianist," she said, her tone awed.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Hurley," she said, waving back at him. "How are you?"

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"He's very good." Of course Meg was just a little biased. "So you're Penelope right? I don't think we've ever talked before."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"I'm good," he said. He held out the Oreos he had bought. "Want an Oreo? they're the doublestuff kind."

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"We have to push a lever to get into our class," she explained. "If you push the wrong lever? You get dumped into the water and have to fight some animal. If you push the right one, it's a roller coaster ride. I'm fairly certain the teacher is insane."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I'm Penelope," she said. "And who are you?"

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

She shook her head. "No thank you."

Penelope lowered her eyes.

"I heard on the radio where you spoke to Ino about me."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Duuuude," Hurley said. "Who teaches that?"

[meg-powers.livejournal.com]

"Meg Powers," she smiled. "It's nice to meet you."