Fourth Floor Common Room; Monday Evening [ 02/02 ].

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal didn't care if he was so sick he felt like death warmed over; he was pretty sure there was new Rumor Gal tonight. The set-up was perfect. Clearly, he had to get out of his room, which needed some time to let the bad air out, so he needed to relocate for a little bit. And he was too sick to move around looking for the 'lost' remote.

Funny how things like that always happened on Monday, wasn't it?


[[ open as usual! I need to find a hobby ]]

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Yo dude," Hurley said as he entered, conveniently with a bag of Oreo cookies. "Remote missing again?"

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Black hole," Cal said, coughing a little. "I'm telling you."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Man, at least it's... predictable," Hurley said with a smile. "Oreo?"

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

The offer was met with a low groan, and Cal's pallid skin seemed to take on a slightly green tinge. "Noooooo thank you. Not unless you want Oreo puke in about five seconds."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"...dude, what?" Hurley said. That was never a reaction he anticipated.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"I'm sick," Cal said, pouting. "The thought of eating anything with more solidity than soup is not a happy thought."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Oh, crap dude," Hurley said. "I could go get you some soup if you want it."

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

There was at least one fleeting moment where Cal told himself that he shouldn't take advantage of a situation.

It was a very fleeting moment indeed, especially since his morality went slimier than the stuff he sneezed up when he was sick.

"...yes, please."

At least he said please?

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley set down the Oreos and went to scour the cabinets. "Sorry you're sick, dude. That's never fun. You get stuck in the cold or something?"

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

Adora didn't know about Rumor Gal, but she did know she needed to watch more television for practice. "Good evening, friends," she said happily. "What are we watching tonight?"

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Some show," Cal said, trying to hold down an unbecoming cough, "called Rumor Gal. It's on almost every Monday."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Is it a reality program or a teen drama?" Adora asked slowly, making sure she got the terms right as she found a seat.

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Teen drama," Cal said with a snort, that lead into a string of slightly hacking coughs. At least he remembered to cover his mouth. "Definitely not reality."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

Adora winced at the coughing, "Can I get you something for that? It sounds painful."

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal's first thought was to just say no and brush it off.

But she was offering.

"Can you make tea?" he asked, somewhat piteously.

He was hopeless when he was sick.

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

He sounded so pathetic with that cough.

"Yes, of course," Adora assured him, getting up. "How about I put some honey in it for your throat?"

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

It was like she read his mind!

"Lots of honey," he agreed.

He tried to cough, for good measure, but the whole thing turned out being a lot more realistic than he bargained for. Once he started, it was hard to stop, finishing out with a genuinely miserable groan.

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

She went into the kitchen to prepare the tea, feeling genuinely sad that this boy had to suffer so.

"Do you want a cookie or a sandwich to go with it?" she called while she waited for the water.

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Heeeey," Hurley greeted her. "Adora, right?"

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"That's right, Hurley!" Adora grinned. "Are you doing well today?"

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Doing pretty awesome," Hurley said. "You?"

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"I have no complaints," she assured him. "Fandom has been nothing but fun so far."

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"That's the way to live, here," Hurley said. "Just enjoy it all as much as you can. Works pretty good, I think."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

He had a wonderful perspective. "What have you enjoyed the most, if I can ask?"

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley blushed a bit when he thought. "I guess, the people I've met," he said, sort of non-specific-ing it.