3rd Floor Common Room - Friday morning

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

With nothing to do and no roommate to talk to, Penelope wandered down the hall to the common room with her box of Ho Ho's tucked under her arm. She poured herself a glass of milk and walked over to the couch and made herself comfortable before she reached for the remote to turn the TV on. Finding nothing much of interest, she left it on the food channel, settling in to watch this man make pastry.

Penelope should really learn to cook.


[Common room is open, of course.]

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[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan wandered in and flopped down on the other end of the couch.

"How's it going?" she asked.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, Joan," Penelope said politely. "It's fine, I suppose. How are you?"

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Not too bad," Joan said. "Though I think I might just hide out in my room all weekend."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Why's that?" she asked, and because she was eating Ho Ho's, offered Joan the box if she'd like. "Care for a Ho Ho?"

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Ooh, thanks," Joan said, taking one. "Because there are new students arriving this weekend. It's gonna be mass chaos."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's right. She'd almost forgotten. Looking a little dismayed, she admitted, "I might hide out too."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"We could hide out together," she offered.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

She grinned. "We should. I remember the picnic when I first came. It can be very daunting. I see nothing wrong with hiding."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Plus there's the inevitable conversations about how weird this place is," Joan reminded her.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Oh, Lord, are those Ho Hos?" Claudia asked, walking in. "It's like you read my mind."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Offering Claudia a warm smile, she extended the box towards her. "Please, help yourself."

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"They are totally the best breakfast food," Claudia said, snagging a packet and sitting down, careful not to mess up her poofy teal poodle skirt (don't ask). "Sometimes I like the oatmeal cookies with the frosting, too. Those are good with coffee."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Her smile widened, especially when she was better able to look at Claudia's skirt. It was such a lovely color. A little poofy, but Penelope certainly wasn't one to judge others fashion sense. "Ho Ho's are my favorite, and I realize the arguement is made about starting your day with a healthy breakfast. But I do have a glass of milk."

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Healthy is totally overrated," Claudia replied with a grin. "Eat what you like. We can have bran cereal when we're totally old."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"It seriously is. Besides, there has got to be flour, eggs, and milk in cake," she replied, chuckling. "I hope I never have to eat bran, even when I'm old. My mother makes my father eat oatmeal and I would think that is bad enough."

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Oatmeal cookies is as close as I'll come to oatmeal in the morning," Claudia declared. "Mmm, raisins and brown sugar."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that does sound rather good. Perhaps tomorrow morning I will have to give oatmeal cookies a try," she commented with a single nod of her head.

"Are you looking forward to the new students who arrive tomorrow?"

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

Claudia nodded. "I remember how overwhelmed I was that first month," she said. "I thought everyone was on drugs."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Claudia," Joan waved.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Hi, Joan!" Claudia said. "I loooove this 'nothing to do' thing. I'm going to turn into a marshmallow just sitting around."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Be careful what you say around here," Joan cautioned. "You wouldn't want to actually turn into a marshmellow right before cabins."

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"And get roasted over a fire? Awkward," Claudia said, laughing. "I'm not looking forward to packing all of my stuff up."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Well, we don't have to pack everything," Joan said. "I mean, how likely are we to need sweaters and stuff?"

She considered that. "Then again, snow in May in Fandom wouldn't really surprise me."

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," Claudia said, nodding wisely. "And I don't want to have to walk all the way back here if I forgot the pair of sandals I need for an outfit and stuff."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"I... don't think I would have that problem," Joan admitted. She owned two pairs of sandals.