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Dorm Roof [Monday, Late Afternoon]

Maybe Effy had just got used to being out in the cabins, but sitting around in her new dorm room after she got her workshop out the way felt somehow really cramped. Something which prompted the grabbing of a few things, and exploration for somewhere better to be.

That somewhere, wouldn't you know it, ended up being on the roof.

It was quiet, it had some nice views, and while it might not have been outright sunny it was definitely humid and she stretched out on a deckchair, half soaking up a little warmth and half reading a book she'd stolen from Tony before she left home.

[[Open roof is oooopen!]]

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"Yeah, I had suspected you were more a bribery sort of a guy," she said.

"If they turn out in my favor, I'll accept that label," he said, nodding briefly. "Again, it's gotta be a good bribe. I can't make it too easy on people, can I? Where's the fun in that?"

"What d'you consider good?"

It was worth knowing, just in case. She didn't have a particular reason to find him worth bribing yet, but it never hurt to be prepared.

"I consider a lot of things good," he said, shrugging and smiling. "You think you're gonna get the answer out of me that easily? Tsk."

"Worth a try, right?" she said, grinning a little.

"If you don't try, you won't know if it works," he agreed with a nod. "There's time to learn, I'm sure. Not like I can go anywhere."

Unfortunately.

"Or you can just make shit up about what I like to amuse yourself."

Effy surveyed him a moment.

"Seing you as a closet My Little Pony fan," she said. "I can start spreading the rumours tomorrow."

"Girly toys?" he asked, crossing his arms and laughing. "Weak. You wanna spread that one, I'll start telling you found God."

"It's when people learn you jerk off to that shit you'll get the trouble."

She wasn't worried about his retaliation just yet.

"Oh please, I jerk off to much more interesting things than that," he scoffed. "But, you know, if you wanna do that, I'm sure I could find someone in charge to let them know that you wanna run a prayer group. You seem like such a natural leader of those in need of prayer."

"So, you'll be one of my minions then?" she said, smirking widely.

"Don't think God likes all that freaky shit you're into."

"I'm no one's minion," he said, shaking his head. "So you can erase any thoughts of getting to order me around right out of your head. As for God, he can suck my dick. I get by fine without him."

"Religion's a fucking crock anyway," she said, rearranging a little in the name of sun coverage. In her opinion, people who really believed in all that were somewhere on the way to losing sanity.

"Do love freaking out the Jehova's Witnesses who come round, though."

"And how do you do that?" Alex asked, somewhat curious. "Flash them?"

"Hasn't come to that yet," Effy said, grinning. "Next time."

"Telling them you think Jesus would make a fucking hot housemate works pretty well." It was really their own fault for asking if she wanted to share the house of the Lord with him.

And it helped a lot that Effy could have a certain creepy air about her when she put her mind to it.

"Not bad. Should've known you'd have a thing for facial hair," he said after a moment. "We never got Jehovah's Witnesses where I'm from. Too far out in bum fuck nowhere, I think. No one wants to be there unless they're farmers or forced to."

Or his parents.

"We get Bible thumpers and little old ladies who want invite you to the one stupid church in town."

One thing to appreciate about England, you were really never more than an hour from a decent sized town.

"This place an improvement?" she asked.

"On certain things, I guess," he said with a shrug. "Not a place I would have chosen for myself but I really didn't get the choice. I haven't stabbed anyone in the hand with a pencil yet."

"Well, go you," she said, stretching idly and shading her eyes to look up at the sky.

And she hadn't screwed anyone on a desk lately. "Must both be growing as people here."

"Oh yes, the progress I'm making is astounding," he said dryly and watched her with amusement. "Am I interrupting your sunbathing?"

"Not particularly." Effy shrugged. "Don't tan much anyway." Didn't mean she couldn't appreciate the heat.

"And here I was expecting a dismissal," he said, half smiling. "My company must be more riveting than even I imagined."

Not that he really thought that. Not in regards to her, at least.

"Don't take it too hard. Got time to piss me off yet." He did get a bit of a return smile to go with those words.

On occasion, she could actually get along with people. And yes, their sarcastic back and forth did come under 'getting along' to her. Shocker.

"So, what pisses you off?" It almost mirrored her 'what do you consider good?' question of earlier so he didn't count on an answer. "Maybe I want to stay on the other side of the line."

Or maybe he didn't. That could be fun too. In a different way.

"Depends on the day," she replied. Like he'd really be getting a definitive answer from her.

"Sweet that you want me to like you, though."

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