Second Floor Common Room, Saturday Afternoon

[wantstodirect]

Tony put the DVD for the Roman Polanski version of The Scottish Play into the player and went to make popcorn while the FBI warning came up on the screen. He plopped down on the couch with his popcorn and pop and waited for a few people to arrive before starting the movie itself.

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[icecoldfrost]

Emma rolled her eyes. "Trying not to act on everyone else's thoughts," she sighed. "Thankfully, Karla gave me a charm that let me sleep, and it gave me the rest I needed. I'm doing better at not mixing up what's mine and what belongs to other people."

"Some residents have rather, erm, active dreams."

[bitten_notshy]

"Dreams haven't been my problem," Jack said, after a short pause. "Thoughts, though ... those have been interesting."

[icecoldfrost]

"You'd be surprised what people dream and then don't remember on waking," Emma replied. "Thoughts, however, seem to be tending towards a trend for everyone this week."

Her hand slid down his leg slightly, and somewhere in the back of her head, Emma was hollering at herself to stop.

Hrm. No. Not stopping She hadn't had any human contact in over a year - Hank didn't count, and this was still mostly-innocent. "What have you been thinking then, Jack?"

[bitten_notshy]

Dammitdammtidammit Tony. was. in the room. Turning Jack on already, without Emma adding to it by touching his leg like that and -

It wasn't bloody fair. He could do multiple relationships, but there was such a thing as discretion, and -

He wasn't pulling back. In fact (and it was almost narcotic, letting himself do this) he put his own hand atop hers.

"Pretty girls and pretty boys doing pretty things," he said airily. "And you?"

[icecoldfrost]

Emma tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ear with her free hand. "Something similar," she confessed. "Or sticking my hands over my ears, and trying not to hear those thoughts from other people."

"I do have some concept of boundaries." In that she didn't care for the most part who/what other people wanted in that fashion, because it kept her up at night.

[bitten_notshy]

"I do too," Jack said, his eyes sliding guiltily to find Tony.

He was driving himself crazy, and he leaned in to whisper into her perfect ear. "What would you say if I invited you back to my room?"

[icecoldfrost]

Say no, Emma. No. Bad Plan. You do not go back to his room with your co-TA when you know you're having control Issues.

Emma's lips suddenly felt very very dry, and she ran her tongue over them lightly. "I think," she said slowly, "that I wasn't invested in the movie in the first place. I really just came down because I could smell food, and wanted company."

[bitten_notshy]

Jack drew a breath. "I can provide the company," he said. "Just a walk. Please."

He was already tugging up on her hand, trying to get her to stand.

[icecoldfrost]

"A walk, then," she echoed, getting to her feet. "Perhaps the change of scenery will do us both good."

[bitten_notshy]

"We can only hope," Jack said, leading her away.