deck | monday | early evening | june 15

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

With it being warm (but not too hot) and lacking rain for the moment, Hannibal decided to take up some space on the deck this evening. He was mentally tired, confused, moody and just grateful for some fresh air and cooler weather. Hannibal had his feet propped up on one chair and his eyes closed, hat pulled low over his eyes while he relaxed.

He thought about building a fire or something but decided he was too lazy for that. He'd just sit here and enjoy the setting sun and darkening sky.

[the deck is open like a vegas strip joint]

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley went out on the deck and plopped down on the chair next to Hannibal.

"Hey, dude," he said. He wasn't quite his usual cheerful self.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

Hey, Hurley could join his club. "Hey, man. How's it going?"

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Okay, I guess," he said. "I mean, like, been better and stuff. But okay."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You and me both," he said and half smiled. "What's up?"

[NFB, please!]

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley sighed. "Eh. Just... all good things come to an end, don't they say?"

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

Edward didn't have much else to do. He thought of a pleasant song he just learned so headed out to the deck to test it out.

Only he didn't because Hannibal was there.

Sighing for having his plan foiled, he sat down, kicked up his feet, and decided to wait.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Eddie," Hannibal said, not looking over at him. "You practicing your silence tonight?"

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"I've not considered it," he mused, staring down the length of his legs at his shoes. "I'm merely being respectful. You seemed to be resting."

A slight pause.

"Something the matter?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"No," he lied, shaking his head. "I'm mostly just relaxing. Enjoying that it's not so hot out. Thought spending the night outside sounded good."

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

Edward looked over at him. "Why would you do that when your room holds your girlfriend?"

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

In the end, Gabrielle decided that being outdoors was much more inspiring than being in her room and wandered downstairs and out onto the deck, scrolls tucked under one arm and a quill and bottle of ink in her hands. How well this idea would bear up to the dwindling sunlight remained to be seen, but a sunset was inspiration enough all on its own.

"Lovely evening, isn't it?" she asked conversationally as she settled onto one of the lounge chairs.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Not too hot, not raining," he said, glancing over at the unfamiliar voice. "I give it four out of five stars."

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

Gabrielle unrolled her scroll, taking a moment to enjoy the crinkling sound of the parchment. "Only four? Why not the fifth?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"It's kind of cloudy," he said, pointing up. "One star deduction."

[golden-rising.livejournal.com]

It wasn't that Serena was avoiding Hannibal, it was more that she had carefully managed to not be where he was at any point in time. But she'd headed out onto the deck, and once she'd seen him, it would have been a bit too obvious to turn around and go back inside.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

Upon hearing someone else on the deck, Hannibal glanced over and then glanced again when he realized who it was.

"Hey." Well, hello awkward. "How's it, uh, goin?"

[golden-rising.livejournal.com]

Serena was used to awkward, she could deal with it. Even if she didn't want to, particularly. "Great. I mean, why wouldn't it be?"

Smooth, Serena. Real smooth. Sitting, she shrugged, relaxing back into the lounge chair beside him. "Nice night, isn't it?"

The weather. What a thing to talk about.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"It's why I'm out here," he said, nodding a little. "Why waste a nice night cooped up in a room, right?"

Yeah, he thought a conversation about the weather sounded just as dumb.

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

"Nice night," Valentine commented, in general, as she joined the fringes of the small crowd that seemed to be settled on the deck. It was a nice night, so she figured it wouldn't hurt to join them, sitting down in a chair and at least pausing a moment before opening up the laptop settled across her knees.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"That's why I'm out here," he said, smiling at Valentine. "Too nice to stay in my room."

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

Valentine smiled back. "Good thinking. You're Hannibal, right? I think you're in my slacking class..."

The one she was pretty sure Chuck had mentioned she should meet and talk to for whatever reason.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"My reputation precedes me?" he asked, nodding. "Hannibal King, yeah. We haven't met, have we, and I'm just forgetting?"

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley gave a little wave to his little sib.

"Hey, Val."

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

Valentine gave a little wave back, and a small smile to go with it. "Hi, Hurley. How've you been?"

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Been worse," Hurley said, a little less than his normal self. He smiled, though.