4th Floor Common Room - Saturday Evening

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At the picnic yesterday, Rose had discovered a major, major flaw in Zayne's planning skills.

Namely he didn't know the problems that would obviously occur if you went through SHARK INFESTED WATERS in a little boat.

Obviously there needed to be a showing of Teeth Jaws to correct this issue. 

And that was what Rose was here to do.  She'd found a copy of the movie and was making popcorn (the old-fashioned way cause the microwave was evil).  Sure, she'd been promised snacks, but someone who had never watched Teeth might not know about the importance of popcorn.


[This was NEVER in the wrong place!  *whistles*]

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He walked further in to get a better look at the TV, standing a little too close to it. "Kyle Reese. A movie?" he repeated back at her, finally turning around to see who he was talking to. "So this isn't happening somewhere now?" He'd only ever seen screens like this used for UAV feeds.

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"Only on the DVD," Rose said, watching him. "It's a really old movie from like the seventies. Let me guess. You're new?" She tilted her head. "Are you wearing Jack's clothes?"

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Kyle glanced down and nodded. "He loaned them to me. I'm giving them back." He took a few steps back from the TV, but stayed aware of it by glancing at the movie from time to time. "What's that smell?"

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Rose laughed and shook her head. "I figured from the 'loaned' part. I was accusing you or anything." She pointed to the bowl of popcorn then pushed it towards him. "It's popcorn. Or one of the best movie snacks ever."

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His eyes flickered from the bowl to Rose. He walked over and took a single piece to try. It was salty and crunchy and weird. "Can I have more?"

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"I made it to share, Kyle," she said easily. "Help yourself. I'll show you how to make it if we eat it all if you want."

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He scooped up a handful and found a seat close to the door. "Can you cook it on an open fire?"

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Rose laughed, scooping another bunch of popcorn into a bowl and putting it over by him. "Probably? We can try when we're in the cabins. But I'm totally the last person to ask. I can't start a fire for anything."

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"It's probably a good idea to learn before winter. You never know when the electricity will go. Why would we go to cabins?"

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She stared at him. "Where would the electricity go? Where are you from?"

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"LA," he replied. "Anything could happen to it. Power grid could go down, breakers could trip, EMP could fry everything electrical in the town. It makes more sense to learn how to make a fire and stay warm than freeze."

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"I'm from Montana," Rose remarked. "And we've never lost power that bad." She shrugged. "If I had to, I'll get someone to make a fire."

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"They might make you share your popcorn with them if you ask that."

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Rose grinned. "Sure, but that's okay. I pay my firestarters well."

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"Only with popcorn?"

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"Popcorn, chocolate, marshmallows, help with other stuff," she shrugged. "Whatever."

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"I know popcorn and chocolate. Marshmallows sound messy."

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Rose's eyes widened. If it hadn't been clear before, there was no way he was from any LA she knew. "Okay, tomorrow night when we get out to the cabins, you have to toast some marshmallows over a fire. They're totally messy and gooey and so, so good. There's probably some in the cupboards reallyy, but they're best over a fire."

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Kyle glanced over at the cupboards on the other side of the room. He noted absently that he needed to figure out which cabin he was supposed to be in. "Like in those cupboards?"

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"That's where they keep all the food in the common rooms," Rose said. "It's where I got the popcorn." She glanced at him. "Anything over there's fair game to take."

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"I'm gonna go take a look," he said after a moment's thought. If he found marshmallows, great, but in the meantime he was going to figure out what was in each of the cupboards on all of the floors. It didn't hurt to be prepared. "I'll come find you at the cabins. Tomorrow maybe?"

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"Sure thing," Rose said, giving him a wave. "I'm in Galaxy Quest. I'll bring some marshmallows."

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"I'm...I don't know where. I'll find out!"