Monday Evening - Deck

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The sun had set, and darkness was falling, but Rose didn't want to go up to her room.  She also couldn't quite shake the feeling that something was going to come out of the trees, and that it wasn't safe to stay outside without a weapon or a patrol.

Which was the reason that Rose sat down in one of the chairs, trying not to think about anything other than fun way she'd spent the afternoon and playing with her phone until it was late enough to text Lissa.  She wasn't going to let some stupid fear worry about a world that wasn't hers drive her inside before she was good and ready to go, dammit. 

[Not having a roof on the deck, it seems to be open!]

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[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

After the way the weekend had gone, Zayne wanted to catch up with Rose at some point outside of class. So when he spotted her by the deck, he felt compelled to stop by.

"Hey," he said, walking up. "How are you doing?"

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"Zayne," she said, looking up from where she was totally beating that stupid ball game on her phone to give him a smile. "I'm pretty much hoping there aren't any mosquitos that are going to come out in a moment and decide to eat me."

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"There are sprays that could help you with that," Zayne pointed out. "They don't smell great, but they work."

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"Gross," she said, wrinkling her nose. "Also they're inside and I'm not. We'll all live."

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"As long as everyone walks away alive at the end of the night, I think that's fair enough," Zayne agreed.

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

Elle was having one of those awkward days where she didn't know what to do with herself. So she settled for wandering out to the deck.

"Rose, hey," she said with a cautious smile.

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"Little sis," Rose replied, smiling back. "What's up wit you?"

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"Not a lot," Elle said with a shrug as she took a seat near Rose. "Just glad to have everything here back to normal again."

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Rose glanced over, looking at Elle for a long moment and wondering about the similarity in look to that Veronica chick. Weird. Probably like that Priestly and Dean thing.

"You and me both," she said, making a face. "And we even had to have class today."

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Helen just needed to get outside for a bit, so she made her way out to the deck. "Hey," she said quietly to the other girl there.

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"Evening," she said, giving her a little wave. "I'm Rose in case you're as crappy with names as I am."

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"Helen," she offered. "And yes, sometimes I am. It's a nice evening, isn't it?"

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Rose eyed the darkness for a moment, seeing a good way into it but still feeling a chill running down her spine. "It's not cold or anything," she agreed. "But it's never cold here."

Taking refuge in talking about the weather. Nice one, Rose.

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After failing to meditate in class, Griff had attempted to clear his head sketching in the preserve. Once it grew dark, however, he'd retreated back, stopping at the deck when he saw a bit of light.

"Glad to see we all made it back," he remarked, taking a seat and trying to smile a little.

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"Good to see you too," Rose said, giving him a smile back.

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"You failed to provide food," he said, looking around. "This can't bode well."

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She made a face. "I'm not anyone's mother," she said. "Why should I feed 'em?"

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Between the library time and checking on Arthur, Morgana had proven to be the worst roommate ever when it came to Rose. When she saw her out on the deck, she smiled and went over to her, eager to check on her and converse with someone who wouldn't try to drive her mad. Stupid boys.

"It's good to see you out and about," she said as she sat down.

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"It's good to be out and about," Rose agreed, smiling over at her. "How are you?"

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"I'm quite all right, but I didn't have nearly the week that you had," Morgana replied. "Are you feeling all right?"

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There was a quick glance out into the dark before she answered the question. "Yeah, of course. Is everyone else?"

[solo_sword]

Having spent the last week spending two months in California, Jaina was still nicely oblivious to everything that had gone on. She'd also put in a massive workout earlier, and after showering and changing, she didn't feel like being cooped up in her room, so she wandered outside for some air.

"Long time, no see," she said, almost even smiling as she found a seat.

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Jaima got a smaller smile back than she usually would, but it was definitely a smile. "Why do I think it was longer for you than for me?" Rose asked.

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"Because it was. The purple toes are long gone," she warned. If she noticed the smaller smile at all, she didn't let on. Figuring out where people were after some time away took a while sometimes.

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"And you didn't get another color?" Rose asked. "What'd the boyfriend say?"