2nd Floor Common Room, Monday Evening

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

Needing lots of room in order to work, Jean had commandeered a common room for great high school politics justice.

One needed space in order to make a bunch of posters telling people to vote for her. Ooo! Glitter! They needed to have glitter on them too.

But only a classy amount. Nothing gaudy.

[[Open common room is so very open]]

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[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"I haven't heard much music." Or any music, really. "I don't know if it'd be easy for me."

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

Pfff. Like Jean would accept that from a cute boy who was clearly totally not evil and therefore worth her time.

"There's a store in town where you can check out different kinds. I could take you!"

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"How does a store sell music?" Jonas wondered thoughtfully. When he'd gone Elsewhere, he'd seen stores, establishments that sold goods in exchange for monetary materials. But, music, the music he knew seemed to float on the air, free for everyone's ears. "I don't--music is free."

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

...he had a point, but Jean was a teenager to whom these deep philosophical points were watered down in order for children to understand them.

Racism bad, yo.

"Well, you buy a CD so you can listen to the music as much as you want."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"I don't know what a CD is," he said, shrugging thin shoulders and casting his eyes down. "I'm sorry."

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

Really? Okay, now Jean was all thrown off on this attempt to get a boy out on a date a friendly time out.

"They're metal discs with music on them."

...helpful. Soooo helpful.

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

He'd seen music on paper once but it'd had been written notes and the paper hadn't actually played music. Sheet music, he remembered. That had been sheet music, a sort of template that people used to create music.

To Jean's statement, he shook his head again. He left the question of discs alone for the moment so he could ask, "How does the music get on them?"

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

"Well--" Dear god, why must you ask technical questions?! "--I think it involves a laser."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"I...don't know what that is," he said and rubbed his forehead, trying to hide his dismay at driving this poor, nice girl potentially insane with his lack of knowledge. "I don't understand the concept, I'm afraid. My exposure to music is minimal and it was never captured on...anything."

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

"It's really easy, honestly! Just... um... not to explain."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"You don't have to explain," he said, wincing at having seemingly confused someone he didn't know. "I'm just...lacking in a lot of things."

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure it'll get easier with time," Jean said, not letting this dim her cheer.

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"You're kind to say so when I'm not sure myself," he said and rubbed the back of his neck. "I'd still like to help with your poster, if you'd still like my help. I promise, I won't ruin it."

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

Awww! He was even cuter somehow!

"I don't think you could," Jean promised. Even though it was totally possible. Especially with someone else in the room also running for the office.

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

He crouched down a little closer to the posters, keeping his hands against his sides for the moment.

"Show me what you'd like me to do and I'll try," he said. He didn't want to promise or make assurances of great things but he'd try.

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

Leaning next to him, Jean grinned and nodded. "Okay, first we outline the letters with glue," She said, holding up a bottle of plain old Elmer's glue to illustrate what that was.

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

Showing and telling was far more effective than anything done singularly and Jonas gave her a grateful nod. He watched the glue and then watched what she did with the glue so he could repeat that action after she'd showed him.

"Outline the letters with glue," he said intently, teeth chewing on his bottom lip as he concentrated.

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

After the 'J' on her name was outlined completely, Jean grabbed the glitter to sprinkle on the glue. "You have to be quick so the glue doesn't set."

And, you know, get yourself covered completely in glitter.

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"I can do it." He was certain of this now, having watched her do it and studied the other letters on the poster. Different shapes, different movements with his wrist but he knew how the glue worked now. "I"ll do it."

[ihavenocodename.livejournal.com]

Jean grinned and handed over the glue. "Let's see."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

Jonas took the glue and went to work, taking care to do it right so he wouldn't ruin her posters.