2nd floor common room - wednesday evening - 9/2

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Fiona had had a reasonably long day, between the two classes and the neatening up she'd done in the room. She'd even cleaned the litter box which was... not the most pleasant job in the world, but necessary when there were two kittens in the room.

But now, she was curled up on the couches with the television on mostly for ambient noise, a book of military strategy on one thigh and Nyx on the other. The kitten in question was batting at her hand; whether she had claws out or not, Fiona couldn't tell you but probably not. The kitten knew better.

[open like a common room!][zomg been too long since I did one!]

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Eleanor hadn't met too many new students at the picnic, so she decided to go walking around to see if she could find any. Which meant wandering around the dorms.

"Hello," she smiled at Fiona, stepping into the room.

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They'd met, what seemed like ages ago, but she remembered the name.

"Eleanor," she said with a little grin. The kitten made a little meow.

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She glanced at the kitten. "Does that happen to be a fellow student?" It must be a sign that she was getting used to the place, really.

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She shook her head with a laugh.

"No, this is Nyx. She's always like this. I was a kitten, though, a couple of weeks ago."

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Eleanor nodded in understanding. "I was one as well, during the summer. It was ... an unusual experience." Not unpleasant, just ... different.

"I think you and I have a class together." possibly more than one but the mun's brain is mushy right now

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She nodded.

"We do. Would you like to pet her? The kitten, I mean."

Nyx was being cute.

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That was an odd way to state it. What else would she be petting other than the kitten?

"Only if she's willing," Eleanor smiled back and moved closer. "What do you think the literature class will be like? The professor seemed a little ... different."

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Fiona had been a kitten herself. She was just... checking.

"She's willing. She loves it."

As Fiona proved by pulling her hand away. It got a mournful pouty meow.

"As for the literature class- No idea. Weirdness."

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She had to giggle at the kitten's reaction and stuck her own hand out. "It seemed fine at first, but that line about 'captain my captain' was a bit odd. Perhaps he just has a strange sense of humor?"

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"He said he was a demon," she said thoughtfully, "or a former demon. But I'm pretty sure he's harmless."

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"He did?" Eleanor didn't recall hearing that. "I just thought his last name sounded like demon, not that it meant he was one. Or even former," she added.

A demon as a teacher? What would Lady Virginia think of that?

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Wasn't her floor, but that wasn't going to stop Effy from wandering in and making herself at home when she found someone she didn't actually mind talking to in the common room.

"Alright, Fiona?"

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Fiona smiled at the other girl and scritched the kitten.

"No longer a cat. It's an improvement."

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Effy smirked, and nodded. "Neither am I. Must be the time of year for that." Dumb island making them have fur in the hottest month.

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"You too? Was it last week or before that?" she asked, curious. Maybe it was some sort of quota thing.

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"Before that," she replied, dropping onto the couch. "Could do without it happening again."

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"You and me both. My brother freaked. I'm pretty sure if I'd been gone longer, he would have left school and come here to get me 'out'."

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"And that's why I haven't told anyone back home about it." Well, that, and considering what they were working though, it hadn't seemed like a good idea. "They'd think I was mental."

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"Eliot and I kind of got used to this kind of thing just before we got separated. I'd rather he didn't come, though."

...she really didn't want to see what that song of his did to the island. Not Good Things, she figured.

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"You wouldn't want your brother here?" Effy... okay, she could see how it would be a bad idea. But that didn't stop her from wanting Tony to be here.

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"To stay? Definitely."

She missed Eliot like nothing else. They were twins. They were the only strength the other one could count on, the only true ally.

"But not when he was worried about me. He can be..." scary "really singleminded sometimes. And he might cause trouble he wouldn't really want to cause."

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Effy breathed a little amusement, and nodded. She could understand that one a little. "Siblings can be... overprotective." Tony had bailed her out of more bad situations than she could count.

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"We take care of each other. We need to. He'd probably think something worse had happened. He's been here once, though, so maybe not."

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"Think if he'd been here, he'd know this place was bloody crazy," Effy remarked with a bit of a smile.

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"He was too busy flirting with Peyton," she said with a sly smile of amusement. Her brother was such a dork.

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"One way to pass the time." Not that she had any idea who Peyton was.

And Effy was pretty certain that if Tony had been here before his accident, he'd have been flirting with anyone and everyone.

"Sounds like he probably had fun."

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"I'm pretty sure he did. And we were both pretty happy to see Dad," since he'd shown up.

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Effy nodded, quietly for a moment. "Don't see any of them often, being out here, I guess." And while Effy didn't really mind not seeing hers for long periods, she knew other people might feel differently.

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Her lips twitched in a faint smile.

"I thought he was dead for most of my life. But it was good to see him. I'm kind of pissed at my mother, but he's all right."