The Deck, Early Saturday Morning

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Winter was a while off yet, but it was considerably cooler than a few months ago. Naturally, this called for hot coffee. It was a good thing then that Edmund had been into town to the bakery and coffee shop. There was a large Thermos of hot coffee with some disposable cups and a box of pastries on the table if anyone came by. For now, Edmund was content to sit back in his deck chair and enjoy his breakfast.

[OOC: Open as decks often are. I'm asleep now though. Sleeeep.]

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[wannabehunter]

Finishing taking Jet for a walk, Jo came up onto the deck. "Morning," she said as Jet trotted over to Edmund.

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Good morning," Edmund replied. He set his coffee down to give Jet a good scratch and pat. "You're out early. I think most of the school is still asleep."

[wannabehunter]

"Someone's an early riser," she said, nodding at Jet. "I'm used to sleeping a lot later."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"You causing trouble?" he asked Jet, who very probably didn't understand him. "You're welcome to some coffee and pastries to make up for the lack of sleeping in."

[wannabehunter]

Jet just wagged his tail in reply as Jo raided the coffee. "Thanks," she said, sipping from her mug. "You're a prince. Metaphorically, anyway."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"I think that counts as a demotion, but thanks. How's your school year going? Any classes you're regretting already?"

[wannabehunter]

"Not really," Jo replied. "But then I've only got the two. How about you?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Three. No regrets yet, though I'm undecided about Defence Against the Dark Arts." Certain things about magic still unnerved him.

[wannabehunter]

"Professor Black seems okay," Jo said with a shrug. "Still not sure about that whole thing with the boggart though."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure they had their reasons for it. It was..." He shrugged. "Not real." Troubling was what he'd intended to say. "Did you sign up for any of the clubs?"

[wannabehunter]

"Real, or not, it was kind of creepy," Jo said. She shook her head. "Nothing particularly caught my interest, though I hear you're running fencing, right?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund nodded and left Jet to sniff around while he drank some more coffee. "It wasn't what I expected, but it's been educational. Mostly girls who haven't touched a sword before in their lives. A few others though. They're learning."

[wannabehunter]

"And not losing any limbs?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

He looked rather pleased with himself. "They're using wooden training swords for the foreseeable future. No sharp edges in sight. It's not what I expected since when Peter ran the club a few year ago there were more experienced swordsmen...and women but I like having something to do. Don't you?"

[wannabehunter]

"Well, if it only took five minutes to become an expert on something, we wouldn't need the school," Jo said philosophically. "I do, but after some of the things this island likes to throw at people, a little boredom can be a good thing. Not too much of it though."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Agreed," he nodded. "Enough boredom to keep us from turning into animals or being under attack, but not enough to drive us mad. There are plenty of other things to do that without boredom pitching in."

[wannabehunter]

"And if all else fails we can always brood on the roof," Jo added. "Or go exploring the sixth floor, that used to be a thing."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure I want to make brooding a legitimate hobby. It's far more satisfying when it's a casual thing," he deadpanned. "I think they renovated the sixth floor. It would be worth a look. I heard something about a ball pit."

[wannabehunter]

"But if it was, there could be a whole scoring system, like in sports," Jo suggested. "We could give points depending on how deeply someone expressed the pain in their souls."

"Yeah, I head that too. Those are supposed to be fun."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"A scoring system would make brooding somewhat productive," he conceded. "Do you want to go up to the sixth and have a look at it one night?"

[wannabehunter]

"You could work in a whole sliding scale depending on what exactly they were brooding over," Jo added. "Hell, the squirrels probably have one already."

"Sounds like a plan," Jo said. "Did you have any night in particular in mind?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Monday?"

[wannabehunter]

Jo nodded. "Monday works for me."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"If you happen to turn into a ferret between now and then, I'll forgive you if you don't show up."

[wannabehunter]

"Believe me, I have no intention of that happening."