Fifth Floor Common Room, Saturday Evening

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Jennifer was crashed out on a couch, watching music videos on some channel that, of course, wasn't MTV (like they ever show music videos.

She couldn't help but hum along with the one currently playing.

Though the lyrics boggled her.

"Wait, what do maps have to do with loving someone like she loves him?" she said at the TV.

At least she had one part of the common room experience down: she had a few big bags of Cheetos to share with anyone who came in.

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"Oh, that sounds lovely," Jennifer said. "I guess we spend more time with different people? I think it's easy behavior to fall into."

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"That seems likely," she replied, settling down nearby. "I do seem to spend more time with Dinah or Leda than anyone else. But I have been trying to get out a bit more."

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Jennifer blew gently on her tea to cool it. "Oh, I know both of them. But we're not real good friends."

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"See? Exactly it. I expect I know more of them the same way that you probably know more of Ellie." She couldn't help but smirk a bit. After the party, Eleanor suspected Jen knew quite a bit about her roommate.

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Jennifer pulled a little face. "You, uhhh, saw us at the party, I guess?"

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"Well, I did catch some of what was going on. Though plenty of other people seemed to be doing the same. It was ... different."

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"Yeah, there was something... odd going on," Jennifer said. That had to have been it, right? Just something in the air.

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"Perhaps it was the island's doing again?" she mused. "I was a bit affected too," she blushed a bit.

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"The island, yeah," Jennifer said. "Maybe just a latent side effect from turning into boys."

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"A sort of make-up attempt perhaps? I'm sure the island probably had something to do with it." Because girls kissing girls wouldn't just happen all by itself, right?

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"Make-up? More like make-out," Jennifer said, though she didn't laugh. It wasn't that she felt bad, she just... wondered if she should feel bad about it.

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"Well... yes. That too, it seems," she blushed again. "What's..." she paused, thinking it wasn't polite to ask for her opinion, but curiosity overcame that, "what do you think of it? I mean... it's unusual where I'm from."

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"It's unusual where I'm from, too," Jennifer said. "I... I'm not sure what to think, honestly."

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"Well, it wasn't bad," she said quietly. "Some of it was rather," there was that blush again, "pleasant."

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"Yeah," Jennifer had to agree. "It... was."

She was just having trouble coping with the fact that it was pleasant.

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Eleanor gave a short, nervous laugh. "It's odd to think of it that way though, isn't it?"

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"Very," Jennifer said. "I mean, best friends don't normally... do that sort of thing."

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"I honestly wouldn't know. Back in my time it would be considered inappropriate to kiss a man if one wasn't married. I hate to wonder what people would think of two women."

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"Well, you're not back then, so... I don't think you need to worry to much about what other people think about what happened," Jennifer said.

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She considered that and nodded slightly. "I guess the key would be finding out what the other person thought. You know."

if it goes that way since those threads are still being sp'd hah

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"...right," Jennifer said. Which meant she really should talk to Ellie about it all.

"That's probably the healthiest thing."

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They were getting into the point where it wasn't really any of her business, but Eleanor just couldn't leave it where it was.

"Probably. I'm sure Ellie is probably curious too." She knew she would be if she were in that position.

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"Yeah," Jennifer said, feeling her stomach clench a little. This was all so confusing.

"I should really talk with her."

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"How's the tea?" Eleanor asked, thinking to steer the topic back onto more neutral ground.

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"The tea is great," Jennifer said. "Very gentle."