Fourth floor common room- Friday evening

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Mirax was loving the odd stuff this week. Sure, the egg nog shower was nothing she would ever discuss with anyone, and the elf costume hadn't been entirely flattering even if the bells on the shoes made a pretty noise, but the little Christmas tress had been nicely festive, and as the day went on, finding ornaments everywhere had become sort of like a game.

So while the TV was on for noise, Mirax was finding reasons to get up every now and then and check inside a drawer or something. She was amassing quite the little pile of stuff on the coffee table. And she didn't even know what Christmas was.


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One would think that after spending the night in a common room, Griff would be more interested in camping out in his own space. Well, someone who didn't know his bed was filled with glass ornaments might.

Griff and his book were heading to the sixth floor but the call of the television was strong so he popped to see who was hanging out. Aaaand then he spotted the loot and frowned. "Plenty of ornaments in here, then?"

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"More than plenty. I think no one will ever need to shop for these things again," she replied. Though she looked pretty happy about it, even as she pulled an ornament out of a drawer. "See?"

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"Got a bed full of 'em," he said, removing one from behind a pillow before he grabbed himself a seat on the couch. That would've been an embarrassing crunch. "It'd be different if there were trees to put them on somewhere, but they're a bit of a waste as is."

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"I think those were Wednesday, if a little mismatched in size," Mirax said. "I like this week. It's quirky."

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"You must've been saved from the green felt hat yesterday," he remarked, wishing he'd gotten away unscathed.

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"Nope. I'll admit, it's not the best look on me, but it was so absurd I couldn't hate it," she shrugged. "I did end up kicking off the shoes a few dozen times, though. They kept coming back."

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"And the incessant bells on the toes," he said, shaking his head in remembered frustration. "Didn't matter how far I jumped after ditching 'em, the clothes always came back."

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Mirax raised an eyebrow. "I think your first mistake was thinking jumping would get you away from your clothes." Then again she had o idea what he meant.

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Which was likely for the best. "Not like your clothes should be following you," he shrugged off the slip. "Least not when they're on the floor unless you're Karev and have some serious hygiene issues." Ah, roommate love.

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"Have his started walking?" she wondered. "Because that might also be blamed on Fandom."

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"The day the clothing walks, so do I," Griff decided. "I like to think I'm good with most of the crazy, but clothing forming outfits and wandering about is my limit."

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Her eyes narrowed as she thought about this. "You know sentient clothing would lead to some horrible things, too."

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"I'm almost afraid to ask," he said, shooting her a wary look.

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"They get worn all day every day, abused, torn, had stuff spilled on them, then they're shoved in freezing cold or hot water to get clean so you can do it all over again," she told him. "Something tells me if they had the run of the place, especially if it meant there was any state of undress involved since they're, you know, alive, there'd be revenge."

She thought of this all right this second. Scary, huh?

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Her brain was sort of worrying to him. "...I don't think I'd want to be around for that."

Well, not for his clothes to participate, at least.

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"I'd like to be a spectator," Mirax decided. "Think I can get immunity from the town for thinking it through that much, if it ever happens?"

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"If I can get immunity as a bystander to your thinking, I'd jump on that," Griff replied. "You think about all the potential oddness this much?"

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"Yes and no. I obsessed over the possibility of turning into an animal for a while, but that passed," she admitted. "I like the crazy, I can't help it."

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"And you seemed so normal," Griff teased. "I've dealt with the other side of animals a bit, but I can't say I'm in a hurry to become one."

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"I'm more curious of what I'd be, and who gets to make sure I don't die horribly while I'm not me," she said. "I've only ever gotten to see one of the student animals before, though. It's how I met Kate. Like a week after we got here."

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"Just remember to find your way to the common rooms, there's always food in here." He'd proved that more than once. "And then it's a matter of not getting tossed out."

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"Think people would really toss a random animal out at this point?" she wondered.

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"Depends on the animal," Griff pointed out, looking serious about this. "Not your average cat or dog, but a giant feral tiger? Or some bloody man-eating monkey? Gone."

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"I'm so afraid of what someone has to do to end up as one of those things," she said.