Third Floor Common Room, Late Thursday Morning

[vanillajello]

And after this moment, Kate wasn’t going to do anything useful for a long while, at least not until she’d have to start packing for her trip home.

After a handwavy ballet workout in the gym, she had headed to her floor’s common room and made some orange chocolate muffins. And now that they were done – and she'd put them in a basket on a near-by table – she was hogging a couch in front of the TV, and watching a random cooking show about extravagant wedding cakes.

Life was good, at this very moment. And so were the muffins.


[ooc: Open, as common rooms usually are. Mod your wedding cakes if you wish.]

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[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

With his last final tomorrow, Hannibal was just vegging out today. So, it was easy enough to come down one floor, follow the scent of food and find Kate in the common room.

When he caught sight of what she was watching, he paused and asked, "There something I don't know about in your future?"

[vanillajello]

"I'm totally getting married on New Year's Eve," Kate smirked, glancing at him. "Did I forget to tell you?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You did," he said, mock gasping before leaning over the back of the couch. "Who's the lucky guy? Or girl?"

[vanillajello]

She frowned at him. "As if I'd marry anyone other than little Louisiana's daddy."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Well, I had to make sure so I would know for certain I didn't have to step in and play surrogate," he said, shaking his head. "Does he know you're planning this wedding?"

[vanillajello]

"No," she replied cheerfully. "I think he'd just get in the way."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"So, you're gonna get married but the groom doesn't know?" Hannibal laughed and shook his head. "I'm sure that's a wedding that'll go over well. Can I come?"

[longislandiceme]

Bobby was heading back to his room after the Ethics final, but as if he wasn't gonna stop and investigate a newly-baked-something smell.

So here he was, poking his head into the common room.

"Muffins!" he exclaimed. "...And Kate, too. Hi!"

[vanillajello]

"Well, of course I'm going to tell him before the wedding, just... not quite yet," Kate grinned. "And of course you can come. You can even be my bestman, if you'd like."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I look really good in a tux," he preened, standing up so he could get a muffing before trying to get her to scoot over so he could sit down. "You'll be impressed."

[vanillajello]

"If we didn't see each other all the time, I'd be hurt by that," Kate remarked. "But yeah, muffins. Help yourself."

[vanillajello]

Kate moved. She could try the sitting up and taking less space thing, sure. "You better. Otherwise you're not getting in any of the wedding pictures."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Come on, there is no way I wouldn't look good," he said, flopping down and sighing. "I am amazingly pretty."

[longislandiceme]

"Awesome," Bobby said, snagging two. "And hey, if I hadn't specified you might've thought 'muffins' was a new pet name, and... I like you, but I don't think we're at that stage in our relationship," he told her mock-solemnly.

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack smelled something delicious and just followed the scent. "Ooo, muffins!" he said, spying the baked goods of awesome-smelling. "Hey! What's new?" he said with a wave.

[vanillajello]

"Can't really argue with you there," she laughed. "Although I feel like I should."

[vanillajello]

Kate snorted. "Yeah, and if you ever call me 'muffins' I will... dump glitter in your bed. Or something like that."

[vanillajello]

"Hey Jack," Kate smiled, returning the wave. "Not much. Getting ready for Christmas. You?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You could try but you would lose," he said confidently. "Come on, look at my face? Could I do badly dressed? Ever? No."

[vanillajello]

"Don't make me break out the L word, Hannibal."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"L word?" Hannibal played dumb. "Luscious?"

[longislandiceme]

"I feel so loved right now, you cannot even imagine," Bobby said, putting one hand over his heart and striking a dramatic pose.

[vanillajello]

"Guess again."

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

"Oh, man, Christmas. I haven't even started on that," he said. He looked back at the muffins and perked back up a bit. "These yours?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Lovable?" he tried.