Fourth Floor Common Room [Thursday evening]

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie was still kind of iffy about her...thing, but she was getting tired of hiding. She hadn't zapped anyone yet, and as long as she stayed calm, she should be okay, she figured.

In any case, in celebration of the end of the semester, she was camped in front of the TV with Christmas movies playing. She intended to make it a marathon, thank you. And she wasn't baking, but she'd made some popcorn and hot chocolate, at least, and she'd share those things.

[I AM FREE OF SCHOOL FOR THE SEMESTER. ENTERTAIN ME.]

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[longislandiceme]

Bobby was, at this point, essentially in the same frame of mind as Sookie (with the substitution of "frozen" for "zapped", of course).

He did still have one more final tomorrow, but he sort of doubted Mr. Halpert would give them a super-difficult test. So... not studying. Looking for distraction instead.

"Hey Sookie," he greeted, flopping down on the opposite end of the couch. "You sharing?" he asked hopefully.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Of course," she said happily, offering him the bowl. "Are you feeling better?"

[longislandiceme]

"Pretty much," he replied, leaning over to snag some popcorn. Okay, so that was maybe a little bit of a lie, but the fact that he was feeling good enough to lie about it was... something? Maybe? "Gotta just get back in the swing of things, you know?" He shrugged. "What about you? How's the, um..." he wiggled the fingers of one hand.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I'm okay. I asked a couple people for help with it, but we'll see. Master Skywalker thinks it's all emotional," she said, shrugging lightly. "So I'm staying calm. But I've been experimenting a little with it. It's kind of, um, neat-looking."

[longislandiceme]

"Can I see?" Bobby blurted, without thinking.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"...sure," Sookie said, raising her brows. "Um. Lemme think about how to make sure it's safe. You think you might be able to freeze lightning if it got out of hand?"

[longislandiceme]

"I think so?" Bobby mused. "As long as there's heat, I can get rid of it." As evidenced by how the temperature of a room seemed to drop slightly whenever he walked in.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie gave him a careful look, then held out her hand and concentrated. She tried to think of something that upset her -- but not as upsetting as a troll about to kill her -- and came up with some severe resentment towards how she'd been treated at home.

Sparks flew up from her palm, skating across her fingers while her whole hand glowed purple. Sookie strained to keep her temper in check, watching the little bolts on her skin. "Ta-da."

[longislandiceme]

"Wow," Bobby gave a low whistle. "Note to self, don't piss Sookie off." Not that it was something he'd try anyway, but. Yes.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Hey, even if you did, you're one of a little handful of people who can neutralize it," she said, trying to calm herself down so the lightning would go away.

[longislandiceme]

"Yeah, but I need the practice at not pissing people off, so really, it's a win-win situation," he joked.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"You've never...ticked me off," Sookie said, grinning at him as her hand returned to normal.

[longislandiceme]

"You might be the exception to the rule," Bobby admitted.

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"Hi Sookie," Layla said wandering into Common room and flopping on the couch. "What's the good word of the day?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Peppermint," Sookie decided. "Peppermint is the word of the day."

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"Excellent choice," Layla replied. "Both seasonal and tasty."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I like how we can get peppermints any time throughout the year, but in December, we can get it in a J-shape, and it's the best ever," Sookie said happily.

[momslilassassin]

Ben didn't sleep much anyway, and was kind of grateful for some company. Sitting on the roof in December had turned out to be kind of...cold.

"What are you watching?" he asked, giving Sookie a slightly shy smile.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Christmas movies," she said, smiling warmly at him. "Right now we're about to learn a heartwarming lesson about the spirit of Christmas and stuff."

[momslilassassin]

"In a symbolic way or in a friendly ghost way?" he asked, finding a seat and making himself comfortable.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Symbolic," she assured him. "Friendly ghosts are next, I think."

[momslilassassin]

"I'm still learning about the holiday," Ben admitted. "I wasn't exactly in a celebrating mood last year."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"No?" she asked, just a touch worriedly. "I didn't have Christmas here last year. I transferred in January."

[momslilassassin]

"Home stuff," he said, waving his hand. "It would totally make the spirit of Christmas run screaming from the room. What did you do for Christmas where you're from?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Bake, mostly," she said shyly. "My gran and I usually bake up a ton of Christmas goodies and give 'em to the neighbors."

[momslilassassin]

"If you feel the need to do that here, I am an astral eater," Ben told her, trying to get her to smile. "Are you going home for the holidays, then?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"If I can afford it," she said, looking worried. "It's a little expensive to get home. I hope so. Are you?"

[momslilassassin]

"I'm not sure," Ben said. "It's not a holiday at home, so it really depends on how busy my dad is. If I'm just going to be sitting around alone watching movies, I can do that here."

Ben didn't really have friends at home.

[longislandiceme]

Not that sitting in a room with Bobby Drake was gonna be all that warm.

Bobby's mouth was currently full of popcorn, so Ben got a wave while he hurriedly swallowed and then a "Hey, dude. What's up?"

[momslilassassin]

"I suppose saying two floors and a roof will get popcorn tossed at me?" Ben replied, grinning.

[longislandiceme]

Bobby looked thoughtful for a moment. "Only for stealing my usual smart alec answer," he admitted.

[momslilassassin]

Ben linked his fingers behind his head and looked smug. "Sorry," he said, looking anything but. "Do you still have exams to worry about?"

[longislandiceme]

"Oh, you're the very picture of contrite, aren't you?" Bobby said with a snort. "Have some popcorn for your trouble," he added, pelting a few kernel's Ben's way.

[momslilassassin]

Ben waved his fingers and the popcorn spun in a neat circle before ending up floating in an orderly line waiting for Ben to eat them.

Show off.

"Thank you," he said sweetly.

[longislandiceme]

"You must always win food fights with a power like that," Bobby observed. Jean usually did, after all.

[momslilassassin]

"Depends who I'm fighting," Ben said with a little laugh. "Another Jedi would give me a run for my credits."

[longislandiceme]

"You guys all have the same, um- powers?" he couldn't help but ask, since that was totally different from what he was familiar with.

[momslilassassin]

"In varying strengths, but generally yes," Ben said. "If you're not a Horn, you can do telekinesis." He grinned. "But if you are Corran or his kids, you can sure make people think you moved the heck out of that rock."

[longislandiceme]

"Handy," Bobby noted. Then, because he didn't need segues: "You got holiday plans?" seemed like everyone he talked to was thinking of going home.

[momslilassassin]

Ben shook his head. "It's not my holiday. I might go home for a few days, but it depends how busy Dad is. If he's not going to be home, I can just as well sit here and watch holos."

[longislandiceme]

"A man after my own heart," Bobby proclaimed. "Holidays with my parents would just be... weird and awkward. I'll take random candy appearing out of nowhere instead, thanks."

[momslilassassin]

"That bad?" Ben replied, making a face.

[longislandiceme]

"Let me put it this way: they don't actually know I'm here."

[momslilassassin]

"That bad," Ben replied. "I'm sorry."