Fifth Floor Common Room | Late Morning | Friday | January 8

[therewaslife]

There wasn't a lot to do today. That fact didn't particularly bother Bod, though. He'd learned to find entertainment in the smallest things so making his way down to the common room seemed like a logical place to start.

Of course, once there, a few options were presented. He could find something on television to watch. He could spend a few minutes flipping through the channels to find something good to watch and the probably settle on something boring (he'd spent time in hotels, he knew how television worked) or he could try and make himself something to eat.

Now, that option made him hesitate. While he'd been in the graveyard, Silas or Miss Lupescu had done the majority of the food getting. Since leaving, he'd mostly stuck with fast food and prepared meals. This would almost be cooking.

Okay, no it wouldn't. There was cereal (something called Captain Crunch to be exact) and Bod figured he could manage a bowl, milk, pouring and a spoon. Still, it was more than he tended to do. With that done, he was free to find something boring on television.

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[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"It's just background noise," she assured him with a broad smile. "My brain's still waking up. Don't worry."

[therewaslife]

"There's apparently several people with awakening brains this morning," he said, glancing around the common room. "I didn't make any coffee but I found cereal if that helps."

It was helping him and it was good. And he'd done it himself. It was a simple thing, he knew, but it still made him a little proud.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Oooh, cereal. I'll make some coffee, but that's about all the effort of cooking I feel like doing," Sookie said happily. "Everyone's allowed a lazy day every now and then, right?"

[therewaslife]

"I've been having a few of them so I hope every now and then isn't a strict rule," he joked, peering into his cereal. "It's strange having so much free time and having no place to go."

He hadn't been settled since the graveyard. Traveling, exploring and learning had made him almost a nomad.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"You've got to be new, then," Sookie said, grinning at him. "Haven't gotten used to the lulls around here? You'll be grateful soon, 'cause when we're busy, we're really busy."

[therewaslife]

"I'm new," he confirmed with a nod. "I arrived last weekend when most everyone else seemed to have arrived. That event seemed pretty busy. It gets busier?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes," she said, nodding and not wanting to scare him. "I'm Sookie, by the way. That welcome picnic's crazy just 'cause everyone's out, but sometimes stuff happens to the island and we get a lot busier."

[therewaslife]

"I'm Nobody." After some thought, Bod decided to try his full name out on people to gauge reactions. He'd bet on puns, people thinking his parents were mean or people thinking he was kidding. "My big sibling told me the island has sense of humor."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"It does," she said, tilting her head. "And everyody's someone. You don't have to think of yourself as nobody, trust me."

[therewaslife]

That particular reaction was one he got infrequently. People thinking he was talking down about himself and trying to build him up. It was one of the nicer ones.

He smiled. "Nobody's my name, actually. I go by Bod though, if that helps. Nobody Owens."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie quietly thought that 'Bod' looked pretty fitting, but she wasn't going to say that out loud, thanks. "And I thought Sookie was a rough name," she said, shaking her head sympathetically.

[therewaslife]

"I've gotten used to it." Gotten used to it and grown to like it. "My parents said I didn't look like nobody but myself so that's where it came from."

Bod didn't exactly know how the thought processes of ghosts worked but he trusted his mother and father implicitly. If they said he didn't look like anybody else. he didn't.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"That's sweet," Sookie said, smiling. "Though must be confusing when introducing yourself."

[therewaslife]

"Yes." He couldn't deny that. "Most people ask me if my parents hated me. I think I prefer your reaction. It was nicer. Most of the time, I just say my name's Bod. It makes things easier."