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.

[common rooms are open places!]

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[living_endless]

"Babies like to do that," Didi nodded back at him. "Or so I heard. I was never exactly a baby, really."

Despite impossibly cute Jill Thompson artwork to the contrary.

[therewaslife]

"I suppose someone like you wouldn't have that part of life, would they?" asked Bod, undeniably curious about her life. "Do you have an age?"

[living_endless]

"Sixteen," Didi said. "Seventeen next month, actually."

Yes, she knew that wasn't what he meant, but she'd never been human long enough for a birthday before and the universe had given her one this time. She was excited.

"... or," she added, "as old as the first living creature. Technically. I think I like saying I'm sixteen better. You?"

[therewaslife]

Despite not being the answer he'd wondered about, Bod grinned. He hadn't asked the specific question so he'd gotten a different yet correct answer.

"Sixteen as well," he replied. "Are you going to have a birthday party?"

[living_endless]

"Good question," Didi said, and grinned. "I probably should."

[therewaslife]

"I would," Bod said, nodding, "if only for the cake. And the candles. If you've never had a party, you should get everyone to sing for you."