Fourth Floor Common Room | Sunday Evening | January 10

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Hayley was, thankfully, not making a giant mess in the common room again. This time she just had a bowl of popcorn sitting mostly untouched on a coffee table. Hayley herself was draped over a couch, debating if she should call some of the people that'd left her messages yesterday back again.

Yeah, no one had told her those weren't intended for her.

For now, she had a 'Man vs Food' marathon on the TV, though it was mostly unwatched. She kept dozing off. The couch was just that comfy.

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"Plus, some of it does look tasty," Hayley said. "But then he starts eating waaaay too much and I think he's gonna hurt himself."

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Helen watched in that sort of rapt fascination in which one watches a train wreck. "I... I do see what you mean. How does he consume all of that?"

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"Maybe he's got a magic stomach," Hayley joked, rolling to finally sit up straight.

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"Why is he not huge?" Helen wondered. "If I were to attempt that..."

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"He must run a lot," Hayley decided. "Or somethin'. Maybe he only eats once a month, like a camel."

Hayley would never be a zookeeper.

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Helen wouldn't know a camel from a platypus so she simply nodded. "Perhaps. It still seems that it would make him unwell."

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"Maybe it does," Hayley said. "They just don't show that on TV because that would be gross."

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Helen raised an eyebrow. "I would not be at all surprised."

She watched for another moment. "Some of the food does look intriguing," she admitted.

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"Yeah," Hayley said, her stomach rumbling a little. "...maybe I should eat somethin'."

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Helen nodded. "Food would be good. Should we make something or order something?"

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"I ain't much of a cook," Hayley said. "And I'd hate for Liir to have to clean up after me again."

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"I can cook fairly well," Helen admitted. "But I would not be averse to ordering out."

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"Well, I don't have much money," Hayley said. "But what would you want?"

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Helen waved a hand. "Money is of no concern. I made sure the priests gave me a generous allotment when they forced me to come here."

She considered. "Pizza is always good. Or Chinese perhaps. I have not tried much of the other options."

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"Priests made you come here?" Hayley said, intrigued. "Me, I got here to escape from nuns."

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"They did," Helen said grimly. "Apparently, once I had fulfilled my destiny they saw no further use for me."

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"You had a destiny?" Hayley said. "And you already finished it? I thought those things were for life."

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"I was to bring about the Wider Times," Helen explained. "And I believe to rid the worlds of Them - a demon race that was controlling the worlds. I did so with a number of the other Homeward Bounders. Now the priests feel they have no more need of me."

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"The wider times?" Hayley said, snickering. "What, people were supposed to gain weight?"

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Helen looked away, to try and control her temper. "Many good people died bringing these things to pass. The Wider Times refers to when the worlds speak again, when they work together instead of against one another."

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To Hayley, Helen was just speaking gibberish.

"Well, good thing you did it then, I guess."

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Helen nodded shortly and looked down, suddenly missing Jamie so much it hurt.

"It was," she said quietly.

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"...gee, I hit a nerve, didn't I?" Hayley said, feeling bad about it, now.

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Helen shrugged, trying to hide her feelings. "I... I lost friends and my home, unpleasant though it was. I suppose I'm homesick."

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"...you're missin' something unpleasant? And people think I'm crazy," Hayley said.