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.

[ooc: Open!]

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[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen nodded, then shrugged. "It depends," she clarified. "On how high level a creature they are. Something like bugs I can call and tell them what to do. Creatures like horses, well, there is more... reciprocity to the interaction."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Ah," she said, "th-that makes sense to me. Have you considered getting a pet of some sort while on the island then?"

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She frowned. "It was so engrained in me that I could not, that I did not even consider it. I suppose... I suppose there is no reason I could not.""

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Her smile was soft.

"Only if you wanted one, of course," Hinata amended.

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"I..." She looked confused and a bit unsettled. "I... perhaps I would. I do love the horses so perhaps if I had a creature of my own..."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Ano...," she said, looking concerned. "Th-There is no need to rush if you have not thought about it before..."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen nodded, still looking a bit stunned. "I, yes, it is something I should think about."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata was almost sorry she'd even brought it up now.

"W-Would you like something to drink?" she asked, getting up. "I sh-should make some tea."

It was soothing!

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She shouldn't be, not at all. It was like having a whole world of possibilities open up.

"Tea would be very nice," Helen said, still looking rather distracted.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

She bobbed her head and went to do just that, leaving Helen to her thoughts while the water heated and Hinata puttered around the kitchen, digging out cookies and arranging them on a plate as well as getting come sugar and milk, in case Helen wanted any.

Balancing this all on a tray, once the tea was ready, she came back. "A-Ano, I didn't know if you liked anything in your tea," Hinata said, setting the tray on a nearby coffee table and offering her a cup. "But I b-brought a few things if you wanted to add them."

Sugar, milk, honey...

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Helen said quietly. She took the cup and added milk and sugar to it before taking a sip. "It is quite good."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Are you feeling a bit better now?" she asked gently. "You had a bit of a shock, I th-think."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"I am," Helen said softly. "I... I never thought that perhaps here I could now do things that were forbidden there. Which is ridiculous. There are so many things I did despite what they said, but this... Perhaps I never did because I feared what would happen to the pet when it was found out. But here... they would have no control."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"N-No control," she said carefully. "And I do not think anyone would allow anything bad to happen to you on island if th-they tried--especially not for something like a pet. People are fond of th-their pets here."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen nodded, still a bit stunned by the idea. She sipped her tea to help compose herslf. "Yes. Thank you, Hinata."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome," she said quietly, sipping at her own tea. "I do hope you consider it."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"I will," Helen assured her. "I will."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata nodded.

"If you'd like to t-talk about it at anytime," she suggested tentatively, "I would be willing to listen."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"I think I would like that," Helen said. "Perhaps, perhaps you could help me decide what I should get."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I would be honoured to help," she said sincerely, smiling over the rim of her cup. "It would be my pleasure."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Helen said quietly. "You are very kind."