5th Floor Common Room | Evening | Friday | January 15

[therewaslife]

When Bod left the graveyard, he'd been on his own for everything. It'd taken awhile to adjust to that fact but after some time and a few missteps, he'd gotten used to fending for himself and looking out for himself.

It was during this time that he'd discovered a fondness for Chinese food. It was easily purchased, cheap and appetizing. So, it was nice to discover that Chinese food was easily found here and it was even better that it was really good.

Bod hadn't planned much past that for this evening. Chinese food in the common room with the lights out and the television screen providing any needed illumination seemed like a perfectly fine use of his time. It was kind of nice, he decided. Peaceful. If he closed his eyes, he could imagine himself back in the graveyard with the wind chilling his cheeks.

When he opened his eyes, he was still in the common room. Bod decided that wasn't so bad either.

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[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Chinese?" Jennifer said, wandering into the common room. She'd dressed down from work, in a pair of comfy sweats and a UCLA long-sleeve t-shirt.

"Hey, Bod," Jennifer then greeted.

[therewaslife]

"Yes. Hullo, Jennifer," he said, glancing her way. "I went and got for myself for dinner earlier. I'd taken a liking to it back home so I decided to see if it was the same across oceans."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"And what did you find?" Jennifer said, making herself comfy on a couch.

[therewaslife]

"There's not a lot of difference that I can tell," he said, just barely shrugging a shoulder. If there was a different, he couldn't tell it. Maybe a hint of different spice or stronger MSG but nothing bad. "The important thing is that it's still edible, it's still cheap and still available."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," Jennifer said. "And that's the American way. Edible, cheap, ubiquitous."

[therewaslife]

"I won't complain." When it came to food, he was easily satisfied. When the food was good, it just made the satisfaction real. "How are you this evening?"

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Pretty good," Jennifer said. "Pretty good class today."

[therewaslife]

"And that class was?" Bod prompted, not sure if he was supposed to guess or just accept the statement and move on. He went with the third option.

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Oh,Law and Order," Jennifer said. "It was... informative. Did you have any classes today?"

[therewaslife]

"All of mine are on Wednesday," he said, shaking his head and finishing up a carton of the food he'd gotten. "So, I spend one full day in school and have the rest of the time free. It's easier to adjust that way."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Adjust from what?" Jennifer asked, but quickly added. "If you don't mind me asking, of course."

[therewaslife]

"School," he answered simply. It wasn't a secret. The circumstances were a little harder to get out of just because of what happened to Silas but generalities were easy. "It's the only the second school I've ever attended. The first didn't last very long."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"That sounds like a story," Jennifer said, tucking up her legs to get more comfortable. "Is it one you don't mind sharing?"

[therewaslife]

"I grew up in a graveyard," he said casually, like it was no big deal. To him, it wasn't. He'd lived safely and been loved. "For a few reasons, I couldn't exactly leave so I was tutored."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Tutored?" Jennifer said. "By whom?"

It said a lot that Jennifer wasn't thinking this was outrageous. Then again, she was green.

[therewaslife]

"Ghosts," he said, shooting her a brief amused look. "Who else would tutor me in a graveyard?"

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

Jennifer returned the amused look. "That should have been my first guess," she said. "But you're not... are you a ghost?" She was curious, now.