Second Floor Common Room, Sunday Night

[glacial_queen]

Karla didn't know there was anything important going on today with the teevee. Considering their school didn't have sports, the idea of football was foreign to her. Instead, she was puttering in the kitchen, wishing someone who could cook would magically arrive, preferably with dinner, and pretty much bored.

Also frowning at the remote and wishing it didn't have quite so many buttons.

[Open like a common room and happy to be home from a convention meeting in another state. Come play!!!]

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[glacial_queen]

"I have my contraceptive brew," Karla said remembering what condoms were from that long-ago sex ed class, "and I don't think I'll be ready for anything that requires either of those for awhile, either. But thanks."

[wantstodirect]

"Okay," Tony said. "Just - when you're ready, remember that birth control doesn't prevent diseases. I don't know if you have STDs at home, but we do here."

[glacial_queen]

And then Karla's mun hugged Tony's for being awesome

"Right!" Karla said, snapping her fingers. "I remember talking about those in class. But I forgot, because that isn't something we ever worry about at home. But I read about some. They're scary."

Was everything in this world freakishly dangerous?

[wantstodirect]

Says the girl from the world of controlling cock rings.

Tony nodded. "Scary, but preventable. Condoms are the best way to go. You can probably find someone here to tell you about it when you're ready, but if you have questions, I'll do my best to help."


[:) My BFF was an AIDS educator in college and Tony's got more reason than most to be hyperaware of this stuff.]

[glacial_queen]

Only the bad ones were controlling!

"I'm sure 'Dite would," Karla said, shoulders slumping. "Since you and Dinah will probably both be gone by the time it becomes an issue." Boo. Stupid seniors. "I'll miss you when you leave. Reserves is going to feel so different without you."

[wantstodirect]

"It'll be weird leaving here," Tony said. "It's like home, now. We can keep in touch by email and Skype, though."

[glacial_queen]

"Skype? Is that some kind of magic?" Oh the wonders of this brave new world!

[wantstodirect]

"Almost!" Tony said. "If you have a computer with a camera and microphone, you can talk to someone else face-to-face over the Internet, no matter how far away they are."

[glacial_queen]

Karla looked thoughtful. "I don't know if my laptop has either of those things. Though I suppose I could look for them. Hmmm...maybe someone will help me." Because the Darkness knew that Karla didn't have the least idea how to find them. "Still, that sounds impressive! It's better communication magic than we have at home!"

[wantstodirect]

"See? Not everything here is trying to kill you," Tony smiled.

[glacial_queen]

"Just the food," Karla agreed with a laugh. "And the occasional invasion."