4th Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe was sitting on one of the couches, flipping through the channels of the TV to see if there was anything interesting on. She was skipping over anything that looked romantic because, well, come on. Being single didn't mean she was in the mood to watch chick flicks.

What she was really trying to find was anything that was fantastical or had lots of explosions. That would keep her attention, really. Then again, so would anything with comic book heroes or pirates. Pirates would be fun.



{{OOC: Open post is open}}

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[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Good evening," she said, standing at the door, kitten in arm. "Is th-there anything interesting on?"

... It wasn't her floor now, but really, she doubted anyone would say couldn't be on her former floor.

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe looked up and smiled.

Hearing someone else that had the same problem she did relaxed her enough to respond shyly.

"N-nothing that I've found. Maybe you c-can try?"

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"I don't suppose that I would have better luck than you," she admitted, taking a seat on one of the chairs and setting Yei down. "Unless th-the channels were to change for each person?"

Which, Hinata would say was impossible, but it was Fandom. If the televisions were in that sort of mood who was she to say that it couldn't happen?

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe shook her head. "I was trying to find something that wasn't about romance," she admitted. "There seems to be a lot of it on."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

That earned the slightest nose crinkle from Hinata.

"So much is about romance," she sighed. "It's very repetitive for the most."

... Said the girl who'd been crushing on the same totally oblivious boy for five years now. Yes.

[awakestheghosts]

And Chloe hadn't developed any crushes as of yet. We will not talk about Derek right now.

"I just don't understand why everything has to be about that," said the fifteen year old who hid all Valentine's Day.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

She smiled.

"Th-That's it exactly," Hinata agreed, bobbing her head. "There's just so... much talk about it." Not just talk, mind, but... "It's wearying when you'd rather have a different subject."

And yet. Look what they were talking about.

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe nodded emphatically. "It's like you c-can't have a decent conversation about anything without romance c-coming up."

The irony of this conversation was lost.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"We could try to have one?" she suggested, lips twitching. "Th-Though it might be difficult but then we could say we made an attempt?"

Clearly, not including what they'd already said. That didn't count.

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe found herself smiling at that. "We can definitely try. Then no one can ever say we said it was impossible without even trying."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata laughed softly as she cast about for a topic.

"I favour stories and shows wh-where the emphasis is on the hero's struggles to improve himself. Wh-What do you prefer?"

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe nodded. "I like stories with heroes and adventure. I like seeing the hero struggle to be better."

Talking to Hinata was nice and Chloe was relaxing, as was shown by her stutter starting to fade.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"It's appealing to see someone that... doesn't start off perfect," she agreed. "At whatever their dreams are. To watch them work for them."

[awakestheghosts]

"Exactly. I just can't attached to a character that is perfect and gets everything they want easily." She smiled. "There's no growth there."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata grinned slightly.

"That," she confessed, "and that sort of ch-character is easy to like, I find. How can you get attached to characters if they aren't likable on some levels?"

It was her tastes, of course, she was well aware that some people enjoyed their (to her eyes) unlikable ones just fine.

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe nodded in agreement. "There has to be something... something not fully formed with the character's growth or development for me to become attached enough to watch him overcome."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

She nodded her head.

"And that what they are striving for is something that can be understood."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

Hayley still had a big bandage on her nose and a black eye when she wandered into the common room.

She plopped down into a chair and sighed.

"Nothin' good on?"

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe shook her head. "N-nothing that I c-can find."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's Wednesday for ya," Hayley said, sighing. "Just as long as it don't have clowns or surprise parties, I'll watch anything right now."

She fidgeted a little in her seat.

[awakestheghosts]

"N-no worries," Chloe said shyly. "I d-don't like clowns, either."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"I used to," Hayley said. She still did, a bit. But it was a guilt thing. "Then this weekend happened."

She curled her legs up under her. "That was no fun at all."