Fourth Floor Common Room, Sunday Afternoon

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe had tried watching something on the TV, but all of the fighting she knew was going on outside was keeping her sufficiently distracted. She got up from the couch and paced a little bit before she went to stand beside the winter. She hated that she couldn't do anything to help her friends and teachers that were out there. Her powers weren't exactly helpful and her fighting skills were nil. She couldn't call to talk to Tori or Derek or Simon because if they found out what was going on here right now would throw all of them into a panic.

So, she watched the giant lizard monster attacking the island and the people fighting and hoped that everyone got through this alive.

And destroyed that thing and its friends, too.



[[Open common room is open.]]

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[intraspective]

"Watching from a window isn't going to help them much," Ino commented as she wandered in because, of course, her floor was out of the granola bars she favoured and that meant, clearly, she had to look for more. Ino hopped up on the counter easily, opening the cupboard. "Or help you much, for that matter."

A beat.

"Granola bar?"

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe walked away from the window.

"I just h-hate n-not being able to do anything useful to help." She shook her head. "No, but thank you."

[intraspective]

Ino glanced over her shoulder at the girl, pulling out two and tucking one in a pocket for later. The other she opened and absently spun around to sit on the counter.

Awww, she stuttered.

"Do you know any first aid?" Ino asked, tilting her head. "Or would you like to learn any? You don't have to fight to be useful."

[awakestheghosts]

But she wanted to learn to fight so that she could defend herself.

She shook her head. "N-no, but I'd l-like t-to."

[intraspective]

See, that was a worthy goal too, definitely.

"I'm Ino," she said, feeling better about this week just with the offer on the tip of her tongue. "I'm Monday's clinic worker, and a fully trained field medic besides. You think you could stand learning from me?"

A beat.

"I promise not to bite." She'd be a bit bossy, at times, but Ino wasn't generally the sort to be bitchy at people who pinged as wee and adorable on her radar.

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe smiled shyly. "I w-would appreciate that, Ino. I'm C-Chloe. I'm p-promise to listen and p-pay attention."

She paused.

"W-why w-would someone thing you'd b-bite?"

Ino seemed perfectly nice to her.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin was of a similar mood. He sought out a common room with people in it. He didn't really want to be alone just now.

[awakestheghosts]

"H-hello."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Hi. I don't remember if we've met before."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

Hayley entered the common room, mainly because she was scared.

"...it's gonna be okay out there, right?" she said. There was a slight stutter to her words.

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe gave her a small smile. "I t-think it will. I've h-heard that they always succeed here when attacked."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"They've been attacked by a giant dinosaur before?" Hayley said, thinking that sounded crazy just saying it. "Well I guess this place sure doesn't pull its punches, huh?"

[awakestheghosts]

"I d-don't know about the dinosaurs but apparently weird things happen here."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"No kiddin'," Hayley said. "I wish I could help. But I ain't going anywhere near that mess."

She shuddered. "I heard enough bad things on the radio."

[awakestheghosts]

"They sound they've been horrible," Chloe agreed. "I'm glad the d-dorms are s-safe."

[intraspective]

"It'll be fine," Ino said confidently. "Don't worry 'bout it."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"...that's gonna be fine?" Hayley said, a little incredulous.

Not that Hayley even knew the word 'incredulous'.

[intraspective]

"Yup. Now that the biggest monsters are out this'll be done soon enough and everyone will wander back to the dorms with some bruises but it'll be fine--it's almost over."

... Ino had almost three years experience with this, yes. She knew how it worked.

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Hayley said. "Sure sounds like you know how this goes. Guess you been around longer, huh?"

She was still nervous, but the way Ino was talking was actually reassuring.

[intraspective]

"It'll be three years this fall," she said, smiling. "You do, eventually, get used to stuff like this."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"We've always been alright before." Robin assured her.

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"You're not scared at all?" Hayley asked, thinking that if anyone should be scared, it'd be the littlest of the students. "Not even a little bit?"

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Oh Robin was plenty scared. But he'd also been through this pretty often by now. "A little." he admitted. "But I still think we'll be okay."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"Wow. I was about to say, you'd be the bravest little frog ever," Hayley remarked.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Well I like think I'm pretty brave." Robin said modestly. Fleeing from Zombies and Velociraptors notwithstanding.