2nd Floor Common Room, Wednesday Noonish

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It should probably be noted that Hinata was not a particularly huge fan of carbonated beverages. She drank them now and again, however, and was well aware of the basics: they were better cold, you were not supposed to shake them, and if you did shake them, for the love of anything, do not open them immediately after.

... Unless you were doing it to prank someone. Hinata was not that sort.

She had never heard of ‘straws might cause the drink to explode’, however. Which was why she was entirely caught off guard when her innocent looking straw was dropped in to the bottled drink, Hinata had sitting on the coffee table, and turned her attention back to her book for all of a few seconds before... well, the drink was, for some unfathomable reason, bubbling up and spilling all over the table.

Her book went flying as she hurriedly picked up the bottle and carted it over to the sink, trying not to spill anything further as it continued to overflow and wondering why had no one ever told her that straws could do that?

She set the bottle down, her hands dripping, and made a face as she went to get paper towel to clean the mess up. The whole room smelled strongly of raspberries.

And the straw looked entirely too innocent just sitting in the still fizzing drink. Hinata gave it a dirty look and went to see about cleaning the table before it got sticky.

[*shifty eyes* ... I fully admit that this is method RP. My cubicle smells like raspberry white tea ginger ale right now, ugh. Open post is open with the caveat of potential SP due to work, la.]

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Jonas hadn't yet visited the second floor common room since moving down there and all but the smell of...well, something sweet drew him in.

"Are you baking something?" Jonas asked, not knowing that drinks could explode either. It smelled rather nice, at least.

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"Ah! Jonas!" Hinata flushed as she looked up from the coffee table. "I w-wish I was."

She really did.

"There was an accident," her drink was possessed, "and my drink overflowed."

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"I didn't know drinks could do that," Jonas said, wandering in. "Did you need any help cleaning up the spill?"

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"I would not mind," she said carefully, ducking her head as she wiped at the table. Ew ew ew. "But I would not assume your assistance either."

But she wouldn't directly ask, no. She could do it on her own.

"It's in the sink right now," Hinata added. "It w-was fine until I put a straw in it."

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"I don't mind helping," Jonas said, padding over to the kitchen and retrieving some paper towels that he wet a bit before coming back over. "I hate when I make unexpected messes so I'll be glad to help. Your drink made quite the mess too."

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Despite her embarrassment at getting caught with a mess on her hands, Hinata had to smile at that.

"Thank you," she said, pinking up slightly. "I wish I understood why it did. It's never done this before."

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"Is it the first time you've had that sort of drink?" Jonas asked, mopping up some of the spilled liquid gingerly. "Perhaps there was something unusual about it?"

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She shook her head.

"I've had it before with no accidents," Hinata said, with a sigh as she stood to take her sodden paper towels over to the trash. "I wonder if it w-was the straw? It came from a new package..."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps." Not that Jonas knew one way or the other. "I don't have much experience with straws, I'm afraid. If it was the straw, I'm surprised at something so thin and light could cause such a mess."

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Straws had hidden depths?

Getting more paper towel, she made her way back to the table. "Things are not what they seem?" Hinata asked, amused. "Perhaps that is it. The straw was more dangerous than it looked."

... Or something.

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"Hi, Jonas-san!" Asuna said, grinning at Jonas.

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"Hello, Asuna," Jonas greeted her, smiling. "How are you today?"

[I might drop off for sleeeeeeep anytime but I will be good for SP!]

[ostianbelle.livejournal.com]

"Great, I'm really enjoying this school," she told Jonas. "I have so many fun classes, how about you?"

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"My classes are fun as well," Jonas said, nodding. "The one I had today's called Applied Dadaism. Basically, we just play games."

[ostianbelle.livejournal.com]

"Playing games for a class? That is fun! Me, I have the Flight and Flying class, which is awesome! Did you ever have that class?"

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"I haven't, no," Jonas said, shaking his head. "I don't think I'd be any good in there. I've never flown anything in my life. In fact, I've only really seen pictures of airplanes."

Well, besides those planes they sent out after escapees in the Community.

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Asuna entered the common room, "Oh, wow, what happened here?"

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"An accident," Hinata said repressively, before offering Asuna a smile. "One that hopefully will not be repeated."

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"That happens to me too, sometimes." Although that often happened because she was clumsy. "How are you, Hinata-sempai?"

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"I am well enough," despite the raspberry scent that lingered in the air, "for the moment. It is a quiet day for me--my classes are tomorrow and I worked yesterday."

She gave her sibling a searching glance. "How have you been settling in?"

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"What classes do you have?" She asked. "I think I'm adjusting, I was a little miffed about the time travel and different dimensions and planet thing but other than that I really like it here."

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"What is there to be m-miffed about?" she asked curiously, resting back on her heels for the moment.

Her classes could wait a second, here.

[ostianbelle.livejournal.com]

"I learned that its actually 2010 now, I came from 2003, its not a big leap but wow! Time travel!"

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Hinata laughed softly. "Have you noticed much different?"

[ostianbelle.livejournal.com]

"Actually, there really isn't that much difference! If I didn't know better I would think it was still 2003!"