The Deck | Afternoon | Saturday | July 10

[therewaslife]

The clouds were easing the heat a bit and, without the sun hanging high in the sky, Bod figured that spending some time outside wouldn't give way to an inevitable sunburn. He thought about walking into town but eventually decided that that could wait till later.

Instead, he veered off and clambered onto the deck, sliding into one of the empty loungers and actually choosing to be lazy for once. Usually, laziness was a side effect of having nothing to do or trying to avoid something else but today, he just wanted to relax. He found himself caught up in the movements of the clouds, dark and opaque as they were. He wondered what the sky looked like behind them, if the peeks of blue would stay long and where those clouds would go after moving off.

It wasn't heavy contemplation but he was enthralled by it anyway.

[Deck is open. I like clouds.]

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[kissytheface.livejournal.com]

And then there was Dandelion shuffling onto the deck carrying a large bag of Doritos and carrying a large Grape Judas. She too flopped down on a lounge chair and let out a sigh of contentment before pointing at the sky.

"Look! That one looks like a jet!" she said pointing at... well a jet.

[therewaslife]

Bod glanced over at Dandelion when she took a seat and then, at her words, back up at the sky to see...the jet.

"You mean the thing that's moving?" he asked, wanting to clarify in case she was seeing a cloud he wasn't.

[kissytheface.livejournal.com]

"Ooo! Yeah! It moves like one too!" Dandelion said looking impressed with the "jet". She then offered the bag of Doritos to Bod. "Salty snack?"

[therewaslife]

"Thank you," Bod said, reaching over to take a few of the Doritos out of the bag. "I don't think I've had these before. I'm finding that I haven't had a lot of food that's prevalent in this country, though."

[kissytheface.livejournal.com]

"Were you a outcast prince from another planet?" Dandelion asked. "You weren't from Norway, were you?"

[notavalleygirl.livejournal.com]

"You look lazy," Kitty said, oh so observantly, finding an empty seat to flip into.

[therewaslife]

"I feel lazy," Bod said, confirming her statement before glancing at her. "I've been told that's what weekends are for."

[notavalleygirl.livejournal.com]

"And here I thought they were for like hanging out and being glad there's nothing school-related happening," she teased. "But I guess you can do that lazily."

[therewaslife]

"It sounds like you can do all three, if you think about it," Bod said, not even thinking about analyzing a simple statement like that. "I am hanging out and I am glad there's nothing school related occurring while being lazy. So, perhaps I'm doing all three?"

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"What are you looking at?" Quinn wondered aloud as she walked onto the deck, assuming it couldn't just be clouds.

[therewaslife]

Oh, Quinn, how wrong you were. "The clouds," he said, taking his eyes off said clouds to look over at her. "They're rather fascinating today."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Blink. Blink. Blink.

"Clouds," Quinn echoed, "are fascinating."

She let that sink in for a few seconds, glancing up in case they were raining skittles or something. Then, because she didn't have anything better to do: "Tell me about them?"

[therewaslife]

"Anything can be fascinating," he told her before his eyes wandered back up to those clouds. "What sorts of things would you like to know? Physical characteristics or what I see?"

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

James watched.

Plopped into an empty lounger, he watched the clouds, hands behind head.

At least, he assumed this was a cloud-watching expedition on the deck, and not something where the student--Bod was his name?--was paralyzed from something--no, he moved.

He nodded hello.

[therewaslife]

Bod nodded back. He hadn't expected so many people to join him on the deck to watch the clouds but, considering he found the activity relaxing, he couldn't blame them.

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

James was not a fan of a crowded deck, but he tried to make the best of it. "I think that one's a rabbit."

[therewaslife]

The deck was rather large so it didn't seem all too crowded to Bod. Then again, he liked people.

"Does that mean you're expecting it to hop away in a bit?" he replied.

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Alexander had spent all day so far cooped up in his room, pouring over the books on the British Isles he had borrowed from the library. His search for anything to suggest that they might be affilliated with the Land of the Green Isles started promisingly when he discovered Ireland was sometimes called the Emerald Isle, but the similarities ended abruptly after that. Royal Family Trees showed no sign at all of Cassima, or her parents, or anything.

It was very disheartening and he needed so fresh air besides. So he came out, a little surprised, but somewhat pleased, to see others out there.

"So here is where everyone might gather on a day like today," he noted idly, by way of striking up conversation, hoping he might distract himself with the company of others.

[therewaslife]

"It wasn't too hot so I thought I'd spend some time outside," Bod said, glancing over at the new arrival and nodding. "The rain's held off thus far so I think I made the right decision."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"It appears so," said Alexander, with a nod and a small smile. "And even if it didn't hold off, a warm summer's rain can be quite refreshing."

[therewaslife]

"It can. I've been caught in warm rainstorms before and I find them quite nice to experience," he agreed with a nod. "The water dries and your clothes dry in the heat and it's just left smelling...new."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

Katniss was on her way back from the preserve, actually, and was taking a more leisurely route around the school. She had a little bag full of plants and berries that she wasn't quite able to place -- it was entirely possible they no longer existed in her time -- but she wanted to try and match them against the diagrams in the book she'd brought with her.

She stopped, though, when she saw Bod up on the deck. She had a naturally light tread but she was going to be quiet anyway, as she carefully approached to see if he was awake or not. And then when she saw he was, she turned to look at the clouds as well. "Predicting the weather?" she guessed.

[therewaslife]

"Not quite," he said, pulling his eyes away from the clouds and giving her a light, brief smile. "I've just been caught up in watching the clouds. Hullo, Katniss."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

Katniss looked from him to the clouds and back again. "Hello. They're just clouds. Are you worried it might rain?"

[therewaslife]

"I'm not worried. I like rain," he said, shaking his head. "But, I also don't think they're just clouds. They've a greater purpose. Clouds are powerful."