Sixth Floor Common Room, Friday Night

[glacial_queen]

By mutual agreement, Karla and her parents decided not to talk about about what was going on in Glacia and why she was here at Fandom. They still wished to know and were biding their time; Karla had pretty much decided that telling them would be a waste of time. All they could do was feel bad about it.

Instead, they had spent the afternoon handwavily wandering around the island, with Karla pointing out fun places to hang out and explore. Her father was intrigued by all the modern technology and would have been happy to spend several hours in Karla's dorm, fiddling with the lightswitch, her ipod, and her laptop. Karla's mother, however, wanted to meet more of Karla's friends. Having been on the island for over a year now, Karla knew the best way to lure people into one place.

Several orders of takeout later, the sixth floor common room was filled with dishes from Il Pollo, the Lobster Hut, Ching Tai, and, of course, Pizza Planet. She couldn't let her parents come to Fandom and not try pizza!

[Open for any night-owls!]

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[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Tempted though Sookie was to simply show her grandmother everything, she had restricted herself a bit. She did want to show her the sixth floor, just in case she could find one of the strange rooms. However, when she helped Gran up the last step and into the common room, they were hit with the smell of all that food. And Sookie recognized at least one of the room's inhabitants. "Karla! Think you've got enough food?"

[glacial_queen]

"Sookie, you've seen me eat!" Karla said with a chuckle. "I'm still worried this might not be enough!"

She noticed the older woman trailing behind Sookie and stood to greet her. Even if Sookie hadn't told her already that her Gran was here, Karla could have guessed this was her. Not just the old (though that was a fair bit of evidence), but she could sense the bond between them.

"Greetings," she said, coming forward with a welcoming smile.

[had-a-pie.livejournal.com]

Adele stepped forward, extending a hand. "Now, let me guess," she said, studying Karla's features for a moment. "You...have to be Karla, based on what my granddaughter's told me." She smiled, and added, "If I'm wrong, please do tell me now and spare me the embarrassment."

[glacial_queen]

Karla grinned a little wider. "I am, though you'll have to let me know what she said. Though I assure you, any suggestions that I might possibly lead her into mischief are pure exaggerations."

Then, feeling slightly nervous, Karla turned slightly towards her parents. "And may I ask for the honor of introducing you both to my parents?" She gestured to the table where her parents had risen at their entrance, but hadn't yet come forward.

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim followed his nose up to food. "Hey, Karla," he said. "Guess you were hungry?"

[glacial_queen]

"That and had several people to feed," Karla said, darting him a shy smile. She still wasn't used to this whole 'introducing her parents to her friends' thing. "Would you, ummm, like to meet my parents?"

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'd like that," Tim said. He smiled at her, but the smile didn't quite reach his eyes.

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

Cloud had been told he needed to be more social. Or just stared a lot, really.

...Aaaaaand there he was. And there was pizza; so far so good.

"Hey; busy day?"

[glacial_queen]

"You could say that," Karla said. "I don't suppose you've heard about what's going on with the island today...?" She gestured towards the adult couple behind her. "My, uh, parents are here. For the weekend, I think."

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

Cloud made a face for a second; it wasn't a face of surprise. "I did hear of it, actually; nobody came for me, that's all." He was still trying to tell himself that it was for the best. And while he had noticed he two older people, Cloud waited to see if they would be introduced. He hid his utter surprise perfectly; just another thing to add to a list of surprises. An important detail, sure, but there was no point on ruining Karla's day. So he just nodded as politely as he could -bear with him- and decided not to stare.

"Nice to meet you." Please don't ask me weird things.

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Tim said. "How's your adjustment to Fandom going?"

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

"This place has proved to be...entertaining." Which was quite good on Cloud's book so all in all, it was pretty well. "It is still odd to live here...but I might get used in the long run. How are you doing? Did someone..." He looked around. Had someone came for him?

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela didn't sleep much. She didn't need to. So sometimes she wandered around the dorms late at night.

Sometimes she ran into other people who were up late.

"Karla," she nodded. Her eyes swept over the two adults.

"New people." She glanced back at Karla. "From Glacia?" Her hand hovered near her jacket. In a... totally nonthreatening way?

[glacial_queen]

"From Glacia," Karla agreed, glancing down briefly. She held her hand out to stop Triela. "They're...they're my parents."

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Triela's hand was already inside her jacket when Karla held up her hand. "Family isn't always a good thing," she pointed out. Case in point: Hobart.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

After Carolyn was done terrifying Jaime, Dinah grabbed some food, then spotted Triela and headed over to say hi. "Hey, Triela. Do you have visitors this weekend?"

Larry still had his arms around Carolyn, and she seemed to be relaxing. Finally.

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"No," Triela answered, her voice its usual brisk tone.

"I think I would have to be able to remember someone for them to come back, right? Or have dreams? Isn't that how it works?"

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime didn't know what he was doing up on the sixth floor. What he really needed was sleep, after all. After all, he'd just met the man who's name he'd taken.

Which had actually been cool and mostly not awkward. So... that was good.

He hadn't noticed Karla yet, but the Scarab had. It was not most pleased.

[glacial_queen]

Yeah, well, Scarab could go suck it. Karla was there first. Nyah.

On the one hand, Scarab had met Saetan. Until it met up with Jaenelle or Daemon, it had really met the darkest of the possible Kaeleerans showing up on the island.

On the other hand, it did currently have to contend with three Kaeleerans.

On the other, other hand--free food!

On the--you know, who was really keeping track of hands at this point, Karla was already drifting over to say hello. "Hi, Jaime," she said, giving him a small smile. "Hungry?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"Aren't I always?" he asked, managing a smile. His eyes darted around. "Got company? I don't want to interrupt..."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah was kind of exhausted. She and her parents-- okay, say it, her Mom-- were getting along. Dad was still made of awesome. Mom was-- here.

Sleep would mean missing time with them, so there was no sleep yet. Giving them a tour seemed like a better idea.

"And here we have... people. Lots of people. And food." Dinah paused, then turned to look at her parents. "Which, as you know, I'm all in favor of."

[weldedtomyspine]

Hey, it was Dinah! And Dinah's dad! And... someone else?

[gothamphantoms.livejournal.com]

Larry waved to Jaime, and Carolyn gave him a curious and yes, suspicious look.

It shouldn't surprise anyone that Carolyn gave off more threat vibes than Larry did.

[glacial_queen]

"And a Karla--" Karla saw who accompanied Dinah and gave a small gasp of recognition. "Greetings," she said quietly, reaching for Dinah's hand. "I think I know who you are."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

I want a nap, Dinah thought at Karla, sounding happy and cranky and wound up and spread thin. But I can't leave them. Can't. Aloud she said, "Mom, Dad. This is one of my best friends here." She squeezed Karla's hand, and some shyness crept into her voice. "This is Larry Lance, my dad. And Carolyn. My mom. This is Karla, she's been here most of the year that I've been here." Her eyes went to the two adults who were watching Karla, and her eyes widened. Are they...?