The Roof, Tuesday night

[trigons_child]

Raven was still unsettled by her meeting with Sherlock earlier that day, so when she came home from work she headed up to her usual spot on the roof to meditate. She knew she should let mere words upset her so much, especially when they came from a sociopath stranger. Sitting cross-legged on the roof near the garden, she closed her eyes and let herself sink into a light trance, trying to calm herself down and forget about what the unpleasant man had said. The evening was very pleasant, at least, and the moon was lovely and full.


[Open roof is ooopen.]

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[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn was bored out of her skull, so she went to the roof.

"Are you dead or anything?" she asked the meditating girl, with her usual abundance of tact.

[trigons_child]

Raven opened her eyes and looked at Quinn. "No, I am meditating," she said.

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Quinn probably should have figured that one out. "Is that supposed to help you stop smoking or something? Like, distract you from nic fits?"

[trigons_child]

She shook her head. "No, I do not smoke," she said. "It is a very unhealthy habit."

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

"Are most people you talk to dead?" George asked.

Okay, she was mostly being a smartass. But if Barbie here was a reaper, too, that would be useful information to have. Just saying.

(I know it is v. late for you, zomg, but I had to, sorry!)

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn blinked at Little Miss Positive. "No," she said simply. "That was a really weird question."

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

"You're the one that brought it up," George said. Somewhat disappointed. Somewhat relieved. One Daisy Adair was enough.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

It had been a hectic and overly social few days for Bruce. That's why he was going to the roof to get out into the night air and have some time alo... Yeah, that never really worked like he thought it would.

"Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt," Bruce said when he realized Raven was meditating.

[trigons_child]

"No, it is all right," Raven said, giving Bruce a smile. "I do not mind the interruption."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"In that case, hello," Bruce said, returning the smile. "Do you come out here to meditate often?"

[trigons_child]

"I like the garden," Raven said, nodding. "And the fresh air. Sometimes I will go to the preserve, but most often I will come up here to collect my thoughts."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"She says she wouldn't be up here if she didn't want company," Quinn said. "Hey, Bruce. Trying to find signs of life?"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Quinn," Bruce said. "Honestly? Trying to get some time to myself. That rarely works when I come up here."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn snorted. "First time I came up here I got locked out with Wesley for hours."

She exaggerated. It had been 45 minutes, maybe.

"I've never had it all to myself."

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

"Oh, hey," George said. "Sorry I missed you after the date ... thing. I was busy."

Busy fleeing from there and heading back to her room for isolation and ignoring people. That was totally legit.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Hi, George," Bruce said. "Don't worry about it. I got caught up at the bar anyway. How did the rest of the night go?"

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

"Fine," George said, shrugging a little. "One guy called me a Lady, and another thought I was going to freak about him being blue. And then I got paired with some girl, so I'm not sure what's up with that."

She didn't have a problem with it. It had just been weird.

"How about you?"

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

Nice evening. There was Raven over there meditating, so Cloud tried not to make much noise and sit quietly.

Maybe he should meditate...if he had any idea of how.

[trigons_child]

Raven sensed someone on the roof and opened her eyes. "Hello," she said pleasantly.

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

"Good evening", replied Cloud as he stared at the sky. "I can leave if it bothers you." Because he was polite like that, sure.

[trigons_child]

"No, it is all right," Raven said gently. "The roof is open to all."

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

Hey, look, a roof. It seemed like a perfect place to hang out and ignore people.

Okay, there seemed to be people on the roof. Minor obstacle.

"Hey," she said, nodding to -- she didn't know that girl, did she? Probably not.

[trigons_child]

Somehow, despite George being Jono's roommate, they hadn't met yet. "Hello," Raven said, inclining her head in greeting. "I do not believe we have met before. I am Raven."

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

"Hi," she said. "George. I'm new. Still ... trying to meet everyone."

Okay, that was a lie. She was trying to avoid people, but she kept meeting them anyway.

"Were you meditating?" she asked.

[trigons_child]

"Oh, you are Jono's roommate now, are you not?" Raven said, recognizing the name. "It is very nice to meet you." She rose to her feet and stepped closer to George. "I often meditate to try to quiet my emotions and strengthen my shields," she explained. "It is a habit I have retained from my home."