Fifth Floor Common Room; Thusday Evening [ 10/07 ].

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Feeling a little inspired after Glee Club, Ariel had spent some time in her room, listening to music and dancing, but figured she still had a lot more she could do to develop ideas for actual choreography. She bounced on down to common room to flip on the television and see if she could find something with dancing to inspire her even more.

What she found, though, instead, was Project Runway.

And could only gawk and wonder why, with all the fashion she'd absorbed from her job, she hadn't discovered this until just now.

She so needed to learn how to sew....


[[ guess what I've been watching all day. Open common room is open! ]]

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[intraspective]

"...Do I even want to know what show that is?" Ino asked, wandering a whole few doors over in her quest to find juice.

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"It's called Project Runway," Ariel offered, looking over her shoulder with a grin. "From what I can tell, it's about people designing clothes and competing for who has the best ones. I remember reading about it in a magazine, but I haven't actually seen it until now. It's really pretty interesting!"

[intraspective]

"How do they decide who makes the best?" she asked, curious in spite of herself as she opened up the fridge and contemplated the contents of it. "Ain't that a--personal choice issue there?"

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Oh, definitely," Ariel agreed with a nod. "They have a panel of judges who discuss and decide, but they almost always agree with each other, but never with what I like. I guess they're supposed to be experts, though."

[intraspective]

Ino picked up the white cranberry-strawberry juice and poured a glass while thinking about that.

"...Why have a panel if they always agree with each other?" Ino grinned over her shoulder. "It'd be more interestin' if they argued! Experts or not!"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce was going to go to the common room to fulfill his personal social behavior. When he saw what was on the TV, he nearly turned right around. When he saw who was watching the TV, he figured he should probably stick around.

"What's on tonight?" he asked.

[intraspective]

"Scary fashion shows," Ino chirped, with a bit of a wave in his direction. "Totally ridiculous and weirdly entertaining."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"You find it entertaining?" Bruce asked. He was a little surprised by that. "I wouldn't have pegged you for a fan."

[intraspective]

"I've been watching it for--fifteen minutes," Ino clarified. "For the first time ever. Clearly I'm a deep and long-term fan."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Well, you've got to start somewhere," Bruce mused. "This time next week you'll be bringing the snacks."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Bruce!"

Well, this was a nice surprise. Ariel almost immediately shifted where she was sitting, to make plenty of room for him to come join her. She even patted the seat beside her as she said, "Project Runway. I've never seen it before, but it's pretty interesting. Have you seen it? You should come watch it."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"I'm not a big fan," Bruce admitted as he took the offered seat. "Strangely, I'm not that into fashion."

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"I kind of have to be," Ariel pointed out, "because of my job. But it's still fun. It's just as much about drama as it is the fashion, I think."

Not that she was really watching the television that much anymore now, though. Her attention was decidedly diverted.

"How was your weekend? Did I miss the chance to meet any of your friends or family?"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce noticed that he had Ariel's undivided attention and decided to focus on his guest and completely avoid talk of anything else that happened over the weekend. He didn't want to inspire a sad song right now. "My butler, Alfred, was here," Bruce said. "He finally got to see what I've been telling him about all year."

And he got some action. Bruce wasn't mentioning that either.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"This? Reall--oh," Peter said, his snark cut off by noticing who else was in the room.

"I wonder if the clothes are waterproof," he remarked.

[intraspective]

"...Most clothes aren't," she said, a bit dubiously.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"It might be important," Peter said. "Never know when there's a sudden rainstorm or you end up in the ocean."

He wasn't being any more specific, at least, for Ariel's sake. Sort of.

[intraspective]

"If you're in the ocean I don't think nothing is waterproof against that," Ino replied, a bit amused. "I mean. So much ocean v. so little you. Ocean will win."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"That's why they invented Diving suits," Peter said with a grin. "And other wet wear. So it is possible."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Some of them might b--" Ariel was about to respond until she glanced over her shoulder and saw who it was.

She fought against making a very put-off face right there.

"That's a silly question," she decided to say instead, turning her attention promptly back at the screen.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"It is a silly question," Peter said. "But then again, I was expecting a silly answer."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"This is fashion," Ariel stated, with a slight nod. "It's very serious business."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Say what you really feel," Bruce encouraged.

He didn't think democracy would get the channel changed, but it was worth a shot.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Oh, don't get me wrong," Peter said. "I'd prefer it if we were watching something else. But I'm not going to actively insult anything when women who could probably stab me are around."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"If it helps, only one might stab you, and she's new to the show," Bruce said. He couldn't even picture Ariel stabbing someone. Maybe giving them sad puppy eyes until they apologized, but not stabbing.