Third Floor Common Room; Tuesday Evening [ 10/26 ].

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Alexander certainly didn't think there would be a great deal of difference between this common room and the one on his previous floor, but that didn't stop him from checking it out a little. Finding nothing too noticeable, he grabbed something to eat from the fridge, a nice cup of tea as well, and then settled on the couch.

To pull out a notebook and a pen and get to writing a letter home. He could work on it in his room, but he felt like the change of pace, and maybe the chance to be social should he be interrupted.


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[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn had stopped in the common room to try to find some kind of dinner.

"They probably have a desk in your room," she informed Alexander as she poked through the cupboard. "If you want someplace not so public."

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"Is that what that's there for?" asked Alexander, setting his notebook in his lap for a moment and looking over at Quinn with a faint grin.

"I've decided I've had enough privacy for the moment," he added. "There's also some very good leftover pizza in the refrigerator, Quinn, that I think is up for grabs by anyone. Pepperoni and mushroom."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"It's either that or to pile dirty clothes on," Quinn smirked back at him, going over to the fridge and trying to decide if she really wanted the pizza. The answer seemed to be yes.

"And thanks," she added, taking a slice and sticking it in the microwave. "I always appreciate a heads up about good leftovers. How have you been?"

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"Quite well, thank you." Alexander gave a nod and set his notebook aside for the moment, clearly in favor of conversation at the moment. "And yourself? Did you enjoy the homecoming dance? It's a shame I must have gotten caught up and missed you there."

Those darn dolphins.

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"I didn't get to talk to much of anyone," Quinn assured him. "I was running around doing council stuff all night." Which she had not, strictly speaking, needed to do, but it made her feel important and kept her mind off the lack of a date.

"But I had a good time. Everything went smoothly. Piranhas didn't invade during the dance. I can't complain."

"How was Maladicta as a date?"

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"I like to think Maladicta and I made a fine pair," Alexander said with a smile. "I do fear, however, that she managed to wear a suit much better than I would have. She must have an excellent tailor."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"We tried to talk her into a dress, but she kind of went off and did her own thing," Quinn sighed. She didn't get it, but it was Maladicta's choice. "... wait, what did you wear if you weren't wearing a suit?"

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"Suits," Alexander explained, "have not quite made it into fashion in my world. I was wearing my princely finery, a well-embroidered tunic, cloak, and all the proper trappings."

AKA bling.

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"So, like, the Renn Faire look?"

Quinn was so nonjudgmental. Truly.

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"I'm afraid I'm not entirely sure what that is," Alexander admitted. He supposed he could take a guess, based on the fair part, though.

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"Geeks dress up and party like it's 1599," Quinn explained lightly. She took her pizza out of the microwave, blotted the grease, and picked off a slice of mushroom. "It's like the middle ages, if the middle ages had Pepsi ads all over the place."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Alexander still wasn't sure if he was following, but he decided that perhaps he could piece it together enough. "Per..haps," he said carefully. "I believe that is generally the era of Earth's history that seems to match Daventry's level of technology and development."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn noticed the confusion. "I'm not any good at explaining things to people from other worlds," she said slowly. "Um ... castles. Kings and queens. Jousting. Huge turkey legs. Is that all about right?"

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"Castles, kings and queens sounds about right, although I'm glad to say I've never had to take on a huge turkey for dinner. Just normal sized ones."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"Good thing you never did," Quinn teased. "I think the giant ones bite."

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"Oh, the normal sized ones do, too," Alexander pointed out. "Just not quite as hard."

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

"I'll have to believe you on that," Quinn said easily. She was a suburban creature; she'd never been closer to a turkey than at the Thanksgiving table. "So did you grow up taking care of animals like that? I really didn't."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"We had some chickens, right outside the tower," Alexander said. "Just a few. I was in charge of tending to them."

He decided to avoid mentioning that they were there just as much for magical spells as they were for sustenance.

He was getting much better at that sort of thing.