Fourth Floor Common Room | Afternoon | Friday | January 28

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With his one class over and done, Nathan found himself almost energetic. He didn't want to go laze around his room like he usually did and he didn't want to smoke near his window in his most sincere imitation of a hipster emo poet douchebag. He didn't (and wouldn't ever) have the beard or scarf for that.

He ended up in the common room because that was the next best thing to going into town. This little dinky island had absolutely no nightlife to speak of which was unbearably sad and needed to be changed. Of course, Nathan had no money and no drive to really change that but he'd perfectly happy to encourage someone with a round of applause should they take the initiative.

Nathan clicked on the television and then actually practiced jumping onto the couch. He wanted to see what positions he could contort his body into before landing. There was the flat on your back, flat on your stomach, stretched on your side, tuck 'n roll, ass down, and swan dive. Eventually, he stayed on his stomach, head pillowed on his arms while he watched whatever the fuck was on the television.

So much for his energy. He was fickle like that.

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[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"It's apples," Elphaba said, crossing her arms. "And if this sort of thing causes that reaction, you must ruin a lot of underwear."

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"Is that a rather subtle way of asking to see my undies?" Nathan asked, twisting her statement around a little bit. "I've never shown them to a green girl before. Might be a bit exciting, even. I can feel a little stirring in my pants just thinking about it."

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Elphaba barely withheld the utter horror at the idea of him showing off his underwear. She instead buried it under more sarcasm.

"Only a little? Then perhaps you should keep your trousers on, for fear of me bursting out into laughter."

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"Oh, but it takes time to build up to something that's extraordinarily good and amazingly large," he quipped, undeterred. "Are you not a fan of anticipation? That's what makes everything good even better. And trust me, what's inside my pants is better than anything you'll ever see."

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"Than anything?" Elphaba said, oddly amused by the boy's audacity even if she didn't like his manners. "So more spectacular than the Emerald City, a city the shines like a precious jewel at the heart of Oz? Better than that? What, is yours made of diamonds?"

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"I think that's for me to know and you to find out," Nathan answered, giving her a waggle of his eyebrows. "If you wanna see it, just ask me, and I'll be happy to whip it out and let you have a look."

Nathan really had no shame and he really didn't think she'd take him up on the offer either so he felt fine about being ballsy.

"It is spectacular, though."

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

Elphaba couldn't hold back the mildly disgusted shudder.

"Why do you think it's so impressive, any way? It's an organ. You don't see me talking about how magnificent my spleen is. It's ridiculous. They aren't special at all."

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"I would love to hear you brag about your spleen," Nathan said, trying to look raptly interested by that idea. "If you're so proud of it, why not talk about it up? Maybe the love of your spleen will make someone see past your rather unfortunate food coloring accident."

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"I was born this way," Elphaba said, finally. She let out a bit of a sigh. "And that I am proud of. It's not a mistake."

Okay, the proud part was a lie, but she wasn't about to let this shark smell blood in the water.

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Nathan eyed her for a moment. "...so, does this mean you're not going to regale me with tales about your spleen?"

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That caught Elphaba off her guard enough that she actually laughed, but she quickly covered her mouth with a hand and tried to pretend she hadn't.

"I'm not," she said. "I don't actually have any stories about my spleen."

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"Well, that's no way to treat a new acquaintance!" Nathan accused, frowning dramatically. "Here I was, getting all worked up about tales about your special green spleen only to have my hopes crushed. Crushed!"

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yes, because I'm the one who is being rude," Elphaba said. "You haven't even asked my name."

And neither had Elphaba, but shush.

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"I haven't? Well, that is right rude of me, isn't it?" Of course, he still didn't ask her name and now probably wouldn't just because she'd mentioned it. "Clearly, I must be punished. Spank me if you must. I can handle it."

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"I would say you're a grown person and shouldn't be, but you really do seem to act like a petulant child," Elphaba said. "Not that I'm saying I'm going to touch you. Far from it."