Third Floor Common Room; Sunday Evening [ 03/27 ].

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Alexander wasn't doing anything particularly interesting tonight; he had just decided that he should at least do nothing particularly interesting in the common room rather than his own room, in the hopes that, perhaps, it could become something interesting.

He considered the television, but, overall, just settled on the couch with a book instead. Far more engaging and, perhaps, when he was ready for a break, he might hit up the kitchette for a little bit of culinary action. For some strange reason, it was making him crave a fried sandwich to dip in some sort of fruit jam...

How strange.


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[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"But you said... it's common for there to be evil green witches, back in your home?"

That... explained a few things, honestly.

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Alexander gave a bit of an apologetic smile. "It...is," he said. "I heard rumors that there actually used to be one that lived right in Daventry itself, but my father defeated her on the quest to become king. My mother was held in a tower by one who was envious of her beauty, and then my sister helped to save a kingdom from the dark influence of another while trying to save my father from illness."

And, really, the similarities between Lolette and Elphaba's Wicked Witch of the West were...uncanny.

"Though the queen of spring has green skin, I hear," he threw in helpfully. "I have not met her, though my parents do tell tales of her beauty."

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"Well, good," Elphaba said. "I'd hate for green to only be evil in your world." She frowned, but only for a moment. "It seems a common sentiment between many worlds, then. At least... those that are not the ones where Medusalith and Blackagar hail from."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"I'm afraid I don't know much about where they're from," Alexander admitted. "I mean, Blackagar isn't exactly the most chatty person there is, though he is a phenomenal listener..."

Alexander had to entertain himself somehow during Glee Club.

"But I suppose the point it fairly moot. There are all sorts of people in the world, or worlds, and just because something becomes common place or expected is no reason why it should be so..."

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"You're very right," Elphaba said. "Judging one on what you expect them to be as opposed to what they are... that's just not right at all."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"So, what other things in the book have caught you as strange? Or even particularly true? Does it make you a little homesick to read it?"

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"It's, well, I don't know," Elphaba said. "It's more about this girl from this world arriving in Oz, so it's more focused on her and her... shoe thievery."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"Shoe thievery?"

Really, it had to be asked.

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"She arrives in a strange land and the first thing she does is steal the shoes off a dead witch that her hours landed on," Elphaba said. "It seems rude, if you ask me."

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

There was a bit of a pause there, considering Daventry was basically a kingdom founded on such thievery.

"Perhaps she figured they could be useful?" Alexander eventually offered. "They would probably be more useful to her than to the dead witch."

He coughed, clearing his throat.

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"It still seems... wrong," Elphaba said. "I'm not entirely certain why, but that's how it feels to me."