Fourth Floor Common Room | Afternoon | Sunday | May 8

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

Earlier today, Nathan had shoved all of his things into bags and piled them up near his bed. He'd left just a few things out for tomorrow (clothes, cigarettes, small bottle of alcohol, and wallet) but other than that, he was ready to go.

But, he wasn't leaving right yet. He still had a whole day to do nothing but kick his feet up in the common room and relax. He'd dug out a bag of chips that clearly wasn't his (or was it?) and was flipping quickly through various channels in the hopes of finding something halfway decent to watch. He didn't want to be preached to or bitched at or lectured. He just wanted something mindless but Sunday mornings were proving harder for that than he'd originally thought.

Eventually, he settled on some news program. The broadcaster was some older, distinguished lady wearing a see through top and Nathan was counting the number of times her chest pressed hard enough against that top and made it able for him (and everyone) to see things. He was up to four so far. Who knew news was so entertaining?

[It's an open CR and this might be the last time Nathan's out and about before he leaves. He's probably going to sneak out and not tell anyone and then go die. Oops. Anyway, yes, wide open.]

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[whitequeensfire.livejournal.com]

Angelica was hungry, so she ventured out to the common area on the fourth floor. "Um, hi," she said to the boy who was already there. "Is the food in the kitchen for everyone?"

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"I tend to think of it that way," Nathan told her, waving a hand around. "Because, if we can't share with each other, who can we share with? Think about it."

He didn't know why he was trying to be intelligent but he was. "After all, you can't spell sharing without...ring and there is nothing more delicious than a can of ringed peaches!"

[whitequeensfire.livejournal.com]

"Oh, good," Angelica said, making her way over to the fridge and looking inside. "I didn't want to upset someone on my second day here by accidentally stealing their food."

She peeked at Nathan over the door of the fridge. "I'm Angelica. Hi."

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"Nathan Young," he returned, giving her a little salute in greeting. "And don't worry, man, upsetting people here is near impossible. I had to literally shit on someone to get punched in the eye!"

Ah, memories he fucking hated. Sure, he hadn't come close to shitting on anyone that day but Nathan still liked the metaphor. "If anyone gets upset about you nicking some Cheetos, tell them to fuck off. Life's too short."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ah, but here was a new kid! And a new redhead, too! Ariel gave the girl a warm friendly smile.

"It sure is!" she sang. "I'm Ariel, by the way. What's your name?"

[whitequeensfire.livejournal.com]

"Hi!" Angelica said, returning that smile, glad for another friendly face. Redhead solidarity! "I'm Angelica. I just transferred here for the summer."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Redhead solidarity was truly universal.

Having an A name as well just added bonus points!

"Well, welcome! I started here last summer, and I love it! How are you liking it so far? Too early to tell?"

[hurtingzeebo]

Sam wasn't great at concepts like personal property -- when it wasn't her own, anyway -- and had already concluded that common room fridge food was for everyone. She spared Nathan a quick "hey" while making a beeline for the fridge, in search of something to snack on.

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"Hey new girl," Nathan said because he was fairly confident she was new and he wasn't going to let a little thing like food in his mouth stop him from that. He even waved.

"Bring me back something sweet from that fridge, will ya?" Nathan asked, twisting around to watch what she was doing.

[hurtingzeebo]

"'Kay." Sam found a cup of red jello and tossed it at Nathan's head.

What? Carrying it back to the couch would take effort. And she still had other food to sort through, here.

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

It was a good thing he was lucky because he was able to bat that cup down onto his lap without it doing any damage to his face.

"Do you typically throw things at blokes you don't know?" Nathan asked, grabbing for the cup. "What if you'd take my eye out?"

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ariel had ventured out seeking new people and, with the first disappointment of Nathan, she was glad to see that there were at least a few of them that had found the common rooms already. She gave the blonde girl a smile. "Dig in towards the back," she offered. "That's where I tend to push all the good stuff so people don't find it as easily."

One day, she was going to regret saying that, wasn't she?

Funny thing was, this wasn't even her common room.

[hurtingzeebo]

Possibly even today. "Ooo, thanks!" Sam granted her a wide grin -- anyone who actually helped her get food got an instant stamp of approval. "I'm absolutely going to remember that."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ariel nodded sagely, feeling like her good deed for the day was done, with extra point for having helped a new kid to boot. "There's definitely no lack of good food around here, no worries there!" she reported happily. "I'm Ariel, by the way, and you're new!"

[vanillajello]

With a can of Cherry Coke in hand, Kate made her way up one floor. Possibly looking for Nathan, though she'd probably not admit that if asked.

Unceremoniously, she flopped down beside him. "What are we watching?"

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"I'm counting how many times this news chick's nipples show through her blouse," he said with way more excitement than was warranted. "I'm on six now! Six and I've made the observation that her nipples are weirdly misshapen."

[vanillajello]

"Fun," Kate replied with a snort, glancing over at him, then at the television. "Misshapen like how?"

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"They're like as big as saucers," Nathan said and made a giant circle around his own nipple. "I'm waiting for one of them to just come alive and burst through her blouse so it can run off and have adventures of its own!"

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Due to some weird blip that made no sense and could not be explained, Ariel had no idea why she didn't get to meet as many of the new kids at the picnic as she was hoping to, but she hadn't, so she had some working to do. She bounced downstairs to see if any of them had discovered the common room yet.

"Hey, new ki--" And then she spotted Nathan there and her shoulders sunk in disappointment. "Oh," she said, trying hard not to let it show, but it did. "You're not a new kid..."

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"Oh boo hoo, gonna cry now?" Nathan asked, making a face at her. "No, I'm not a fucking new kid. I'm better than them. Thank you very fucking much."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Yup," said Ariel, ceremoniously plopping down into a chair, but she did quirk a slight grin. "Cry my eyes out. But better than the new kids? I think that's to be seen, if you ask me."

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"I've seen." And he'd decided and his decision was that he was better than fucking everyone. "It's not my fault you're a little slower than others. I am better."

[dabblinginbitch.livejournal.com]

"Are you educating yourself about the world?" Ramona asked curiously, wandering in to find a seat. She crossed over to steal some of his already-pilfered chips first, though. "On purpose and everything?"

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"I'm counting nipples," he informed her, swatting weakly at her hand but not really trying to stop her when she took his chips. "The top's like see through and every time she shifts just so, I catch some nipple play. Awesome."

[dabblinginbitch.livejournal.com]

Ramona peered at the television (after swatting right back at him) and frowned. "How did this get aired? Is she even wearing a bra?"