Fifth Floor Common Room [Wednesday afternoon]

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

It wasn't that Daenerys hadn't been thrilled when the raven had arrived bearing Ser Jorah's acceptance of her invitation to visit this weekend. She was happy, even if none of her bloodriders would be accompanying him -- someone had to stay with what was left of the khalasar, after all.

No, her sudden feeling of dread stemmed from the message she'd retrieved from her voice...thing, once she'd gotten it to work. The Imp had promised to keep his brother away from her, but now she needed to maintain distance between Ser Jorah and not just an easily-lost halfman, but the Kingslayer himself. It was a far less easy task, and Dany was left to fret as to how to manage it.

For now, though, she had taken the dragons out to her common area, tucking her legs up beside her on the couch as the three found places on the floor to entertain themselves. She kept an eye on them -- she really didn't want to have to put out any fires -- but meanwhile took to learning how to operate the large device in the room. She knew it was like a small play on a screen, having seen others use it, but the question of making it work was daunting. After pressing a few of the small protrusions on the box, she managed to make it come to hissing, grainy life. Then there were waving lines, with another press. Then a screen of simple blue.

Dany sat before the television, holding the little black rectangle in her hand, and began to try to read what the different buttons meant. Maybe she was missing something simple.

[ah, ye olde 'figuring out the tv' common room. open like crazy, save me from boredom and Dany from static, pls.]

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[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"They really need to start leaving instructions out for that thing," Jack said as he entered the kitchen area and scrounging for food. "Or is it possessed again?"

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

Dany skittered back from the television, a bit alarmed. "Does -- is it prone to possession?"

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"Whoa. Whoa. Whoa," Jack said holding up his hand. "Sorry. Bit of extreme definition there. My bad. It just tends to have a mind of it's own."

Especially when Bruce is around.

"Mostly it just shows bad programming."

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

Daenerys still cast a wary eye at the box, since she was still fairly mystified by it. "What do you mean by bad programming?" she wondered, since she had no idea what that last word meant, anyway.

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"Um. Okay," Jack said trying to think of a good explanation. "Okay. Ever been to the theater? It's like that in a box with lots of different plays going inside of it at the same time. Oh! And sporting events. And reality tv. And a lot of it is bad."

Jack paused and realized he was pretty bad at this explainey thing.

"They really need to have this in a manual someplace."

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

Chuck came bearing microwave popcorn when he wandered down to the common room. He hadn't had anything better planned and figured maybe a movie marathon of whatever happened to be on would be a decent way to pass an afternoon.

"Aw, no. Broken?" It was a slightly less dramatic assumption than possessed.

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure," Daenerys admitted ruefully, holding up the remote upside-down, as though it might help. "I wouldn't be able to tell. More likely, it's a case of human error and my lack of understanding of your technology proving itself."

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

"I don't know, our technology has it's moments." These things did happen around here. The rate of 'TV stuck on a bad channel' issues was unnaturally high.~

He tossed his bag of popcorn into the microwave and set it going before he made his way over. "But I can take a look?" he offered. "TV and I usually get along okay. To a slightly better than 'white noise' level of functionality, at least."

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

"Certainly," Dany said, peering curiously at the microwave before holding out the remote. The three dragons all looked up in interest at Chuck, as well, though they stayed where they were on the floor. "I'm afraid my home has nothing like this...teevee, so I'm rather at a loss. Thank you."

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

Chuck paused when he rounded the couch to take the remote and actually reached the point of looking at the floor. "Uhh." Tiny dragons staring at him. Tiny dragons. After the initial surprise, there was a moment and then... "Wow."

"It feels like I have an audience."

[wasthecuteone]

"Hey, Dany," Petra said as she came into the common room carrying a plate with the few cookies left over after the Pride meeting. "Want a cookie?"

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

Dany had to peek to see what a cookie was, but once she'd figured that out, her answer was immediate. "Yes, please. Are these from your meeting?"

[wasthecuteone]

"Yep," Petra confirmed. "They're chocolate chip. Wait. Wait, I think I've failed as a roommate," she realized. "Do you know what chocolate is yet?"

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

"I might not know it by name yet?" she offered with a little eyebrow raise. "I've tasted plenty of divine things in my time here."

[wasthecuteone]

"Of which chocolate would probably be the most divine," Petra said. "Or maybe bacon. I don't know. Okay, hang on--or, well, first, have a cookie," she said, abandoning the plate on the table and ducking into the kitchen, where she found the remnants of the bag of chocolate chips. "And then we also have pure!" she crowed, holding it aloft proudly.

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy wandered in to make herself some hot chocolate. "Oooh, dragons again! How are you settling in?"

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

"Better than when you saw me first," Dany said lightly. "How does the day find you?"

[my phone's about to die so it might be sp-ish pretty soon!]

[walkswithcoyote]

"I'm glad to hear it," Mercy said, still distracted by the dragons. "I'm a little on the grouchy side myself, but I'm hoping some hot chocolate will help. The good kind, made with milk and everything."

[ooc: No worries!]

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

"You can have chocolate hot?" Dany asked, eyes widening.

[walkswithcoyote]

"You've never had hot chocolate?" Mercy said with shock. "Oh wow, you have to try some!"

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"I normally would say it's not worth the trouble," Elphaba remarked, sitting down near Daenerys. She had an apple in her hand, which she had not yet bitten into. "But something tells me it's a new concept to you, so I won't try and spoil the experience for you."

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

"It's apparently like a tiny play," Dany offered, frowning a little. "But sometimes not very good. I'm playing my odds."

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"That's the best way to describe it, yes," Elphaba said. "Filled with so many plays that it's hard to find the good ones." She took a bite of her apple and chewed thoughtfully. "Though it can be rewarding if you find a good one."

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

"Even if you find a poor one, it sounds largely entertaining," Dany commented lightly.

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

Elphaba sighed, but nodded before taking another bite of her apple. "I suppose it's the prevalent opinion," she said, a little forlornly. "I should introduce myself, though. I'm Elphaba, and it's nice to meet you."