The Roof [Thursday after classes]

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Olive, unlike most who ventured up to the roof, was not up here to smoke, or cry, or contemplate the mysteries of the universe. She was up here for the view. It wasn't like looking over Ojai from up in the mountains -- there was an ocean instead of groves and groves of orange trees, for one thing -- but it still was pretty enough in its own way to distract her from the threat of homesickness. 

And there was also a definite perk to being up here rather than being in hills, and that was that it was super-easy to toss things over the edge and see if she could hit small, self-declared targets. So once Olive had taken in enough of the view, she sprawled near the edge of the roof and started tossing little rocks off the edge with the intention of hitting specific targets, like a fallen leaf on the lawn. Eventually, creativity prompted her to fold up a paper airplane, which she sent sailing off the roof only to have it crash fairly quickly. 

Now she was devoted to folding a small supply of them, with changes in their folding to see if they'd succeed at aerodynamics a little better. She might have been mildly bored, yes, but at least she was bored in a nerdy way.

[open roof is open. i'm in and out of meetings for a little bit here but free of kids and with nothing to plan for the next week. Feel free to mod being hit by a tiny rock or a paper airplane if you'd like.]

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[notconflicted]

Once she'd figured out where it came from, Sia went up to the roof, paper airplane in hand, asking, "Is this yours?"

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"Ooh, yes. I totally lost one. Good eye, Marsie!" Olive congratulated her.

Nope, not realizing that maybe she'd found it by being hit just yet.

[notconflicted]

"It was extremely easy to find in my hair," Sia said.

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"Oh. Oh, crap, I'm sorry," Olive said, instantly contrite. "Did it hurt? I'm guessing no but sometimes paper is pointy."

[notconflicted]

"It's all right. I remain uninjured," she assured her, even handing the plane back. "Are you bored or just using these in target practice?"

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"Does this have to be either-or?" Olive wondered.

[notconflicted]

"I'll accept 'both' as an answer, aside from the implication then that you were aiming for me," she replied, taking a seat.

[dressedinblood]

Anna retreated to the roof for a good brood after class, and was a little surprised to find it occupied. "Oh, I didn't realize anyone was up here," she said instead of immediately vanishing herself. "I can go."

If Olive hadn't noticed the sound of the door opening and closing, that would be because it hadn't. Whoops?

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She hadn't, but she was chalking that up to her own focus on the planes. "Oh, pff, no," she said, waving a hand. "It's a free roof. Wanna throw a plane?"

She would go get them later. Because then it wasn't technically littering.

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"Is that what you're doing?" Anna asked, peering over the edge of the roof. "Why?"

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"To see how far they'll go," Olive replied with a shrug. "And because I never have."

[dressedinblood]

Anna considered that for a moment before she decided, "That makes sense. Sure, I'll join in." She should probably introduce herself. "I'm Anna," she said, offering her hand. "Anna Korlov."

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"Olive Penderghast," she said amicably, reaching to shake the offered hand. "Are you new, too?"

[dressedinblood]

Said hand had a firm, if noticeably cool grip. "No, I got here in January," Anna told her. "I guess I'm practically an old-timer by now. Soon it'll seem like I've been around forever." She hoped she wasn't really around forever.

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After geography (if you could really call it that) Matt felt the need to go upstairs and clear his head. Even though Matt was used to the normal weirdness that Fandom provides, Yakko was on another level weirdness entirely.

"Anyone else up here?" Matt called out as he stepped out onto the roof, sunglasses on and his cane tapping.

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"Olive is," she called, then squinted. "Isn't this like, literally one of the worst places for you to be? No offense."

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"None taken. I've been up here before," Matt said with a grin as he tapped his cane a bit to show that he knew what he was doing. "And this isn't too different from the roof of my apartment building back in New York. I'm always careful. I just needed some air. What brings you up here?"

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It seemed insensitive to mention the view, so Olive instead answered with what she'd been using to amuse herself, anyway. "Throwing paper planes at pedestrians. I mean, mostly unintentionally."

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"Are you just throwing them and people just keep getting in the way?" Matt joked as he twirled his cane a bit. "I hate it when that happens."

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"It's very rude of them," Olive said, grinning. "I'm trying to do science here."

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Matt chuckled and made a tsking sound. "Some people," he said shaking his head. "Maybe we should post signs requesting to keep out of the testing zone. Or rather you can post the signs. I would just get them upside down or backward. Or we can shout at them to get out of the way."

[dressedinblood]

"Hello," Anna said. "It's Anna." Surprise, Matt!

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Matt jumped just a tad before chuckling slightly and relaxing. He never does hear her coming.

"Hey, Anna," Matt said cheerfully. "How are you?"

[dressedinblood]

"I'm...all right," Anna decided. "And you?"

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"Good!" Matt said with an agreeable nod. "I had to get some air. My geography teacher is... a bit different than I'm used too."