Fifth Floor Common Room, Friday Evening

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

Right, so. Fall break was officially starting and Toby was celebrating by...

watching ridiculous pre-teen-oriented dramas on Nickelodeon, apparently.

Tonight's fare? Dakota and Madison Work Stuff Out. It's the episode where Dakota wants to make her mom's lawn look super-nice for her upcoming wedding to her soon-to-be-stepfather, so she uses weedkiller on the lawn, not realizing that, well. Grass is a plant.

Can Madison help her BFF save the day from being totally ruined? Possibly with judicious application of green spray paint? LET'S FIND OUT.

[ooc: ... I enjoy turning fake TV shows into real TV shows.]

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[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"...what are you watching?" Tony was already on his way to make a pot of coffee. Yes, he knew it was night time.

He could quit anytime he wanted!

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"Something about hilarious teenage capers with a really long title," Toby admitted. "It's like a trainwreck. A trainwreck full of awkward scripted misunderstandings and mediocre acting."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"Nice. So, it'll keep you entertained for hours?"

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"Probably," Toby admitted. "I mean, part of me knows I shouldn't... and yet."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"And yet," Tony replied knowingly. "Is there food? Tell me there's food here."

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"I didn't order anything," Toby said, a little apologetically. "There's probably some popcorn in the cupboards, though."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"Oh my god, that sounds amazing." It appeared that Tony had forgotten to eat today. Look, coding was a big deal.

And now there was popcorn in the microwave. While Tony frowned at it. He could totally design a better microwave...

NO, TONY. DON'T.

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

... Tony's brain, you are totally part of the reason Toby gets headaches sometimes.

"Please tell me that's not the first thing you've eaten today."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

He couldn't help it, Toby! At least now you know how a microwave works?

"I think I had some chips?"

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Stephanie eyed Tony's path toward the coffeepot. "Planning on spending a wild night bouncing off the walls, sweetie?"

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"...noooo?" He would hiss and claw if you attempted to take the coffee from him. True story.

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, see Stephanie definitely not making a move toward the coffee in a and-now-I-deprive-you-mwahaha way? She knew better than to get between Tony and his coffee.

"So only half the night, then."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"That sounds about right," Tony admitted, turning the pot on before ambling over. Because there was a girlfriend there.

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Stephanie grinned and scooted over to make room for him. "That's reasonable. You should at least make sure you can squeeze in a tiny beauty-sleep nap before morning. Besides, might as well rest up while you can because ohmygodwegettogotoAfrica and I don't even have to fake my death to do it!"

Excited?

Maybe, yeah. What gave you that idea?

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

FAKE IT ANYWAY.

"How am I going to get any work done," Tony said, slumping against her like a petulant child. Because he clearly needed to work through their vacation.

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

IT COULD HAPPEN.

Stephanie reached up to ruffle his hair then lean her head against his. "Yes, that's exactly what vacation is for. I knew you were a smart boy."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

DAMN WELL BETTER.

"I am a genius, you know."

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

". . . what are you watching?"

Was it possible that Stephanie had spent enough time around Tony by now to ask the exact same question? Maybe. But it was also a valid one.

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"Hilarious teenage capers, awkward misunderstandings, mediocre acting," Toby repeated dutifully. "It shouldn't be entertaining but it is."

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

"Why is that, anyway?" Stephanie wondered, pulling a bag of Skittles out of her pocket as she settled on the couch. "I mean, why's it entertaining when it's on TV, but when it's happening for real it's really just annoying?"

She paused, tossed a green Skittle into the air to catch it in her mouth, and chewed thoughtfully.

"Except maybe the mediocre acting part."

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"Probably because when it's on TV you always know everything will be resolved neatly within 22 minutes," Toby said.

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

"As opposed to real life?" Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Kind of makes you wish, sometimes, that your life could be --"

She stopped, wide-eyed. "Nooooooooooooooo, I am not finishing that sentence and tempting Fandom any more."

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"Right?" Toby said, nodding. "That is the opposite of what we need."

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

"Oh, god, nightmare fodder," Stephanie groaned, then eyed the TV. "Okay, please don't tell me she's actually going to paint the lawn . . ."

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

"I think she is," Toby groaned. "You have to remember, this is the girl who didn't read the 'Do not use on desirable plants' label on the weed killer bottle."