arsenicmauls: (neg: kill me)
arsenicmauls ([personal profile] arsenicmauls) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2013-04-03 06:56 am

Second Floor Common Room, Monday Morning

So, this week was evil. And it seemed to be plaguing not just Gert, which was good, because it meant that probably no one would blame her for hiding out in the common room where she could blast the air-conditioner and not worry about a too-cold dinosaur.

She was also wearing shorts and a short-sleeved shirt for the first time in ages, and while under normal circumstances that would definitely have made her feel uncomfortable, today she was certain that it was justified.

And now she was just going to drag a floor fan over to her and blast it in front of her face, turn on the TV, and --

What.

Yeah, so this show was about a guy who thought he was a merman.

And under the circumstances, Gert actually thought he was hot. What.
whenshewasnice: (Here now gone tomorrow.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
When Natalie walked into the common room, she was wearing a skirt that ended just above her knees – and top with long sleeves. And a light scarf around her neck.

Don't ask.

She raised one eyebrow at the TV. "So is finding ridiculous TV programs your specialty, or...?"
whenshewasnice: (Maybe tomorrow.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"If that's what you're watching it for, you should be watching the news instead."

War and murder were infinitely more crazy, after all.

Although a mermaid guy was still pretty unusual.
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whenshewasnice: (Far off things.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"To each his own, I guess," Natalie shrugged, resuming her walk towards the kitchen area to get some cold juice.

She didn't feel like she had a lot of room to judge people for the things they liked, this week. For reasons. "And you have to admire the craftsmanship on that tail."
whenshewasnice: (Not impressed.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"We're in Fandom."

'If mermaids were real' was kind of an iffy statement here.
whenshewasnice: (A place for me.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Doesn't mean they won't show up," Natalie shrugged as she pured herself some juice. "We have vampires, and necromancers, and whatever pollen it is that's in the air right now. Mermaids are not that much of a stretch."
whenshewasnice: (Far off things.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, this time it was less meta and more having lived through this once before and being able to guess it was maybe something in the air.

"You know," she said, "whatever's in the air that's making people feel... more attracted than usual."
whenshewasnice: (Hang out with a starlet.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"If it's the same as last time, it'll last for about a week." Cheerful thought, wasn't it? "Just need to tough it out."
whenshewasnice: (Far off things.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"... Oh right, that's coming up." She hadn't really been paying attention to the ticket selling, apparently. "Well, I'm probably not going, either."
whenshewasnice: (Hide in plain sight.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think that's more the function of the Valentine's Dance," Natalie noted very very mildly. Like someone who'd had huge problems with said dance this year. "The prom's traditionally more of a popularity contest for the king and queen."
whenshewasnice: (Shades of Envy.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, the social pressure for a date is slightly harder around Valentine's, but I see your point." And she was trying not to think about Valentine's dance last year. Or any really bad ideas for a prom date this year.

She drank some more of her juice. "But at least going isn't mandatory."
Edited 2013-04-03 19:54 (UTC)
whenshewasnice: (Far off things.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Whatever appeals to you most."

Natalie was pretty sure she'd be making her own choice at the very last moment.
whenshewasnice: (Shades of Envy.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Graduation," Natalie replied without missing a beat. "Apparently it's tradition that something delightfully wacky ––" That was sarcasm. "–– happens."
whenshewasnice: (Hide in plain sight.)

[personal profile] whenshewasnice 2013-04-03 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"It rained creepy dolls and drop bears the graduates had to fight, last year."

Like that.

[identity profile] reven8e.livejournal.com 2013-04-03 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Emily resisted the urge to hit her head against a wall when she noticed who was already in.

She was quickly persuaded not to when her eyes fell upon the television. What...

"The boyfriend's kinda cute," she said without putting too much thought into it.

[identity profile] reven8e.livejournal.com 2013-04-03 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Things were so bad they were agreeing on stuff. "Well, all that swimming with that tail is surely giving him some awesome upper body strength," Emily said with a bit more intensity than she had meant to.

[identity profile] reven8e.livejournal.com 2013-04-03 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"It looks like latex or something like that, so I'm betting it's pretty heavy once it gets wet," Emily ventured as the mental image of a mermaid dude's legs made her frown a little. "Well, he is using them, so I bet they are pretty toned, yeah."

But back at the boyfriend? Why weren't they showing him again?
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[identity profile] reven8e.livejournal.com 2013-04-03 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Now that you mention it, it's outrageous we don't have some," Emily said as she nodded.

Wait what was that?

[identity profile] reven8e.livejournal.com 2013-04-03 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
It was affecting everyone, so Emily could only agree with her.

"Are you sure we don't have one of those already?" Emily asked, suddenly looking around as if some merman would come flopping for her to stare at. Staring would last around three seconds though.

But nope, no merman flopped in.

[identity profile] reven8e.livejournal.com 2013-04-04 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Well I do, sometimes," Emily said absentmindedly. "Haven't seen much in the water, thanks God."

Other than that awkward weather pattern, of course.