Room 324, Late Friday Morning

[vanillajello]

Kate had been back from her weekly trip to Baltimore pretty late last night. After her ballet class had ended, she'd spent a long time just walking around, trying to convince herself she didn't have to go back.

But the reality was that she didn't have the money to stay off the island. Her monthly allowance from her parents wasn't coming in until next week. So she'd just have to deal. There were girly plans for Sunday. That helped, a little.

But the idea of a few days anywhere but here wouldn't leave her alone.

So, now, after a morning session down at the dance studio, Kate was once again lying on her stomach on her bed, with her laptop in front of her, and she was looking for the cheapest and least romantic place all of Maryland, and a way to get there next weekend.

She thought she might head to the club fair in the afternoon, but it was entirely possible she wouldn't.

[ooc: Open door, open post!]

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[therewaslife]

Bod had all intention of heading to the club fair but that didn't mean he didn't have time beforehand to stop when he spotted someone familiar in one of the open doors along the corridor.

He figured if she could arrive at his door under the pretense of being on her way somewhere, he could do the same. He stopped before actually coming in, though, letting one shoulder lean against the frame before saying, "You look busy."

[vanillajello]

"Mmhmm. I'm unbelievably busy," Kate said, clicking on a few things on her screen before looking up in his direction. "Hi."

[therewaslife]

"Hullo," he greeted, nodding at her. "Should I come back? I wouldn't want to interrupt someone who's unbelievably busy."

[vanillajello]

"Would you rather interrupt someone who's just being unbelievably sarcastic?" she asked with a smile that was a little faint, but undeniably there. "Because that can be arranged."

[therewaslife]

"I wouldn't want to interrupt at all," he countered, shrugging slightly. "Unless an interruption was wished and would be welcomed."

[vanillajello]

"Maybe it's not an interruption at all, anyway." Kate pushed herself off her stomach and rearranged her position so she was sitting cross-legged on the bed. "I'm sure it could be called something else."

[therewaslife]

"What would you call it?" he wondered, maintaining his comfortable lean against the door frame while asking the question. "Pleasant coincidence?"

[future_sandworm]

"Kate?" Leto stopped by the door.

[vanillajello]

Kate was still poking at the computer, yes, although by now she was actually sitting on the bed. She looked up at him and gave him a little smile. "Hi, Leto."

[future_sandworm]

He entered and crossed the room to sit down next to her. "You never told me how it went with your dance teacher," he said.

[vanillajello]

Well, that was a topic that made her grin. "It went totally awesomely. She's great, and she liked me," she replied, shifting closer and leaning against him.

[future_sandworm]

"Good." He slipped one arm around her and leaned in to give her a kiss.

It was good news. Kate did need to be able to develop her talents.

[vanillajello]

Kate would've argued that instead of that, the main point right now was a regular chance to do something completely unrelated to Fandom and the people there.

She kissed him back, then said, "Definitely good."

[weldedtomyspine]

Considering how fast he had been going through it the other night, it was rather surprising that Jaime had any candy left. But he did! And he had the bag with him as he wandered by Kate's room.

"Oh, hey! What's awesome with you today?"

[vanillajello]

"Well, I seem to be really popular," Kate offered, grinning at him from where she was sitting on her bed.

[weldedtomyspine]

"And you have candy," Jaime added, throwing some at her.

[vanillajello]

"Apparently so," she noted after catching said candy. "Flying candy, even."

[weldedtomyspine]

"That's the best kind, isn't it?"

[vanillajello]

"I don't know," Kate said, popping a piece of candy into her mouth. "Candy that would try to fly away would suck."

[longislandiceme]

Bobby still had a couple boxes of those stupid Dusk candies. Which were actually kind of gross. But... candy.

He flopped down on his own bed after Business class and dumped a box out of said candies.

"Lamb?" he wondered, reading what one of the heart-shaped candies had printed on it. "What the heck is that supposed to mean?"

[vanillajello]

"Oh ewww, it's that stupid quote," Kate replied from her bed, making a face. "About a lion and a lamb falling in love."

[longislandiceme]

"How would that even work?" it's called a metaphor, Bobby. A bad one, but a metaphor nonetheless.

[vanillajello]

"How does the whole Dusk thing work?" Kate countered. "Don't ask difficult questions, it's not worth it."

[longislandiceme]

"But asking difficult questions is part of my mission in life!" okay, more accurately it was 'asking stupid questions' but, you know, details.

[vanillajello]

"Then I think you've been failing at it for a while already." Because yeah, stupid questions. And what was a conversation between roommates/sibling-figures without some snark, right?