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Kate Gregson ([personal profile] vanillajello) wrote2011-01-08 09:23 pm

Room 324, Saturday Afternoon

Originally, Kate had been pretty thrilled to find herself alone in 324 for the weekend. She liked having a roommate, but she loved having the space to herself, with the freedom to hang out in as little clothes as she wanted to. What was there to not love about that?

And that was how it had worked for most of the evening. But then late night, after going to bed, she'd just become super aware of being alone in the room. Alone in the dark. She'd told herself it was just stupid and ridiculous and sad to be scared but the feeling didn't leave her alone. It was the first night she'd slept all alone (or at least without a territorial, protective vampire in the same house) since... all that traumatizing, life-threatening crap. She knew she'd get used to it with time, but knowing that didn't help with the fear at hand.

She'd done most of her sleeping in the morning, sleeping way in, and was now seriously considering luring someone into spending this next night with her. Right now, that mostly consisted of having her door open with music drifting out into the hallway. She wasn't feeling like going out to find people, though she did at times wander over to stand in the doorway, just... watching. It was that kind of a day.

Occasionally, she fiddled with her phone and wondered whether she should just call someone over, but she wasn't sure that the phonelines weren't still messed up, and anyway, how desperate would that have looked?

[ooc: Door and post are open, people who come by may or may not be subtly roped into having a sleepover.]

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-09 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
The video itself was bad quality and just ridiculous which meant Nathan started laughing almost immediately. She, however, filled out the costume pretty well which tempered some of that laughter. Still.

"I thought you'd gotten dumped," he finally said, glancing over at her before his eyes were drawn back to the video. "Did you honestly get dumped over something as silly as this? What a wanker."

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-09 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Lame wanker, then," Nathan decided, pretty much delighted by what he was seeing. "Probably a virgin when you met him, right? Just completely without any knowledge of how life works."

That was honestly just Nathan being a dick more than anything. It was hard to understand some dude getting all upset about this but he was a special person.

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-09 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"I, for one, hope you haven't come to the end of your time as this...person," Nathan said, waving his fingers at the screen. "I would hate to miss out on first run, bad quality, amateur porn. It'd be a travesty of epic proportions!"

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-09 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"What, no more cakes?" Nathan asked, stricken. "Why the fuck not? I would offer to pay for dry cleaning for your shorts if you're so worried about cleaning. Come on, now. Don't get extreme here."

[GOOD NIGHT!]

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
"That feels fucking backwards," Nathan said, glancing at the computer screen once more before shaking his head. "Wouldn't people you live with appreciate it more than some twat whose only contact with a girl is a virtual handjob?"

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"And just how has that been working out for you?" From what he'd heard, she'd been doing a right shitty job of that.

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm actually surprised you admitted you failed," Nathan replied, snickering. "I thought you'd just blame it on something else so as to avoid a hit to your ego. How very humble of you."

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I think I've figured out enough for tonight," he decided, sighing and getting comfortable again. "Time is our friend, Kate. It's what drives each amazing day we live in."

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have a large assortment of knowledge, you know," Nathan answered, sounding like that should be obvious. "I'm a wise, wise man on the same plane as Confucius. Or Lady Gaga."

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is oftentimes the responsibility of those in the public eye to make political statements that sometimes involve meat dresses," he said oh so wisely. "And if said person is paid quite handsomely for that responsibility, well, all the better."

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're welcome," he said because he was certain that had been her version of thank you. Somehow.

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"It doesn't."

He shrugged and crossed his legs at the ankle, getting his lanky frame comfortable.

"And you might not have meant it sincerely outwardly but I'm sure inside, you're totally grateful to me."

[identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com 2011-01-10 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"So, reading between the lines, you think I'm awesome and are grateful I'm sharing my awesomeness with you," Nathan decided. "Well, you're very welcome. I am always happy to help those in need."