Journalism Class - Thursday October 6

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

Spider looks like he hasn't slept in a week, and has obviously been chain-smoking with his cat. If he had hair, he'd be in the middle of a bad hair day. Even his tattoos look like they hurt. He has a giant vat of coffee on the edge of his paper-strewn desk, there are take-out boxes everywhere, and he's muttering pretty much constantly under his breath.

The back of the room has fresh coffee with all the fixings, gourmet snacks and tidbits and the screens are running playback feed from last night's debate.

Again, on the screen behind him, there's a message:

Today - Villians. Discuss. Yadda Yadda. Tomorrow we'll be doing a class project tying all three themes together. Double credit.




((OOC: The player is aware that there have been four themes. Spider is just very tired.))

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory watches this little display and creases her brow a little, frowning.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka notices Rory's reaction and wishes she knew how to talk to her without making things worse. After a long while, she decides that she has to practice what she's preaching.

Quietly, she asks Rory, "Things about what I said and what I did upset you. I know that. I'd like to understand. Are you willing to talk about it?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory chooses her words carefully.

"It's not so much that I'm upset over anything you did to affect me, personally," she says quietly. "What you do on your own time is none of my business. But my loyalties lie with the people who you did upset," she says, an apologetic tone sneaking into her voice.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka studies her. "Don't feel bad that yours loyalties lie elsewhere. And please don't feel I'm trying to sway them." She smiles, but it probably doesn't clear the mess of emotions in her eyes. "Loyalties are complicated. I understand that maybe better than anyone. Even when they're not complicated, like my loyalty to the people I think I'm protecting or helping, they can seem complicated because actions aren't always understood the same by..."

She shakes her head. "Sorry. This is too complex already for subtlety. Angela's mad. I know why she's mad. I don't see it the same way she does, but I understand why she sees it the way she does. My having sex with Angelus? Not a love or even a like thing. It was a one-time, power-dominance thing between two people who needed to prove they weren't afraid of each other and could work together if they have to.

"Where I come from, sex isn't a relationship joy. It's a weapon. And right now? It's the only one I've got."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nods. "That makes sense to me. And like I said, who you have sex with is absolutely your own business. I don't think it should've involved either of my friends. But there are hurt people on both sides of this thing..." she says, trailing off.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

No one but her intimates or maybe someone like Faith would feel the way the warmth in Beka's smile came from her pain. "Be Angela's friend. She needs you. I'm fine. I just wanted to clear the air." Almost inaudibly she adds, "If I could."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory offers a lopsided smile. "Thanks, Beka," she says quietly.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Some day this'll die down, and you'll tell me the story about the two Logans. Until then, be well." And know that I'll be watching your back. Beka moves away and contemplates approaching Angela.