Student newspaper, election edition

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The day after homecoming (*cough* and any post-Homecoming or during Homecoming things that are still being slow played *cough*) found Angelus in the journalism classroom. He'd taken over a few desks and chairs, moving them so that he could sit in one chair with a mug of warm blood on a desk beside him, his feet raised and propped up on a desk in front of him, and a laptop cradled in his lap.

He typed away at his article.

Anyone watching him would notice two things:

1) He was still disturbingly cheerful, albeit focused on his work

2) He was dressed in black jeans, a black long-sleeved, form-fitting T-shirt, black shoes, and a pair of black-rimmed eyeglasses.

It was possible for people to interrupt him if they cared to.

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(OOC: Beka did join the newspaper staff to do a sex column, and she might well come in to work on something about the people seen in dark corners. Welcome interruption or unwelcome?)

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[ooc: I'm/he's up for whatever. I've got a lazy day today and figured this would be a nice way to put him somewhere for anybody who wanted to interact with him]

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[ooc: Just friended your regular LJ. ;)]

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Though the dress hadn't been near so bad -- definitely not bad, no, and the results? wow -- as she'd imagined, it felt good to be back in Beka clothes. Skin-tight black sleeveless tank, jeans, silver buckled-belt, boots, and black-ribbon choker with silver pendant. Much more practical for things like working on campaign strategy...or newspaper articles about relationships...like she was such an expert?

"I need to work on saying 'no'," Beka groused goodnaturedly, as she entered the Journalism classroom.

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"Okay," Angelus said, obligingly. "Get me a cup of coffee."

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Who? Oh. Angelus. "No." She didn't quite smirk on her way to grab a cup for herself. "That was easy enough. Try something harder than hostessing next time."

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"You said you needed to work on it," Angelus said, typing away. "Figured I'd start you out with something easy."

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Settling in at a desk with her Flexis and a laptop, Beka cocked her head, bemused. "You're unusually pleasant today. Dare I ask the reason?"

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"An evil vampire can't be in a good mood?"

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"Sure you can. Even a nasty-tempered futuristic gunbunny can be in a good mood." Beka offered a self-satisfied smile and opened a file to type up some notes:

Seen (Together) at Homecoming

- Cam and Vala, what happened to Kara?
- Lee, what happened to Veronica?
- Angelus and Lisa, what's going on there?

She looked up from her screen and grinned at him, shrugging. "Just curious whether the specific causes are the same as to our good moods."

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Duce strolls to the classroom and leans against the doorjam. Her face scans across as though looking for someone, teeth flashing in a positively predatory smile when she doesn't find them. Pulling a small notebook and pen from the pocket of her leather jacket, she checks something off as her smile grows.

Contrary to the icon, she's back in darkling ensemble again - black jeans and t-shirt, leather jacket and boots. Scanning the room again, she does a double-take at Angelus' outfit. "Angelus, bebeh, you look so naaahz. You should do casual wear more often." She comments casually, "Anyone seen Jake this morning?"

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*er... bold should end after the title line. *headdesk*

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Angelus took a swallow from his mug, grimacing as the blood had gone down to room temperature. His eyes spied Beka's notes. "I'm making headlines now? And I'm third?"

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Beka looked up and smiled pleasantly. "Not yet, no."

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"Thank you, Duce," Angelus spared her a quick smile. "Jake's the girl, right?"

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Her grin widens, "Eeeehhhhhhhxxxccellent." Tucking her notebook back into her pocket, she explains, "We helped Jake pick out his dress. He was reportedly seen leaving the dance with Alex.. and nobody's seen either of them yet this morning."

Clasping her hands piously in front of her chest, she voices guilelessly, "We do hope they had.. fun last night."

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Beka noticed the grimace. "That's probably even worse than cold coffee, huh? First, third, your sex life is always fascinating." Then more softly to herself she adds. "A little too fascinating sometimes."

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Duce answers after her comment, "Yeah.. he's a girl.. right now. Normally? Boy."

Her grin fades to a smirk, "And oh, the fun we are having with that." (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/193981.html?thread=8924093#t8924093)

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At that, laughed. "I'll add that to my list. Did you have fun last night?," she asks, absolutely innocently, while typing:

Jake, and...Alex (Krycek?)

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(OOC- if Beka wants help with this, either Lilly or Faith would *lovelovelove* to. Cause gossip? Very fun)

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(OOC: Beka fully intends to come share gossip etc with Faith for the weekly column. She figures what she can't use, Faith can, and vice versa. Partners in mischief? *grins* Oh, and Chiana and Beka are forming a smutting, drinking, mischief-making (and occasional non-school thieving) club. Interested?)

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"At the dance?" Duce smirks, "Kinda boring, really. We got Oz to bail early. We had.. better things to do. Missed you there, though - who'd you go with?"

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"I don't know how Angel copes with it," Angelus said. "No, I do, he's a whiny moping loser who prefers it cold because that way he can pretend it absolves him of all his evil evil ways. His views on sex are very similar, which is why he'd never even make it to third... on any variation of that meaning."

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"That a usual thing?" Angelus looked at her over the rims of his glasses. "The switching?"

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"From the hysterics Jake had over it? Unlikely. Still no clue what did it or how to turn him back into a card-carrying testicle member of the human race, though." Her teeth flash in another grin, "Although Jake's protesting it ever so much less now.. and when he hears we said that, he's going to kill us, in our sleep."