Computer Lab, Thursday morning

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah wasn't typing away phrases this time. She was surfing the 'net. And looking for free downloads and music. And trying to think of anything else to show Jak that she hadn't already.

With that Killers song blasting away, too.

[open as a computer lab!]

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[weldedtomyspine]

"I suppose that's true. But there's only so long I can sit around reading books on tactics and psychology and whatever else I'm interested in this week."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah tilted her head, thinking. "You could get a job? Or join the play cast or crew. Ooooor... did you join any of the clubs?" She grinned. "I stop by all the Reserves stuff, and I have a job." She looked thoughtful. "Or you could explore the Preserve, see if you could find some teal deer."

[weldedtomyspine]

"I might get a job... Even my parents wouldn't object considering how little classwork there is here... I don't know about exploring, though." Jaime faked a shudder. "That sounds like it might involve nature."

[Running home, back in 45 minutes or so!]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah snickered, then asked, "Have you met Blysse and Blind Seer yet? They showed me around the Preserve once, so I could see what it was all about. I had fun, but it's so not my native habitat."

[see ya!]

[weldedtomyspine]

"Not yet," Jaime shook his head. "But I'm sure it'd be scary. There are trees out there. I'm from El Paso."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah choked, then laughed. "Hey, New Gotham girl here. Even we have trees. In little manageable pockets." She grinned at him and teased, "Does the water intimidate you too?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"Nah. We have pools and stuff. And I've been to the beach a couple of times." Mostly on heroing gigs, but whatever.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Cool. There's a pool in the basement of the dorm," she told him. "Which is nice. Since in about another two weeks it'll be too cold to swim." She looked thoughtful. "I need to get down there more often. I always say that, and I always forget." The last time she was down there was during hormone week, when she needed it.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Well, if you decide to go let me know? Or maybe we could go together sometime."

Wait... that probably came out wrong. Fortunately, Jaime had enough experience with sticking his foot in his mouth to know that objecting that he didn't mean it would only make things worse. So he just shut his mouth suddenly.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Wait. Didn't he have a girlfriend? Yes, he did, so that couldn't sound like what it sounded like. Right. Yeah.

"...sure," Dinah said gamely, recovering from her own internal flail. "That way I can show you where it is. And the clothes-stealing washers on the first floor. If you haven't had to deal with them already."

[weldedtomyspine]

"And if someone else is going you're more likely to go yourself, yeah?"

Then he frowned. "Wait... clothe-stealing washers?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"True!" Dinah chirped, cheering up, then turning red. "Uh. They went on strike, my first week here. They were stealing everyone's clothes, not just mine. Poor--" Hot. "-- Mr. Algren ended up in his underwear in front of the entire school during assembly, because his clothes just vanished."

[weldedtomyspine]

"... that... must have been awkward." Jaime was torn between laughing and grimacing because on the one hand: funny, on the other hand: it could theoretically happen to him.

Fortunately he had the Scarab, which could solve the clothing problem. If he could figure out how to explain it.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I was lucky Arthur... showed up." AHEM. "Anyway! Yeah. The pool. Maybe this weekend, or sometime next week?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"Sure," Jaime grinned. "Just let me know when's good for you."