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Library, [01/02]

Jono had better things to do today than take in some bloody picnic. Like chill out with the books. Jonothon liked the books, damn it. The only chewing that he was expected to do on them was only in the most figurative sense, and he wasn't expected to do any socializing or speaking to them, and--

Had Jonothon ever mentioned how much he had always wished for this sort of excuse to avoid the hell out of the Welcome Picnic?

This was because Jono was an antisocial plonker.

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Because there's this guy? With bandages? And they might actually be giving off a little bit of smoke as he glowers at you.

Who will be happy to help you!

... Honest!

God, he dreads newbie days so.

Should he see fit to be here today, of course. Picnics are probably more compelling when you have a... you know... mouth.

.... I'M SORRY, SCHOOL SQUIRREL. I'll grab this myself if it explodes, promise! Jono just couldn't handle missing another week for silly things like holidays and major social events.

Raven hadn't seen Jono at the picnic, but it was Sunday after all, so she knew where to find him. She was still wary of slipping into a nightmare, though she did her best not to let that show in her emotions when she came up to him for a hug. "Hello, Jono, I knew you would be here," she said.

//Am I really that horribly predictable?//

Jono settled into the hug easily enough, even if the whole... welcome picnic thing did have him a bit on edge. Not a semester went by that he didn't manage to unwittingly scare the crap out of someone by talking. He didn't suspect this semester would be any different.

//Or are you just used to my work schedule, by now?//

"Both," Raven murmured, relaxing into the hug. "I do not stay long at the picnics either, since the emotions can be overwhelming and I am always afraid someone will recognize me and think I am evil." Which was pretty irrational if she bothered to think about it, since that had only happened once and it wasn't at a picnic.

//I think I actually prefer when people recognize me,// Jono confessed, giving her a little squeeze before easing back slightly. //At least if they do, that means they already know what to expect.//

Fire. Telepathy. Mutant with a self-worth complex. Same old.

//I think I lucked out, this semester. Having to work through th'picnic, I mean.//

"I do have terrible news," Raven said solemnly, putting on her best Serious Face. Maybe she was being a tiny bit mean, but it was to get his mind off his insecurities, so it was for a good cause!

Well. That certainly got an eyebrow raise out of Jonothon, yes.

//Terrible, hm?//

It must be terrible. Just look at that Serious Face!

"I no longer have my room all to myself," she sighed dramatically. "I have a roommate." Which mean such awful logistical things such as arranging privacy and potential sexiling.

Socks on the door. Socks! On the door! It would be useful, honest!

//Oh?// All the same, that didn't strike Jonothon as too terrible. He'd worked around a girlfriend with a roommate situation before. //Well, I suppose this means that we'll have to go out more often.//

... It was weird, when Jono managed to find the silver lining all in one go like that.

"At least it is not a stranger," Raven said, smiling again because maintaining Serious Face around Jono was far too difficult. "Ariel is to be my roommate now."

//Oh, really?// Heaven help him. //She's one of my little siblings, actually. Not a bad gel to have to share a room with, I think.//

Tiny, cute, overly pleasant, lovely voice, now that she had one. Still seemed sort of oblivious about the fire thing, but that was mostly because he still hadn't just out and told her.

//She'll be understanding, at least, if we need some time alone for whatever reason.//

You know. Any little thing.

Eventually, though it took her quite a bit, Ariel realized that someone was missing from the picnic and, after some time to consider it, felt she knew where he might be hiding.

Hiding!

On newbie day.

So excuse the little redhead with her arms crossed over her chest, tapping her foot as she looked over at Jono with a look of chiding disappointment. Words, she felt, were not necessary.

Oh, that Ariel. She'd mastered body language, really, hadn't she?

//Don't give me that look,// Jono sighed. //I haven't been in to th'library in weeks. I can't just go missing shifts all willy-nilly now, can I?//

Not that Me. DeTamble was likely to care, he supposed.

"I hope so," Raven agreed, moving to perch on ~~Chamber's door~~ the front desk. "I know you and she are friends, so I did not think she would mind your presence at all. But I have warned her that my sleep is sometimes disturbed." And, well, her waking hours, but that was beside the point.

"Yeah," Ariel said, shaking her head, "but the library will still be here next week. The Newbie Picnic, however, will not be."

Priorities!

//Ah, but the newbies will be,// Jono pointed out. //And they might have had decent time on the island by that point to not be too bothered by the island's more... unique residents.//

Voices in their heads, Ariel. In their heads!

Jonothon nodded a little.

//I'm certain that she won't mind,// he replied, shrugging his shoulders. //I think th'two of you will get on rather well, really.//

Honestly, he couldn't imagine them not.

[Sorry so slow! Company showed up. o.0]

Henry wasn't exactly moving in or anything today, but it had been two weeks and he missed the books. So he passed through, looked over the paperwork, and made himself stay away from the picnic just long enough that he figured he'd covered his desk for the day.

"We were already acquainted, so now we will have the opportunity to learn to know each other better, which I am looking forward to," Raven said. "And while I promised not to inconvenience her, she understood that there are times I will want privacy." For meditation, and more importantly, for Jono-snuggling.

[How dare they!]

Naturally, the snuggling was the important part here! What else possibly could be?

//She's got a fair to active social life herself,// Jono noted, pleasantly. For Jono. //I imagine she'll be asking for th'favour to be returned, at any rate. But I'm certain you'll both be able to make something work, mm?//

"I find myself unsurprised," Rosalind said dryly, as she came in and leaned against the desk. What? He wasn't going to tell her not to.

Raven swung her legs a bit, then tried to hook one foot behind Jono to draw him closer to her. "Then I shall have to come down to your room in that case," she decided. "Assuming that is all right with George."

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