Study Hall -- Thursday, November 10th

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

At the front desk, Sarah is teaching the puppies to attack a tiny toy robot. Most of them are gnawing cutely at it.

Due to the fond looks everybody has been casting at the corner of the room, she's brought the pool table back.

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[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John eyes her back carefully. There's pumpkin on her but there's no way John's telling her. "Uh, no! Why would you have pumpkin on you?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"We were flinging pumpkins in shop class," She replied, grinning. "DEATH exploded his and it got all over everything."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker comes in looking tired but happy. "Morning." Then she slumps forward onto the table, her head pillowed on crossed arms.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Hey Parkie! You look like a million bucks!"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker smirks at him without raising her head. "You devalue the dollar, Crichton. What are you up to?" She frowns at Sam. "And why is there pumpkin on your shoulder?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Nothing much. Hanging out in study hall, counting down the hours till the weekend, planning the weekend. Why're you so damn tired?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Bunnies are not nocturnal, except when they're in a new place." Parker tilts her head and yawns. "Bet you didn't know that."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I did not." John is attempting not to laugh. He finally fails and does laugh. "You got a bunny? Why?!"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Because Zero thinks she's sneaky." Parker grins. "And she knew I liked bunnies. So now, I have Esmerelda, who is not Logan Echolls, and who is currently surrounded by all the furniture I have in my second room. I'm getting her a play pen and some toys tonight." She yawns. "I already got Skywalker to sing Bunny Foo Foo to her. For that alone, I owe Zero a *really* good Christmas present."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I never saw you as a mother, Parkie," John grins and laughs.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker's eyes widened in horror. "Bite your tongue right off, John Crichton." She made a face. "At least it's better than naming sea monkeys. What were you thinking?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John made a face right back. "How'd you find out about that? And I named them for Aeryn!"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam twisted her head around, trying to see the back of her shoulder. "Pumpkin flinging in shop class. Get it off me, please?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker flicked it off with one long fingernail, then critically examined Sam and shrugged. "I don't see anything else. Although that shirt's a dead loss. Pumpkin flinging?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," she said, shooting Crichton a dirty look. "Someone was going to let me walk around wearing pumpkin goo all afternoon. And the shirt's Jack's, so I was counting it as a loss anyway."

"We had to build a contraption out of stuff we found in the junkyard, then see whose machine flung the pumpkin the furthest and most accurately."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker chuckled. "Glad it's Jack's and not yours. How is he doing, by the way? And whose machine won?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I thought ahead," Sam replied. "I don't know how he's doing--I haven't made it into the clinic in a couple of days because I've been too busy trying to catch up on Independent Study work I should have been doing all along."

She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, grimacing as it got stuck in a little bit of dried pumpkin. "And he's not back and I haven't gotten the traditional 'please get him out of the clinic before we kill him' phone call. I don't know what to think."

"I can't tell you who won because we haven't finished playing that scene out yet."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker looked sympathetic, then smirky. "We could go pay him a visit. Again. Just to let him know we care," she added as innocently as possible.

"Ah. I'll root for yours from the sidelines. Possible run a book on it."

"And maybe I'll go buy those body paints, show him what he has to look forward to," she said slyly.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Morning, Parker. Long night?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"My new bunny was getting settled in, and kept escaping from its pen." She blinked, and straightened a little. "Hey. Want to build a bunny habitat? Esme needs something she can play in."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"New bunny?" Sam was a bit confused--Parker didn't strike her as the bunny type. "I've never built one before--how big does it have to be and what do you need it to do?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"About a quarter of the size of a normal dorm room. A maze would be nice. Something she can climb on. Possibly a burrow to hide in." Parker looked embarassed but defiant. "She has to be able to entertain herself when I'm not there."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam bit her lip to hide the smirk, which probably wouldn't be appreciated. "That's going to take a little time, especially if I need to build it in your room."

She thought for a second, tapping a pencil against her bottom lip, wheels already beginning to turn. "Otherwise, it won't be able to fit in through the door. I can probably come up with something, though."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker grinned, relieved. "Thanks. I could probably buy something, but shipping can be so dicey out here-- and besides, I know you'll come up with something better. Do you want to be paid in alcohol or lipstick?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam rolled her eyes. "Parker, what do you think?"