Study Hall (11/30/2005)

[romanywitch]

Jenny unlocks the doors, a little bit late because her player forgot and unloads coffee and doughnuts bought from the NPC Donut Shop. She's not sure how many students show up to study hall, but if there are leftovers, she can always dump them in the cafeteria.

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam wondered if Lee was trying to tell her something. Every time she saw him lately, he offered her a mint. She took one, though, just in case.

"Turned down proposals (both indecent and otherwise) from a toaster this morning, embarrassed myself in front of a teacher, learned Greek verbs. You know, the usual. You?"

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Ah, you've met John's talking toaster," Lee says with a grimace, reminded of why he came to study hall in the first place.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"That stupid thing belongs to John?" She noted Lee's expression. "Why? What'd it say to you?"

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Well, among other sundry and scandelous topics, he insinuated something about Kara which makes me quite keen on having a chat with his owner," Lee says, looking cross.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She winced. "I'm sorry to hear that, but you do know it's a toaster, right? I wouldn't take anything it said too seriously."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"We take toasters very seriously where I come from," Lee says.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Really? Why?" Sam looked at Lee curiously. "I mean, this is the first sentient toaster I've ever met...usually, they just, y'know, toast stuff."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Before I was born, we were almost wiped out by a race of machines that vaguely resemble toasters," Lee says quietly.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam was instantly sympathetic and reached to lay a hand over one of his. "I'm so sorry, Lee. I didn't mean to bring up bad memories."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I wasn't even born. It's kind of not exactly... real to me, you know?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I guess. Still, I am sorry for bringing it up."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

Lee shrugs. "Anyway, how's Jack?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Out of the infirmary, at least." She smiled. "I haven't seen him much lately, though. Probably busy making up all his homework."

"And you? How was your Thanksgiving?"

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

Lee nods. "What do you think of the infirmary, by the way?" Not that he's planning to be in there in a couple of weeks.

"Spent the break on Caprica City with Kara. Didn't get arrested and danced the tango. It was pretty nice."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I thought it was your standard infirmary," she shrugged, still preferring being treated by Janet, but whatever. "Doctor Wilson's really nice, and Doctor House is pretty entertaining, if not what I'd normally call friendly. They seemed to give people good care, from the little I know about medicine."

She smiled. "Danced the tango, huh? With Kara, or some other woman?"

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Oh Sam," and he looks a bit dreamy, "is there another woman in the world?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She grinned. Most of the guys of her acquaintance didn't do dreamy. Nightmarey, sure. "You're really gone over her, huh, Adama? That's sweet."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

Lee blushes. "Sorry, um... so err..." Lee says searching for a conversation topic that isn't Kara and how it's problematic, not exactly sweet.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"No, don't apologize," Sam rushed to reassure him. "I'm sorry. I've made you uncomfortable. Again."

Wow, not her day for conversations. "So, I'm just...gonna shut up now, I think. Not that I don't like talking to you, but, oh boy, that came out wrong, too." She fidgeted in her chair. "I guess I'm gonna try and pull my foot out of my mouth, if that's okay with you."

[leeadama.livejournal.com]

"Sam," he says with a grin, "It's quite easy to make me uncomfortable, I'm unfortunately wired this way," and he laughs. "You're fine...I'm just... tell I'm too young to be listening to my parents on their relationship advice to me, especially when they're divorced."