Detention, Depths of the Castle, Friday

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So, one of the important things to realize about detention was that the monotony of everyone's daily lives was part of the punishment. That meant that even though someone had died yesterday, the day's schedule didn't change a bit.

After all, most of your little lives just weren't that important in the grand scheme of things.

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Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

"Everyone else got insulted," April pointed out in... well, yeah, that was kind of a whine. "Come on. I'm right here. Sitting duck."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

Karla was now blinking at her. A lot. Maybe the time down here had cracked her, too? "Are you really feeling left out because no one's tormented you?" she asked, incredulous. "I'm pretty sure that there are any number of people in there willing to trade places with you."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

"Those people can't draw a perfect map of the cracks on the ceiling," April pointed out. "You're really not gonna do it?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

Karla sighed. "You should save up your energy and for something better than getting insulted," she told the girl. "You're going to have a lot of Resistance friends in here with you soon. Maybe you should think about putting together some kind of welcome wagon."

She tried to make her voice sound vaguely threatening, but the glare she was giving April was much more of the Listen to what I'm really saying!

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, April got the message loud and clear. She was lazy, but she wasn't stupid. "Yeah?" she said. "Around when?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

"Maybe as early as tomorrow," Karla said with a spiteful grin. "Whenever we can round them all up. They're like roaches, you know. They like to congregate in the dark, but as soon as you shine a light on then, they vanish."

Her grin grew wider. "But now that I'm here, Lady Umbridge's forces now every nook and cranny to search. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised at all if people started showing up en masse as early as tomorrow."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

April nodded slowly. "Good to know," she said. "Almost as good as being insulted, now that I think of it."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

"I try to deliver," Karla said, sounding as snide as she could. "Now get away from me. I have better things to do than entertain you."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

"You came over here," April pointed out. "You're really gonna make me go find a different chair?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

"Considering I'm the one who has the power to make your entire day a misery beyond what you've ever experienced before? Yes."

All part of her cover, April!

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

"Misery," April repeated doubtfully. "You won't even insult me."

Was she helping Karla train to enhance her cover? Maybe. Was she also just fucking around because she was bored? Absolutely.

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

"If you'd like, I can show you the difference," Karla offered. She held up a hand and let fire play over her fingers. "Here. You tell me your favorite insult and I'll brand it in your skin? Okay?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

April eyed her, not sure if she was bluffing. "Surprise me."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

Of course Karla was bluffing! She was only pretending to be a horrible person today! Yesterday, she probably would have written something like misbegotten spawn of a gutterwhore, just for length's sake, but today, Karla actually was interested in branding anyway.

She glared at April, giving her a look that hopefully suggested something along the lines of If you make me break my cover, I very well MIGHT brand you!

It was an eloquent look.

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[hatesallthis.livejournal.com]

April rolled her eyes. "Fine," she said, and made a dramatic show of pushing back her chair.

Maybe she'd go bother Jono.

Re: Visiting Hours [07/27]

[poison-pretty.livejournal.com]

"Thank the Darkness," Karla muttered, rolling her eyes. "Idiot!"

See, April! You got that insult after all!