Library, 2/28

[chasingangela]

Angela is behind the desk, listening to Throwing Muses on her iPod and staring into space.

She can help with your book-related needs. Cheerfulness is optional, right?

[OOC: Lyrical comment threads are from the Throwing Muses' University album. It's a Kristin Hersh kinda day.]

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Library, period 5, 2/28

[chasingangela]

My tongue is filled with sugar
And my back is filled with pain
Your tongue is on my shoulder
And there's nothing on my brain

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory wandered into the library looking, if possible, more tired than she did yesterday.

"Hey," she said, waving before collapsing into a chair with her cup of coffee.

[ooc: *scampers away for a bit* Just wanted to establish she did, in fact, make it in here at some point, omg.]

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[chasingangela]

"Aloha," Angela said, trying something different.

She registered Rory's tiredness. "Are you okay? I mean, considering."

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Ish," Rory replied with a small smile. She chewed on her lower lip. "So, my ex called and is in the area and wants to meet with me."

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[chasingangela]

"Oh," Angela said hesitantly. "Are you going to go?"

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," Rory said, frowning at absolutely nothing. "Cameron thinks I should have a fling with someone, like he and Jaye are doing."

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[chasingangela]

Angela frowned.

"...okay?," she said hesitantly. After all, she was the last person to comment about hooking up with exes.

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory waved a hand. "Sorry. Still thinking and being unhelpful and babbling at you. Did you know Bridgey's sort of figured out his animal thing? He can like, levitate them, now."

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[chasingangela]

"Babbling's cool. I just didn't know what you say," Angela shrugged. "Do you think you're going to see him?"

The follow-up, "And have you tested Bridge on glitter?" was out of her mouth before she realized what she was saying. She winced, waiting for her friend's reaction.

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory actually let out a soft laugh. "I told him that if he managed it with glitter, I would have a nervous breakdown and blame him. He said that he was pretty sure it's just animals, and then he played with Vladdie and Yoda."

She ran a hand through her hair, exhaling and shrugging. "As for Jess - because yeah, it's Jess and not Dean. And I don't know if I told you or whatever, but Jess is the one who kind of took off without saying anything last June. This is the first I've heard from him in like, six months. So I don't know. I want to see him. I just don't know what he expects of me."

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[chasingangela]

"Maybe he doesn't know himself?" Angela suggested. "He was here for, like, five minutes in September and then took off again, right?"

She rubbed her forehead. "I don't know. I don't want to tell you what to do because I'm still such an idiot about Jordan, unfortunately."

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nodded. "I'm still just figuring it out. And I was thinking - when he was here? He seemed different. So I'm wondering if he was like, my Jess. Like you know how Angel talks about his Buffy versus the really shy Buffy who used to go here?"

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker waved as she came in, looking around for Fraiser. "Did Janet ever get lunch?"

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[chasingangela]

Angela waved back.

"Dunno," she said. "I took off to have lunch with Marty in town."

She wrinkled her nose. "It wouldn't be easy to eat, with her hand sticking to stuff."

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker sat down, shaking her head. "I've gotten about three or four e-mails from people who I had no idea were having problems. The way it looks now, at least a dozen people are having problems. Goofy ones. And most of it started sometime last week. This is so odd." She made a face. "Tell me you're not sticking to something, smelling something, or manifesting some other weird ability."

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[chasingangela]

Angela gave Parker a long look.

"... I can write with my toes?" she offered. "But no. Nothing new that I've noticed."

[OOC: Hmmm. I wonder if her power could make a brief comedic appearance, here. Or do you think out means out?]

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

[ooc: I don't know. It could? sorry for the late late reply]

"Hunh. Well, we'll see what turns up when Bridge checks, I guess. And maybe we can figure out if anything funky happened before people started becoming bizarre third-tier mutations of themselves."

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[swerval_zero]

"I've been wonderin' if I have powers now," Zero said from right there.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"GAH!" Parker managed not to flinch, despite the yelling. "Okay, yes. Zero? You are now officially SneakyWoman. Congratulations. I don't know how you're doing it, but your secret power is to scare the life out of people standing right next to you."

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[swerval_zero]

"I don't think that's it. Angela put the tape dispenser on my head."

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"On your *head*? Okay, that's ridiculous." Parker stared at Zero speculatively, then from the corner of her eye, then turned away, and whipped around. "Nope, still there."

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[swerval_zero]

Zero waved a little tentatively. "Um, yeah."

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"You're going to have to try it again when we're not expecting it. Maybe you're just not really good at it yet?"

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[swerval_zero]

"At what, though? Not being seen?"

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[chasingangela]

"Not on purpose!" Angela interjected. "I was cleaning the desk, and I totally didn't see her."