Library is Open, 4/5

[swerval_zero]

Zero opened up the library, as was usual for her on Wednesdays, and briefly disappeared into the stacks looking for something to occupy her time. She returned with The Pearl Blade, the third in the "Jewels of the Caribbean" series by Angelica Demesnes, her new favorite author.

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Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory shuffled in, looking both tired and blotchy, and carrying a huge cup of coffee.

She took a seat and proceeded to stare blankly into space, ignoring even the glorious nectar of caffeine before her.

Re: Fifth Period

[swerval_zero]

"Rory? Something wrong?"

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory shook her head and wrote something down, sliding the paper over to Zero.

Broke up.

Re: Fifth Period

[swerval_zero]

Zero scribbled a query and slid the paper back over to her.

Mallet?

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory smiled, scrawled something back, and passed it back.

Nah. I broke up with him. No need to be all mean and mallet-y

Re: Fifth Period

[swerval_zero]

Better off without him.

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

Re: Fifth Period

[swerval_zero]

Now you can find a boyfriend who doesn't have to keep you a secret. Or stay single for a while; single works too. Zero was mentally making a list of the single boys at school. The radio had said Victor was interested in Rory, but she knew how the radio could be...

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

But I don't want a new boyfriend.

Rory drew a little sad face beside the statement.

Re: Fifth Period

[swerval_zero]

Then be single! Single girls have moredifferent fun. Zero remembered she wasn't single any more.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel came in on a quest for more research. Spotting Rory, he swung by her way. "Hey. How's it going?"

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I'm fine," she said.

Didn't take a genius to figure out she was lying.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel, who actually hadn't noticed her being off before, did a double take now.

He sat down across from her. "What happened?"

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory repeated the process she had gone through with Zero moments before, and wrote something down on a piece of paper, sliding it over to Angel.

Anakin and I broke up.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

It was by sheer miracle that the tiny gerbil that powered Angel's brain remembered that he shouldn't reply to that comment out loud.

Instead he grabbed a pen.

Why?

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Had a fight. And Obi-Wan's coming, and all. Right thing to do.

Rory chewed on her lip as she slid the page back over.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel quirked an eyebrow at that.

Fight?

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

About how it's my fault, and stuff.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Both eyebrows now.

How is it your fault?

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

It just is. I should have stopped it. I knew better.

Rory gave a helpless little shrug.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel seemed remarkably calm all of a sudden.

That's what he said?

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nodded.

He's right, though. And he was kind of drunk.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

You okay?

Arguably a stupid question but sometimes you had to ask anyway.

Re: Fifth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory went with honesty this time.

Not really, no.

Re: Fifth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel shifted over to sit beside her.

Hug?