Day Two - Swimming

[yes_miss_potts]

Who: Pepper Potts, Heather Lisinski
Where: Beach
When: Early morning
Rating: PG thus far
Status: Finished
Invasion: Sure!  Come on in!
Summary: Unable to sleep late into the day, Pepper gets up early to take a swim in the ocean, where she runs into Heather out for a walk.  They exchange pleasantries, and find that they actually have a great deal in

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[yes_miss_potts]

"Me neither," Pepper admitted, traipsing down the hallway, "I should have; I saw enough of the place yesterday. It's just not sticking, I don't think. I think that's why I've mostly hung around the water; it's safe, I know where it is, and I know how to get back. Any more than that and I'll likely need a guide. Or someone braver than I leading the way."

Pausing momentarily, Pepper stared down the hallway a moment, realizing she'd forgotten which was hers. Then she looked up at the nameplates on the doors. Some were blank, she noted, but others had names. She smiled as she noticed that Chase's room was on this floor as well, but made no other indication that she might be interested.

Her room ended up being the one on the very opposite end of the stairwell they'd come up. She opened the door, inviting Heather in. It wasn't much; just a small nondescript room with a bed, dresser and desk. It was kind of homey though. She'd originally considered switching residences, if she could, but in the spirit of the youthfulness she'd been feeling, had decided to stick with the college-like living arrangements.

[rosy_intellect]

Heather took the invitation, stepping into the room and moving aside to give Pepper some space to enter. "This is kind of like my cottage, except more like my dorm I had back in college," She mused, glancing around at the simple surroundings.

She then remembered the whole reason they needed to come up here: Pepper needed to change. "Um, if you wanted to change, I could wait outside..."She offered, and stepped back into the hallway.

[yes_miss_potts]

"Oh, right," Pepper said, flushing a very little, "I'll be out in just a moment."

It felt rude to shut the door in Heather's face like this, but there wasn't anywhere to go so she could change in privacy. She quickly changed out of her swimsuit and into what was swiftly turning into her uniform - jeans and a t-shirt. Closing the door behind her, Pepper stepped back out into the hallway, now significantly less embarrassed about her state of attire.

"Right," she said, grinning, "Cafeteria's downstairs. Shall we?"

[rosy_intellect]

"Sounds like a plan," Heather agreed, letting Pepper lead the way down to the cafeteria. "What kind of food do they have here? I was able to get something pretty normal at the Tavern last night, but every place here could be different."

[yes_miss_potts]

"You said you went to college right?" Pepper explained, "Well, it's a lot like the food in a college cafeteria. Only with a few extra things you don't quite recognize. It's not exactly four star dining, but it's not bad."

As they wandered in, Pepper noted that the cafeteria looked exactly the same as the day prior, albeit with different locals milling about.

[rosy_intellect]

Heather found herself having a major case of deja vu. It was like the last few years hadn't happened, and she was back in college, going to breakfast with her friends from the dorm. Which is pretty much true, except the being in college part, She thought. "Should we get food first or stake our claim on a table?"

[yes_miss_potts]

"Food," Pepper stated, suddenly famished. It seemed that her swim that morning had worked up quite a hunger.

She grabbed a tray and stood in line behind some creature with limbs that were ever so slightly too long. Ogling a little, she turned to exchange a look with Heather.

[rosy_intellect]

Heather shrugged, not having any explanation for the creature in front of Pepper. "Different strokes for different folks?" She murmured to Pepper.

Grabbing a tray as well as a plate nearby, she surveyed the food in front of her. It strangely did remind her of college dorm food: trays of different foods were strewn out in front of them, made either as bland as possible or as spicy as possible, but never anywhere in the middle of that continuum. "Yum," she muttered. But, looking on the bright side, all of it did look fairly tasty, and her stomach was hungry enough that even bland tasting food would do.

[yes_miss_potts]

Having gathered a rather nondescript breakfast of fruit and coffee, Pepper waited for Heather before finding a table.

"I don't think I'm ever getting used to that," she said of the locals, eyeballing one behind Heather that looked slightly like a chimp only not quite.

[rosy_intellect]

Heather followed Pepper's glance and, turning away from the chimp-like creature, shook her head. "Me either," she said to her companion, leading them to a table in a far corner of the dining hall. "Is this one okay?"

[yes_miss_potts]

"Perfect," she smiled at her new companion.

Remembering the last time she'd sat in the cafeteria, she grinned maniacally.

"So, have you run into Laurel yet?" she asked, chuckling, "She's a hoot. Last time I was here, she just plain sat down with us like she owned the place - which, I guess, she sort of does - and started talking to us. It was unreal."

[rosy_intellect]

"Laurel?" Heather echoed, confused. "No, I guess I haven't. What is she like?" She asked, curious.

[yes_miss_potts]

"Well you read the letter, right?" Pepper asked, hoping she had, "She's a lot like that. Only....crazier, somehow."

Oh, and she has horns, Pepper thought idly, choosing not to mention this particular point.

[rosy_intellect]

"Yeah, I did," Heather replied, suddenly understanding. "Gotcha. So she just came and sat down with you? That's pretty...interesting..."

[yes_miss_potts]

"It was," Pepper agreed between mouthfuls, "But she's kinda hard to talk to on account of she turns around everything you say, somehow. Very frustrating."

Pepper chewed thoughtfully, picking the grapefruit out of her fruit bowl. She detested grapefruit.

"So what are you going to do after breakfast?" she inquired, genuinely curious, "I was just going to lounge around in my room a bit, I think. Stay out of trouble for a bit. Yesterday was a bit too exciting for my liking."

[rosy_intellect]

"I hadn't really thought that far," Heather responded, taking a bite of the breakfast in front of her. "I guess I'll do more exploring, maybe see if I can meet some more people like us--people that got transported here, I mean."