Third Floor Common Room, Monday Evening

[the_merriest]

After Hamlet's party, Rikku wandered into the third floor Common Room, fiddling idly with the TV thing and wondering if Hades had been making up those Jeopardy clouds after all.

She quickly got frustrated with the remote, which wasn't working at all, for no discernible reason. "What is wrong with you, anyway?!" she asked it angrily. "And why is

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[bruiser_in_pink]

Molly wandered in. "How are you today, Rikku?" she asked cheerfully.

[the_merriest]

Rikku waved. "Is something weird going on with the teevees today?" she asked.

[bruiser_in_pink]

"Is it not working?"

[the_merriest]

"Am I doing it wrong?"

[bruiser_in_pink]

"Is it the remote or the TV?"

[the_merriest]

"How can you tell?"

[bruiser_in_pink]

"Have you tried pushing the buttons on the TV?"

[the_merriest]

"Do you think that'd work?"

[bruiser_in_pink]

"Why don't you give it a try?"

[the_merriest]

Rikku pushed the buttons and ... whoa. It worked. Everything worked. And then tried the remote again. And rolled her eyes.

"How did you know that?!"

[bruiser_in_pink]

"Do I look new here?" Molly asked with a teasing grin.

[the_merriest]

"So why won't this thing work?" she sighed, waving the remote. There would have been a 'thank you' in there, but, you know. Not a question.

[bruiser_in_pink]

"Have you checked the batteries?"

[the_merriest]

"What's a battery?"

[bruiser_in_pink]

"You've never seen a battery?" Molly asked holding her hand out for the remote.

[the_merriest]

Rikku handed her the remote. "Do they malfunction often?"