3rd Floor Common Room, Friday Evening

[kestrelswolf]

Washing one's clothes in a stream meant that Firekeeper was actually quite comfortably attired as she (and Blind Seer, who just plain didn't need to worry about clothes) wandered in to the common room with boxes from one of the food-selling places in town. The smell of fresh-baked bread and cheese had drawn her in, but then she'd been asked about "

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[thatsamilkshake]

There was smart, aka hiding in your room when the last thing you had left to wear was footie pajamas with little bunny ears on the toes, and then there was being anyplace else.

Thing is, there was pizza anyplace else.

Guess where Francine was?

"Please don't ask. They were a present from my great aunt. Is that pepperoni?"

[lovemykilt]

"Dude, those are awesome." Priestly grinned at her from where he was sitting in Mr. Happy boxers. And nothing else.

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine colored and tugged a little at the zipper. Upwards. "At least it's--" Full-body coverage, thank God. "--warm."

She was trying not to stare. She shouldn't stare. She'd hated it when people stared... but much like with the assembly today, it was hard not to.

[lovemykilt]

Priestly wasn't going to tell her off for staring. If he hadn't been willing to accept staring, he'd still be hiding in his room. "Yeah, I'm totally jealous. Damned machines left me high, dry, and freezing exactly halfway back to the dorms, today."

[thatsamilkshake]

"Oh no, that's awful!" And she'd thought there couldn't be much worse than suddenly naked on stage. "Outside? That's just mean."

[lovemykilt]

"I know! It's, like, beyond freezing out there!"

[thatsamilkshake]

"Ok, remind not to even go outside until this whole thing is over," Francine said with a shudder.

[lovemykilt]

"Just be glad it's the weekend. You don't have to worry about going to any classes or fairs or assemblies."

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine covered her face. "Oh God, the assembly. Poor Mr. Algren." It had been a weird feeling, knowing exactly how awful an experience that could be, and yet not being able to tear her eyes away.

[lovemykilt]

"Dude kept his dignity really well," Priestly noted. "He's got balls."

[thatsamilkshake]

Her eyes widened momentarily. "I didn't s--- oh." More facepalm. "Like that. Yes."

[lovemykilt]

Priestly laughed. "Yeah, like that. Trust me, if I meant literal balls, I would have looked more like this." He wrinkled his nose and stuck out his tongue.

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine peeked over her fingers at him and couldn't help laughing a little weakly. "I'm sure he would've made that face too."

[lovemykilt]

"No way. I'm telling you, that guy had dignity. Almost frighteningly so."

[thatsamilkshake]

"I guess he did, yeah." Francine acknowledged. "I could never be that cool about it. If, um. That ever happened to me." Ahahahaha if.

[lovemykilt]

Priestly nodded. "At least no one was around when my clothes disappeared. Gave me time to get used to running around in my underwear."