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Room 407; Saturday [ 01/10 ].

Jan 10, 2009 15:36

With yet another pointless, unearned detention out of the way (he knew it; he knew he'd get one, he'd been feeling it all week), Cal returned to the room with an inkling of hope that a cockroadblock would already be removed and his roommate wouldn't be in at all tonight ( Read more... )

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bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 20:44:17 UTC

"...I finished all my other duties for the day," Merlin replied slowly. As if maybe Cal needed that speed to understand this. "I was thinking about going to see the Tee Vee later?"

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 20:48:25 UTC

"That's a really great idea," Cal said, nodding very emphatically for that idea. Smart kid, this Merlin. "I mean, you've got so much TV to catch up on, you'll probably want to check it out for a while."

bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 20:49:43 UTC

"Well, later in the evening, of course." Cal was acting odd. Odd for even this place where no one acted like they should.

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 20:56:02 UTC

"What do you plan on doing until then?" Cal asked, forehead furrowing in concern. "And how late is 'later'?"

bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 20:57:44 UTC

"I hadn't planned on any set times. Why?"

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 21:08:17 UTC

"It's kind of lame, don't you think?" Cal mused, dropping on his own bed with an imploring look across the room toward Merlin. "Being in a new place with all sorts of things to discover and important things to catch up on, and staying in your room all day?"

bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 21:09:33 UTC

"I suppose it would be," Merlin granted him. "Is there someplace I should go?"

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 21:17:33 UTC

For a fleeting moment, Cal thought that maybe he should just be honest with Merlin and explain exactly why he needed to get out of the room for a good, long portion of the evening, but he couldn't do it. It just seemed so pathetic.

"The preserve, maybe?" he offered. "Lots to explore there. You could..."

Don't do it, Stephanides.

"...go on a snipe hunt."

Too late now.

bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 21:19:11 UTC

"I don't hunt."

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 21:27:52 UTC

"It's not, like...hunting hunting," Cal said, babbling out the bullshit easily enough. "You just try to catch them, because they're really hard to catch and you get bragging rights and sometimes they make good pets."

bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 21:33:55 UTC

Merlin gave him a look. Arthur may call him simple, but he wasn't that dim.

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 21:41:15 UTC

Under that look, Cal just wanted to whimper, although he didn't. But he was running out of ideas and he didn't want this to turn out looking like he was so desperate that he actually had to ask his roommate to leave for a night. Guy needed to give another guy a break, here!

bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 21:46:09 UTC

Merlin sighed and relented. "When should I be back?"

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 21:52:03 UTC

"I don't know!" Cal said, searching for some subtle way to put this. "Late? Really late? Lots to familiarize yourself with out there, Merlin, and I mean, those couches in the common room are pretty comfortable, in case all that TV watching makes you tired or anything."

Just saying...

bigdamndestiny January 10 2009, 21:53:26 UTC

"...you want me to find somewhere to sleep? What are you doing that I can't use my own bed?"

not_a_mused January 10 2009, 21:56:19 UTC

"Nothing!" Cal said quickly. He could honestly say that he had absolutely no intention of bringing Merlin's bed into the picture, and now he was wondering if he'd been wrong just a second ago in thinking that Merlin got it. "Nothing at all. I'm just saying...late is good. Really late. Just to be safe."

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