Reese is in the Conrad common room. There's a book resting open in her lap, but she hasn't turned a page in the last twenty minutes. She's deep in thought - mostly about this situation she seems to have gotten herself in with Crews, but also, also inconveniently, her thoughts are drifting to what her father might say if he knew about this entire
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Few things would annoy Sam more than for Dean to bring Mexican food into their room, but maybe Dean won't even get that far.
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She manages to intercept Dean in line for the tacos, but not purposefully, and she won't realize she's cut in front of him unless he says something.
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He goes back to looking at the menu, debating if he wants more cheese or bean enchiladas, figuring the girl will only be a minute.
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She's debating on whether or not she wants an enchilada or a burrito - or maybe just go with the best of both worlds and have one of each.
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"Aha!" She carefully worms a very old-looking book free of the shelves, grinning like a madwoman. Okay, so it's not exactly in mint condition, but she can do a bit of restoration work on it and polish it up a bit.
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That's the kind of excitement that he'd get busted on for sure if he ever displayed it in front of Dean.
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Yes, Brighid is collecting a juvenile science fiction series from the mid-twentieth century. Don't judge, Sam.
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"Can't say I'm familiar," he admits, idly scratching the back of his head with one hand.
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She turns her attention to the only other person in the room. Never mind that she's reading a book, Maddy is missing a book.
"... you haven't seen any cooking books in here, have you?"
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It's not a cookbook in her hands, that's for sure. In fact, she's pretty sure it's one of Crews', now that she thinks about it. But even if you asked her what it's about, we can't promise she'd be able to tell you.
"No, sorry," she says. "But I haven't actually been looking for one."
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Maddy frowns. She doesn't exactly feel like putting the effort into lifting things about to search under them.
"Hmm. That's annoying." She wanted to avoid this, but- Maddy closes her eyes and holds out her hands, focusing on the details of the recipe book that she has in mind, calling it to her in her head.
It appears in her hands a minute later. Her head starts to hurt thanks to the effort of calling an unknown object from an unknown location. "There we are. I'm not actually a cook, but I'm trying out for a character in a play who is one. You see. Method acting. Good old Marlon Brando style."
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"So this is what, like, research?" Reese asks, after she gets over the initial shock of seeing something appear out of nowhere.
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So she's standing by the counter, waiting for her coffee, and eyeing each of the patrons in turn as if she's wondering if any of them might blow the place up. It's a valid concern.
Her eyes fall on Avery, and she smiles just a little. Someone looks just as rough around the edges as she feels - not that it was a bad night, as such, just... longer than usual.
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She notices the glances being tossed her way, though doesn't acknowledge them at first until the other woman's eyes pass over her again, and then she turns and quickly does so with a smile that's incredibly fleeting.
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"Long night, or just a too-early morning?"
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"Both," she answers, a bit croakily, but she clears her throat and tries again. "Guess I'm just not a big morning person."
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He wanders into the common room, where there's a stranger sitting reading. He pauses for a moment to try to see what exactly she's reading, but he can't seem to make it out, so he'll just ask.
"What are you reading?"
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She looks up, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear, and turns the left side of the book up so he can read the cover: The Island of the Day Before.
"Don't know much about it, to be honest," she admits. "I kind of just picked it up today."
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"I hear it gets better eventually, though," Reese adds, and there's a brief smile that appears.
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