The Roof; Sunday Evening.

[not_a_mused]

Cal had never seen anything like this sky before in his life; he'd be damned if he didn't appreciate it. From the height of the dormitory's rooftop, the view was even better, and it also added a bit of consolation in the theory that, perhaps, if anything did erupt, he was at a bit of a high ground, even if he was pretty sure lava could manage to

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[imac_kenzie]

"That can't be good."

Mac was too interested in watching the eruption to care that she was stating the very, very obvious. It was kind of amazing, along with being scary as hell.

[not_a_mused]

"Depends on your definition of good," Cal commented back with a light grin over his shoulders toward her. It was certainly tentative. It was the coolest thing he'd probably ever seen, but it was rather frightening to think that it could end up dangerous as well as pretty. A lot of things were like that, though.

[imac_kenzie]

"I have no desire to end up surrounded by molten rock," Mac said simply, quirking a little smile in return as she made her way over to the edge of the roof. "That, staying over there, is my definition of good."

[not_a_mused]

"I can't say I'd like ending up like that, either," Cal agreed. "But, at the same time, if we are close enough that an eruption would effect us, I figured we're screwed either way, might as well enjoy it, you know?"

[sarcasm_guy]

Sokka walked out onto the roof and gasped at the view. It was even MORE gorgeous from up here. It was, perhaps, the single most beautiful thing he'd ever seen (well, except for Mel naked) and it was poised to deal painful death to all in its path. The inherent irony, poetic as it was, touched his very soul and stirred complex, troubled emotions deep in his heart. Here was Nature, in all its power and glory, neither good nor bad but beautiful and deadly. He couldn't simply let the moment pass without giving voice to something, to some of the many emotions stirring deep inside.

"Uh... Please tell me I'm not the only one who's noticed the GIANT FRIGGING VOLCANO about to kill us all???"

[not_a_mused]

"Nope, sorry," Cal said dully, letting out a slow puff of cigarette smoke toward the incredible storm the near distance. "Only one."

[sarcasm_guy]

"Yeah, you know what I meant." Sokka moved closer to the edge, took a deep breath, and sighed. "That... That's poetry right there. Real poetry. It doesn't matter how good of a poet you think you are, Nature's always that much better."

He sighed again.

"Just before it kills you."

[not_a_mused]

"You ask some people," Cal pointed out, "that's all just part of the poetry."

[withoutverona]

It was probably insane, he wouldn't argue that, but the smoke and ash that had been visible all day made Romeo crave a cigarette, and he couldn't stay away from the chance to get a better look at the volcano while he was already ruining his lungs.

So there he was, on the roof, lighter and cigarette in hand. He gave Cal a nod of greeting, one reckless smoker to another, before settling in to take a few days off his life via slow tobacco-scented suicide and contemplate the view.

[not_a_mused]

Cal returned the nod with a lift of chin and then a duck of his head, the cigarette between his fingers lifted in a bit of a toast to bad habits and gorgeous views.

[withoutverona]

Romeo returned the toast, and took a few drags before he felt like talking.

"It is good to see someone else is adding their own bit of smoke to the volcano's efforts."

[not_a_mused]

"Far be it for me to suggest that the volcano's not doing a good enough job, but..." Cal let the joke drag off as he himself dragged off the cigarette, going quiet to better hold it tightly in his lungs, frowning at the faint burning before slowly letting it out.

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel figured the roof would have the best view of the volcano, so she made her way up there with her camera and a blanket.

[not_a_mused]

Cal was starting to feel like he shouldn't be surprised that he was the only one to think about this vantage spot. He lifted his head in greeting to the girl. "Hey. Welcome to the party."

[izzyalienqueen]

"Apparently yeah," Isabel smiled. "I figured this would be the spot with the best view. Looks like everyone else thought that as well."

[not_a_mused]

"Best view and higher ground," Cal pointed out with a slight ghost of a smile.

[repeterpetrelli]

It wasn't often that you got a view like this. Peter went up to the roof to have a better look. He nodded hello when he saw others were already up there.

[izzyalienqueen]

"Hey stranger!" Isabel smiled. "Come up to enjoy the show?"

[repeterpetrelli]

"Dunno if enjoy is the right word," Peter said. "But yeah. Appreciate, maybe? Mother Nature's a powerful thing."

[izzyalienqueen]

"I think enjoy is an okay word as long as all the potentially lethal effects stay over on that island," she replied. "Which is pretty much deserted from what I've heard. So it's like a watching a disaster movie in really high definition."