The Deck, Friday evening

[firebringerborn]

Jan was exploring the deck area, picking his way delicately between the chairs and the tables to sniff at the gas barbecues. He flattened his ears, because they smelled wrong, shook his head, and headed out onto the grassy area

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[joan_notjane]

Joan felt like getting out of the dorm.

She wasn't expecting to see a unicorn playing horseshoes though.

She stood off to the side and watched.

[joan_notjane]

"It is so cool," Joan said. "I just wish I could tell people at home without getting tossed in the funny farm."

[flashesforinfo]

"Oh, God yes. None of this is ever getting back to my friends," Angela agreed. "Or my Dad... Or, yeah, anyone who might try and herd me away in a straightjacket."

[joan_notjane]

"You have an overprotective dad, too?" Joan asked sympathetically.

[flashesforinfo]

"Little bit," Angela replied, in a way that somehow put across a silent 'very'.

"But, he let me come here. Which is something."

[joan_notjane]

Joan smiled. "Yeah. My parents weren't entirely thrilled with my decision to come here either."

[flashesforinfo]

"He was great with the summer camp part, since he wasn't going to be around and it was better than leaving me at home," Angela told her. "Less so with staying on. Bit too permanent."

[joan_notjane]

"I went to a different summer camp," Joan said, deciding not to mention that it was a camp for crazy kids. "Where was your dad this summer?"

[flashesforinfo]

"Around," Angela said a little vaguely. "He traves for work." Well, it wasn't really a lie. "I never can remember the specifics." That might've been, though.

[joan_notjane]

"That sounds thrilling," Joan said, rolling her eyes.

[flashesforinfo]

Angela nodded wryly. "Completely."

"So, why'd you decide you wanted to come to school out here?" she asked, pulling the topic of conversation safely away from her home life.

[joan_notjane]

Joan shrugged. "I needed something different."

[flashesforinfo]

"And wow, I'm guessing you got that," Angela said with a light laugh.

[joan_notjane]

"Oh, in spades," Joan agreed.

[flashesforinfo]

"And I can say I don't actually want to ditch any classes here," Angela said. "I think that's impressive in itself."

[joan_notjane]

Joan laughed. "Yeah, classes here are so different than the ones back home.