3rd Floor Common Room, Late Saturday Morning

[justbeingbay]

It took Bay a while to figure out that this wasn't just one of those wacky weekends where she personally got to walk a mile in Daphne's shoes. But even after she knew everybody was deaf, she took one look at the demon-bird-things swooping down and decided she needed more cover than a freaking bouncy castle could provide. She grabbed a couple

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[haslayers]

Cordelia came into the common room bitching. She had a lot of complaining to do, okay? Being subjected to bouncy castles was bad enough, okay, but those weird winged things? Hello, that was exactly the sort of weird she'd come here to get away from. This was probably all Buffy's fault.

Of course, no one could hear her. She couldn't hear herself. That was not stopping her. It just meant she was going to gesticulate more to get her point across that she was Displeased.

[justbeingbay]

Bay raised an eyebrow at Cordelia inquisitively, then tugged on one ear. Could Cordelia still hear, or was she just ... really enjoying the sensation of moving her lips?

[haslayers]

"It's therapeutic!" Cordelia said, not that she anyone could hear it. But she still sighed overexaggeratedly and half-flopped into a chair.

[justbeingbay]

Bay wasn't sure she got that, but she shrugged in sympathy and indicated the popcorn before mouthing, "This really bites."

On the TV screen, Deafenstein was trying to make friends with a little deaf girl. Because that was going to end well.

[notapredator]

Mira was a self-starter as a businesswoman. She couldn't hear and there were fierce-looking creatures outside her window? Not a problem.

She walked into the common room with a sign: "Worried About Someone's Safety? Need to Find Them In Town? $20 Flat Rate."

She nodded a greeting at the other girls in the room as she scoped out a prominent place not too far from the door for advertising purposes.

[justbeingbay]

Bay's smiling greeting turned to a puzzled look when she read the sign.

"You're going out?" she asked -- silently, of course, and signing as she spoke just in case Mira understood.

[notapredator]

Mira had no idea what Bay was doing with her hands. But she was decent at reading lips and, you know, general intent, since it was useful in her line of work. Of course, communicating herself was harder.

She gave it a try, though, trying to make sure she enunciated while saying, "If someone pays me." She pointed at the '$20' part of the sign again just so it was clear.

Honestly, she'd probably do it for free if somebody was really concerned about someone. But she wasn't going to offer that up front.

[justbeingbay]

Bay raised her eyebrows again and pulled out her phone to tap in, Sorry. Nobody on the island I want to see that badly.

She'd try signing for a while, but sometimes shortcuts were easier. She passed the phone over to Mira.

[everyonestype]

Jackson hadn't been interested in staying outside and fighting just for the sake of fighting. So, he'd made it back to the dorms, taken a shower to wash the blood off himself (and they should all have been grateful for that), and then gone to his common room to try and soothe his nerves with something good to eat because sometimes comfort food was a thing.

Except he hadn't actually found anything like that, neither his own or anyone else's, which was why he trekked up one floor to loot their kitchen instead. Whatever, there was a crisis on, he'd leave money to replace whatever he took.

He looked briefly surprised to actually see people in the room. But then he continued on towards the kitchen area.

[haslayers]

Cordelia gave him a wave.

Because she couldn't walk. Waving was a thing.

[everyonestype]

It was! Nodding was also a thing, so that was what Jackson did.

He wasn't the nicest person around, and he was rattled from this morning's horrors, but pretty girls waving at him still deserved at least a nod.

[haslayers]

"Everybody's deaf and there are monsters," Cordelia said, trying to talk louder in case that worked.

To be fair, Cordelia was the type of person that would raise her voice at a non-English speaker like they'd magically understand her then, so this logic made total sense to her.

[regretiz4suckas]

Kenzi held up a notepad in front of her when she walked into the room. THIS BLOWS!

Then flopped down on the couch and quickly wrote: What movie?

[justbeingbay]

"Deafenstein. My sister's favorite," Bay tapped back on her phone before passing to Kenzi. "And yes, it blows," she added with her mouth.

Blame Daphne for Bay's tacky taste in silent-ish films!

[regretiz4suckas]

Kenzi mouthed "Deafenstein?!" because seriously? then started laughing silently.

She wrote back: Your sister's deaf? I'm guessing.

[justbeingbay]

Bay nodded. "Since she was three," she mouthed, holding up three fingers. "We sign with her."

She signed the last sentence and gave Kenzi a hopeful look. Any chance she understood?