Third Floor Common Room, Wednesday Afternoon

[princessarcasm]

After nearly five minutes of fiddling with the input settings on the remote control, Amy was willing to admit (to herself and only to herself) that maybe she didn't know how to change the channel on the TV. It was a frustrating realization to come to, since she generally considered herself a competent person, but there it was. The TV refused to

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[thegreywaren]

"Didn't take you for a jock," Ronan said after strolling in, Chainsaw perched on his shoulder. She didn't seem to care at all about what was on the television.

[princessarcasm]

"I'm not," Amy said with just a note of defensiveness in her tone, but that had less to do with Ronan and more to do with her own frustration with not being able to figure out a stupid remote. (Little did she know that the TV just hated people.) "I mean, not usually. I just figured now's as good a time as any to learn what the free throw line is."

She sounded dubious. Was there such a thing as a free throw line? Which line was it?

"How are you doing?" she asked, shifting over the couch to make room. "What up, Chainsaw."

[thegreywaren]

Chainsaw, always happy to get some attention, jumped from Ronan's shoulder onto the couch where she pecked at the soft cushions. She was probably disappointed that she couldn't eat anything.

Ronan took a seat a few moments later and slouched down. His response to her question was a one shouldered shrug and a sigh. He was how he always was. "What's the occasion for trying to learn this crap?"

[princessarcasm]

Amy shrugged. "Nothing special," she said. "There's been a lot of Super Bowl talk going on this week, and my friend from back home just started dating some kind of wrestler." MMA fighter, but close enough. "I guess I might as well at least learn how one sport works."

Also, she was stubborn and the TV was a jerk.

"Hey, what about you? You seem sporty. Any chance you know basketball words?"

[ultimatehottie]

"I know that face. Remote control being a jerk?" Johnny checked as he walked into the room. He knew that from experience. Jerky third floor remote.

[princessarcasm]

"Oh. Is that an option?" Here Amy thought she was just incompetent. That was a relief. "Are we talking like crappy remote issues or a magic type situation?"

[ultimatehottie]

"Dunno. I just know that it doesn't work great," Johnny said. "I'll leave the whys and hows to other people."

[princessarcasm]

"Ah." That seemed reasonable enough. "I'm just glad that means I'm not responsible for the malfunction. Being confronted with evidence that maybe you don't know how to use a slightly outdated TV remote really makes you think."

She grinned a little. "Hi, I'm Amy," she added.