Room 509, all day Friday

[trigons_child]

Raven was trying to meditate. She needed to rest her body after being afraid to sleep again the night before (Bobby's birthday present was coming in very handy these days), but after an an unsettling phone call, and then snarling back an answer, she was too on edge to relax at all. (The following phone calls really didn't help, either.)

Meditation wasn't working. Boosts to her shielding only helped for a short time before they weakened against her father's power again. Being with friends helped a great deal, but she was beginning to accept she was putting them in danger with her presence. Trigon could act against them through her -- he'd proven that last night when she'd ended up at Max's house -- and she couldn't bear to think of causing them harm.

Agitated, she began to pace. She didn't want to leave Fandom, but how could she stay now?


[ooc: door is closed, post is open, but I may be slow at times due to the #@&*^% flowers.]

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"Raven?" Ariel, though it was her room now, too, opened the door a crack and stuck her head in as if to make sure her roommate wasn't engaged in anything that shouldn't be interrupted, and, seeing it looking okay, slipped in with a faint smile. It didn't look like Raven was in the best mood, so maybe it wasn't too late to retract her request on the phone...

"How's it going?"

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Raven drew in a breath to calm herself and put on her best attempt at a smile. "Hello, Ariel," she said. "I am well. How are you doing today?"

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"I'm doing pretty good," Ariel smiled back easily enough, but it was a little worried. She remembered Raven mentioning the thing about the dreams, and that there had been a few of them the last few days, so she wasn't sure if she'd buy her roommate's answer just yet. "I'm going to go down to Pizza Planet and see if they'll make me a Cheetos pizza. I can't seem to get through to them right now, so I figured the walk would be nice."

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"Cheetos pizza?" Raven said, frowning a little in confusion. She knew what pizza was, of course, and she was familiar with Cheetos as well. "Those do not belong together normally, do they?"

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"No," Ariel said, unable to keep back a laugh. "And it's a crime!"

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"They go well together then?" Raven said, maybe just a little intrigued.

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"I won't really know until I try, right?" Ariel pointed out. "I like pizza, and I like Cheetos, so I can't see how I wouldn't like Cheetos Pizza."

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"They are a facsimile of cheese," Raven mused. "And cheese is usually found on pizza. I cannot think of why they would not taste good together."

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"Exactly my point!" Ariel said with a smile. It was good to know that Raven totally got it...and that it might be distracting her a little bit from whatever was bothering her, and now the plans in her heads shifted again, because, really, if Raven was down, then maybe being around people having fun and enjoying pizza might be good for her, too. "Actually, I was thinking of making picking up a few pizzas, bring them to the common room, and see who comes out to have some. You should come! Even if only to check out how the Cheetos Pizza works out."

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For a moment, Raven was tempted, but she still didn't feel in control of herself enough to be around people. "Perhaps I will," she said. "But I also must...complete my homework assignments." Not that she had any.

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Which, with an inquiring mind such as Ariel's, might not have been the best excuse.

"Oh, yeah? Homework already, huh? Which class? Anything I can help with?"

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Damn you, Ariel!

Raven wasn't very good at lying, since she usually refused to do it, so now she had to struggle to find an answer. "The Art of Pacifism," she finally decided. "I must meditate and...be passive."

Smoooooth.

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"That sounds like some major work," Ariel decided with a strong nod. "I think you might need pizza to fuel up for that sort of thing."

Which was a lot nicer than pointing out that it sounded supremely boring.

[trigons_child]

"Perhaps as a reward if I am able to finish," Raven said. "Food such as pizza or cheetos are not conducive to meditation, I have found." Junk food didn't really go with the whole "my body is a temple" thing.

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"Okay," Ariel allowed with a slight smile. "If you're sitting there meditating, and you realize that the soothing music is actually your tummy rumbling, you'll know where to find the food, right?"

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"Of course," Raven said with a gentle smile. "I will do my best to put in an appearance, I promise."

She wouldn't.

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"Good," Ariel nodded. "I'll make sure to save you some. And if you're not meditating or sleeping when I get back in, missy, there is nothing you can do to stop me from dragging you to Pizza Planet next week!"

Okay, well, maybe there was something, but...

[trigons_child]

"That would be fun," Raven said. "We can do that." Hopefully if she spent the weekend centering herself, by next week she'd be fine.

The denial was strong in this one.

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"That's more like it!" Ariel, confident that there was no way Raven could get out of it now, beamed. "And I guess I'll leave you to your meditation; those pizzas aren't going to pick themselves up, right?"

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Raven sat down on the edge of her bed. "Yes, of course," she said. "And I hope you find your flavor combination enjoyable. I will do my best to join you later."