Room 509, Thursday afternoon

[trigons_child]

Probably to absolutely no one's surprise, Raven had amassed herself a small army of love monkeys, which were now snuggled up with her on her bed as she used her laptop to catch up on Rumor Gal episodes and gossip and speculation. Priorities, people. Priorities.

She wrinkled her nose at the comments on one blog post and glanced down at the love monkey that had claimed her lap. "I do very much prefer it when Charlie and Claire are together," she told it, "for I think they are truly meant for each other, but I do not understand how heated these 'shipping wars' get. It seems so unpleasant and unhealthy to invest so much anger and energy in the lives and relationships of fictional people."

The love monkey squeaked in agreement. Or maybe it was just asking for another hug. Or maybe it was secretly a Claire/David shipper and just didn't want to start an argument.


[Door and post are open. Beware of love monkeys!]
 

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[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ariel couldn't help giggling a little in the few moments she had between activities to run up to the room for something. "Looks like someone's made a few friends," she observed with a glance over at the Raven-centered monkey pile.

[trigons_child]

"I am uncertain where they came from, but they are very affectionate," Raven said with a smile to Ariel. "And they appear to be multiplying."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Very, very affectionate, then," Ariel noted with a chuckle. "Hey, there, little guys. Are you guys all watching movies on the laptop?"

[trigons_child]

"I was catching up on the Rumor Gal episodes I missed, and seeking out spoilers about upcoming episodes," Raven explained. Two of the monkeys started jockeying for position on her leg, and she had to pause to break up a mini-fight. "I think they liked it, well, the parts were people were kissing and hugging."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yeah!" said Ariel. "That's that...one show. With....those people!"

Ariel clearly watched a lot of television, yes.

"Is there a lot of that?" she asked, flopping on the bed with a grin. "Kissing and hugging and all that stuff?"

[trigons_child]

"There is a great deal of it, yes," Raven said. A couple of the monkeys left the Raven pile and scampered over to Ariel. "Though many of the couples have recently changed. There is also a lot of scheming and attempting to bring misfortune down upon others. I do not like those parts as much."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ariel's nose wrinkled a little at that. "Yeah," she said, holding a hand out to the scampering monkeys. "I don't think I would as much, either. Do you like the changes, or did you like the old couples more?"

And, to the monkeys, she said, "Hi, little monkeys, I don't have any bananas, unless you like wax or plastic bananas, I have a few of those in the collection, but I don't think they'd be very tasty."

[trigons_child]

The monkeys liked leeeegs, and Ariel had plenty of that, right?

"I enjoy it when Charlie and Claire are together," Raven said with a wee bit of a wistful sigh. "I know it is silly to feel that way about fictional characters, but I cannot help but feel they are right for each other."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

That she certainly did, and there they were for clinging.

"Oh!" Ariel said with a laugh as one of them attached themselves to her leg and the other, after a moment of regretting not seizing the chance, quickly joined on. "Hello, there! You really are friendly, aren't you?"

And then she smiled over at Raven. "And sometimes, people just are. In TV shows and in real life, too."

[furnaceface]

Okay. Okay, he could do this. This was one of those things that Jono? Could totally do.

'This,' of course, being 'initiate conversation.' That was what open doors were for. Shock of shocks, right?

Oh, to hell with it.

//Knock knock, luv?//

[trigons_child]

Raven likely made a few of the monkeys unhappy by the way she dislodged them as she sat up straight and looked to the door with a smile. "Jono," she said. "Please, come in."

[furnaceface]

Holy monkeys. Jono blinked at them for a moment, and then kind of warily stepped through the door.

They weren't going to, like, leap across the room to try to eat him or anything, right?

//I... see you already have some company,// he noted.

[trigons_child]

No, but a few of them were hopping down from the bed eyeing new legs to hug. Careful, Jono.

"Monkeys, no," Raven scolded gently, trying to call them back.

"I believe they are one of Fandom's fits of whimsy," she said, plucking one monkey from her neck to set it down on her pillow. "They are very affectionate and clingy." They'd found a like soul in Raven, no doubt.

[furnaceface]

//Not bad company, then,// Jono noted, giving the monkeys a bit of a look. They more or less gave up on his leg, between Raven's beckoning and the fact that he was smoking a little, from under his wraps. //Must be th'island, gearing itself up for the holiday, perhaps...//

[trigons_child]

"I suspect they will be gone by tomorrow," Raven said, tickling one of the monkeys under its chin. "Much like the rose petals and the books changing into romance novels and the cupids from yesterday."

She made a face at the last; she'd ventured out only to classes with the cupids running amok because she didn't want her emotions toyed with.

[furnaceface]

Count Jono in on that face-making. He'd sat in his room all of yesterday around class, eyes narrowed, threatening to light on fire any Cupid that had fluttered close.

//At least there's only a few more days of this,// he noted. //Once that holiday has come and gone, we won't have to deal with this rubbish for another year.//

... Jono was not the world's greatest romantic, no.

[trigons_child]

"I think it is sweet," Raven protested mildly. "It is refreshing to feel so many people thinking of love, though, yes, there is a great deal of anxiety and discomfort as well."

She swept her legs over the side of the bed (much to the chagrin of a few of the monkeys) to perch on the edge of it. "What will you be doing tomorrow night?" she asked tentatively. She assumed he wouldn't want to go to the dance.

[glacial_queen]

It had been awhile since Karla had seen Raven outside of class, so a little before she had to leave for Gotham, she decided to check in on her friend and see if everything was okay.

...Also, she hadn't heard anything about Raven watching Rumor Gal on Monday and was a little concerned.

"Kiss kiss," she called, poking her head into Raven's room. "Can I come in?"

[trigons_child]

Raven looked up from her laptop, where she'd switched to browsing for dresses. "Hello, Karla, come in," she said. "I was just thinking of calling you."

One of the monkeys launched itself from the bed toward Karla's legs. New legs! New legs!

[glacial_queen]

"Really?" Karla asked. "What--ack!"

She looked down at the monkey that was now clinging to her leg and chittering happily. "Uhhh, is this a friend of yours?"

[trigons_child]

"They have been appearing all over the dorms," Raven said. "And they have become very attached to me." Literally, in fact, as she disentangled one from her hair.

[glacial_queen]

"So I can tell," Karla said, bending over to pick the little creature up. "I must have missed them so far."

Hugging the little monkey to stave off unpleasant thoughts as to why other monkeys might have been avoiding her, she took a seat next to Raven on the bed. "What're you looking at?"

[trigons_child]

"Dresses for the Valentine's dance," Raven said, turning the laptop to show Karla the screen. "Jono just asked me to go to the dance with him. I was not expecting he would wish to go, but...."

Yes, she had a goofy smile.

[glacial_queen]

"Nice," Karla said, trying to squash down a flare of envy. "It drapes so prettily. I'm glad he asked you," she added, lamely.

[trigons_child]

Raven frowned and closed the laptop. "Are things any better with you and Warren?" she asked quietly.