The Perk; Monday Afternoon

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With his class over and done with, Jasper didn't feel like going back to his room just yet. He'd had a hard time this weekend, being around so many people that looked so --

No..

People are real. People matter.

He took a deep breath of chilly air and pushed his way into the Perk. He ordered himself the biggest cup of coffee possible and took it to a table in the corner, pushed away where most people would congregate. It put his back to the wall and gave him a clear view of everyone that walked in.

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[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo was pretty much done with her daily AT run, and figured she should grab some carbs before heading back to the dorm. So she stopped by The Perk, still wearing her ATs, and gliding carefully across the floor so as not to bump into anyone. While she waited for her order, she took a look around and spotted Jasper.

Who was totally getting a grin and a wave, and once she paid, she headed over to his table. After all, he looked like he could use some company!

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

Jasper hadn't really been good for company for awhile but he could put on a mask, slip into a familiar disguise and fake it for awhile.

He waved back briefly.

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Mind if I join you?" Ringo asked with an easy smile, already pulling out a chair and settling into it.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"You seem to already be joining me," he pointed out, sounding amused more than anything.

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo blinked, then laughed. "Well, it's true, but if you told me you needed some time to yourself, I could totally leave." It didn't look like she expected him to, though, given the way she was settling back in her chair.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"It's up to you," he told her, shrugging. "I'm not really doing much besides drinking some coffee and sitting here."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Not thinking deep, philosophical thoughts?" Ringo asked, teasing.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"Not today," he replied with a shrug. "Not right now, at least. Maybe later. I'm kinda tired."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I guess thinking deep, philosophical thoughts can be pretty exhausting," Ringo agreed with a grin.

"So did you end up having fun this weekend?"

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"It's not really my thing, dances and carnivals," he said, shrugging. "It was fine but just not what I'm gonna really gonna get excited about."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Well, I'm still glad you got out," Ringo decided.

"What is your kind of thing, anyway?" He always seemed so quiet to her.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

His thing was one he wasn't going to be talking about. Instead, he shrugged.

"I don't really have a thing," he said, waving a hand. "I'm just here."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Well, maybe you should get a thing?" Ringo mused idly. "I could teach you AirTrek, if you wanted." She did love getting people into AirTrek.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"No, but thank you," he told her, shaking his head. "I'm fine with how things are for right now. I'm honestly enjoying just not having a thing and seeing what I can find to do each day."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I guess there's nothing wrong with playing it by ear," Ringo allowed. "I just can't imagine how you don't get bored." Ringo, it turned out, got bored easily.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"I don't get bored." He had his thoughts, his files, and Dear Old Dad to keep him company. "Plenty to do without getting bored."

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Well, as long as you're happy," Ringo declared with a grin. That was the important part: being happy!