Room 417, Saturday night

[fates_jaye]

Jaye had been bored, at least until the phone rang. Now she's in the middle of a Conversation.



"I don't wanna," Jaye says, eyerolling where no one can see her.

"Normally? I don't want you to come home," Sharon assures her from the other end of the line. "As far as I'm concerned, you can keep on trucking or whatever it is you do. All I know is oh, good god, you are not leaving me alone with them for a holiday."

"Aaron'll be there."

"He doesn't count."

"You know, I do come home kind of often," Jaye says. "Despite every attempt to get away from you people. I don't need to show up."

"No," Sharon tells her, and it sounds like she means business. "You need to show up. You need to take the pressure off the 'Sharon, you really should think about changing your hair' and the 'Sharon, you're looking kind of pale, maybe you should get out more' and the 'One day we'll be doing this with Sharon's own family... maybe' and take your rightful place as family black sheep, dammit!"

"But I don't wanna!" Jaye whines.

"If I have to get in my car, drive through those tiny streets right up to the dorms and hire goons to drag you out by your hair and throw you into the trunk so I can gleefully return you Sunday night, I will do it," Sharon promises.

"You're so kind."

"No, I'm desperate to shift the attention. Have a good night, Jaye, you've got only this much freedom left this month."


Jaye's glaring at the phone when she hangs up, and hating Thanksgiving already with hmmm, how many days left?

[Door's open, should anyone feel like visiting.]

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I'm bored," says Rory from the doorway, holding two cups of coffee.

[fates_jaye]

"Enter," she says. "Alleviate said boredom."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory does just that, holding out one of the cups to Jaye. "I made coffee. What's new and exciting in Jayeland?"

[fates_jaye]

"Nothing!" she says, taking the coffee. "I have to go home for Thanksgiving and I have caffeine. Sit. How's Roryworld?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory sits. "Roryworld is uninteresting. I have to send in my college apps and my boyfriend is sick and I get to stay here for Thanksgiving, probably, since my mom is here and it's Bucky's first and all."

[fates_jaye]

"True," she says, and frowns. "College apps... I should probably get on that, huh?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory looks...well, as shocked as she would if someone had said that they had not worked on their college applications eighteen days before they're due.

"Jaye! They're due in two and a half weeks!"

[fates_jaye]

Still frowning. "Seriously? Huh." She knows better than to say she's not sure where she's all applying.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"At the latest!" Rory flails.

[fates_jaye]

"I'll work on it," she says. "They can't take that much time to do, right?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

This is Rory staring in horror.

[fates_jaye]

"What?" Jaye asks.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I've been working on mine for weeks and weeks," she says squeakily.

[fates_jaye]

"Well, you knew they were due longer than I did," Jaye points out, like this makes a case for her or something.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Everyone knows when they're due!" Rory says, now into facepalm mode.

[fates_jaye]

"I didn't!" she protests.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"But...!" Rory doesn't really know how to argue with this. It just doesn't really compute for her.

[fates_jaye]

"I'm not much of a school person," she says, in case anyone missed that.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Oh. I am." Jaye may not have noticed.

[fates_jaye]

"...Want to do my applications for me?" It's worth a shot.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory gives her a look. "That would be wrong. And also they're too personalized, and it wouldn't work."

[fates_jaye]

She sighs. "Yeah. I know. Maybe I can get someone else to do it."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Don't ask anyone dumb," Rory helpfully suggests. "Also, cheating? Wrong."

[fates_jaye]

Jaye's eyes widen. "You can cheat on applications?" Nevermind that's kind of what she'd be doing by getting someone else to write it.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Well, yes, that's what plagiarism is," Rory explains. "It's not your work, so it's cheating."

[fates_jaye]

"But when you think about it, I would really only be preparing myself for college that way."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

We're back to Rory's shocked look. "Jaye!"

[fates_jaye]

And we're back to "What?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Bad!"

[fates_jaye]

"But true!"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"But wrong!"

[fates_jaye]

"...That's okay," she insists. "I can live with that."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"But what if you're caught and thrown out of college and then you end up being the bag lady who lives on the street ranting about the coming apocalypse and ringing a bell and maybe you'll have a tiny little kitty as a friend but you'll live in a box so it's not like you'll be able to entertain otherwise!"

[fates_jaye]

Jaye considers this. "You know, I've been wondering what to do with myself. Now I feel like I have something to strive for."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I will visit your box and the tiny kitty, and I will always bring coffee and sandwiches," she promises.

[fates_jaye]

Jaye grins. "Awww, you're so sweet. Thanks. I'll always be caffeinated."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"And probably kind of hallucinatey, too," Rory adds helpfully. "Anyways, I should get going so you can get started on those applications."

[fates_jaye]

"Oh yeah, right away," says Jaye, wondering where she gets the applications. "Thanks for the coffee,"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Aaaaaaaanytime," Rory drawls, starting to leave.

At the last second, she sticks her head back in the room and adds, "And if you need help with the apps, you know where to find me." And then she heads off for real.