Around the Dorm, Saturday Morning

[swerval_zero]

A petite girl with bright pink hair and eclectic clothes went to and fro, carrying her things across the lawn and upstairs to room 220. Occasionally she would stop to swear, kick something, or rest for a few minutes. Throughout the whole process a pink cockatoo sat on her shoulder, offering occasional helpful commentary such as, "ARE YOU MY MUMMY?"

((OOC: Zero's back! Open open open! Come say hi. Carry something and she'll love you forever!))

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[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter walked down to the front lawn after hearing Angela's message. He figured that if some people were back, others might be, too, and just hadn't called yet to let people who were already here know that. If that made any sense.

And so here he was. And, hey, over there! There she was. "Hi," he said, walking up to Zero. "Your hair's still pink! I wasn't expecting that."

[swerval_zero]

"It hasn't been that long. Hooskspider!" Zero flung herself at him.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter caught Zero in a gleeful embrace. "It's been too long." Peter pullled back just enough to kiss her. "Seriously, I'm kind of grateful that the film school lost your enrollment. I was starting to go crazy without you."

[swerval_zero]

Zero kissed him back. "Mm. I didn't put up too much of a fuss with the admissions office, you know."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I appreciate that," Peter said, grinning. "I'm glad you're back. Now all of the new people get to meet the girl I'm been talking about so much they're probably sick of you."

[swerval_zero]

"Oh, no, however will I repair the damage to my reputation?"

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"By being adorable," Peter said. "Do you want help carrying stuff?"

[swerval_zero]

"Yes, please" Zero said, indicating the guitar case and backpack she'd thrown down when she saw him. "This is the last load."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter slung the backpack on his shoulder and picked up the case. "Lead the way."

"So, did somebody drive you and they just didn't want to say hi to the boy who didn't marry and impregnate their daughter, or did you bus it?"

[swerval_zero]

Zero started up the stairs, talking to him over her shoulder. "I flew and then cabbed it, actually. Everything happened so fast no one was available to drive me. Except Arsenal and she's about to pop any day now, so..."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Peter asked. "You're about to be Auntie Skankabelle?"

[swerval_zero]

"Yes, and they still haven't decided on a name," Zero told him. "The poor thing'll wind up 'To Be Named Later Hopeless-Savage-Shi' at this rate."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"They could call the kid 'Toby' for short," Peter pointed out.

[swerval_zero]

"But that's a boring name." Zero opened the door to her room. Fish peered at them from his perch. "Well. Here we are."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"Okay, they can call him 'Named Later,' then," Peter said, walking inside and putting her stuff down. "Wow, so this is what it's like to be alone in a room together without a family member wandering in every five minutes on the dot. I forgot what that's like."

[swerval_zero]

"Or maybe just 'Named.'" Zero grinned. "Yeah, s'nice. We can even shut the door and no one will bother us. Except Fishy."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I think I'm better with questions about your bird's parents than I am with an uncomfortable roommate," Peter said. "So we'll just have to deal with Fish, I think."

[swerval_zero]

"I can put him in the cage and put the cover on an' he'll shut up," Zero offered.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I think that suggestion has a lot of merit and I'd appreciate it very much," Peter said, closing the door.

[swerval_zero]

Zero put Fish in his cage ignoring his cheerful, "Zdrasvuite!" right before she put the cover on. She turned back to Peter and said, "Alone at last."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"I missed this, too," Peter said before leaning in for a kiss. "A lot."

[swerval_zero]

Zero still needs a kissing icon leaned in to kiss Peter back.

And then...well, you don't really need to know what happened next. Use your imaginations.