Jessa running around like a banshee...and then denying it! Gasp.
You go to the Hall's Lounge.
Hall's Lounge
Cozy to the point of downright stuffy this lounge exudes a salty briny air. Overstuffed and comfortable looking are the chairs of dark blue that reside at one end of this circular room. The smattering of tables that they surround are nothing more than tops with scarred wooden legs attached as well they should be. The bases of the tables and chairs are waterstained and marked by mild salt buildup. Rugs worn with age decorate the polished floor of this relaxation area soft greens and browns making barefeet swoon. Paintings of charts and various sea mammals and fish have been painstakingly added to the walls creating the atmosphere of their mother sea. To one side of the bridge is a wide ledge... [look closer]
Settled near the water is Zephyr
You see Breakfast_Tray here.
Shimmer is here.
Obvious exits:
Baths Men's Dorms Staff Hall Women's Dorms Infirmary Bridge Sea Lane
Shimmer snuggles closer to the back of the chair she flops in, legs hanging down over one arm, back leaning against the other, she's curled in a position that looks terribly uncomfortable, with her head resting against the back of the chair. Small brown flit curls in the shadow under her curled legs, and she reaches down a hand to scritch him idly, eyes half-closed as if she's drowsing, a mug of klah sitting to the side of the chair...
Jessa runs into the room, arms flailing as she yells. After running a circle around the lounge Jess then plunks into a chair and pulls her legs up. Once in the chair the apprentice is quiet and looking pretty innocent. A ferret scampers across the room to join her.
Shimmer starts forwards in her chair, flying face-first into the floor as the apprentice zooms about. She mumbles something that sounds slightly derogatory towards said apprentice before picking herself up and plopping herself back into the chair as if she didn't just fall off. Nope. Smooth, smooth. She flops her legs over the arm again, and reverts to her former position, before giving Jessa a good stare. "What?" is questioned, all the meaning in the world poured into that one question, sapphire eyes curious...
Jessa looks back at Shimmer and blinks. "Huh? What?" Isn't the appy just the very picture of innocence? She is indeed. The ferret springs up onto the chair and Jess just softly strokes the pale furred creature.
Shimmer rolls her eyes, and throws her hands in the air. "Sure, sure. The innocent look. I've pulled it too many times, doesn't work on me, m'dear. Got anything better?" she questions dryly, sapphire eyes twinkling as she curls tightly in the chair.
Jessa just blinks at Shimmer, looking puzzled. "Hm? What do you think I did? Huh?" Hmph, mean senior appies trying to mess around with cute innocent appies. The nerve of some folks.
Shimmer stares at Jessa. "Well, the puzzled look is a little better. Is that the best you can do?" she queries again, her voice dryly amused, azure eyes sparkling with amusement. Oh, right, terribly mean. Yup.
Mean senior apprentices. Hmph. If Jess ever gets promoted she'll be the nicest one ever. Erm, maybe not. Jess just looks puzzled at Shimmer more. "Hm? Whatcha talking about?" Oh yeah, Jess has this perfected, she can look very puzzled, even her eyes show puzzlement.
All references to worlds and characters based on Anne McCaffrey's fiction are © Anne McCaffrey 1967, 2000, all rights
reserved, and used by permission of the author.
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