Room 511: Wednesday Afternoon

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine might no longer possess a book about flowers, but she still had a computer, a tiring week behind her, and a somewhat pouty pathological dislike of Feeling Stupid.

So she was currently trying to decide which to google first: three dollar bill or "Sex: how do we stop failing flailing?"

...Eventually she would also get around to military support services, yes.

Since it was kind of warm, the door was cracked open a bit, as was the window. A computer screen, after all, she could hide a lot more successfully than a book.

Yes, she really thought that was true. Feel free to pat her on the head as you walk down the hall. You'll hear her humming, since That Song is still stuck in her head.

[OOC: expecting The Twitter, but open!]

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[thatsamilkshake]

"There isn't one yet," Francine answered with a shake of her head. "I just talked to Arthur about it yesterday, and I ..um. Kind of got distracted from following up with Merlin."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Oh, reeeeeeeally?" Dinah said, propping her head on her hand, and giving Francine the big inquisitive eyes. "Is this good distracted? Or oh-my-god-we-have-joint-broken-ankles distracted?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"One of those things is fairly likely to lead to the other, with us," Francine pointed out.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"But you don't have any bandages or bruises and you're not bleeding!" Dinah said, following this logic to its conclusion. "So I have to ask!"

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine ducked her head. "It was good distraction. But also flaily OH GOD HE DOESN'T MEAN THAT CHAPTER NUMBER OH GOD OH GOD distraction, which could have easily led to the other kind. I think The Book may be a dud, for us."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Oh, whoa, hi, panic attack," Dinah said, looking intimidated, then worried. "You're not giving up thought, right? Maybe a different chapter?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"Well, let's just say he really didn't mean that chapter." Francine tried to cut herself off from flashbacking herself into another. "We're not giving up on... I mean. I hope we're not!" That would be....you could just take the L out of flail and you'd have another perfectly good word for free. "But not with the book. It's all... like... too much pressure?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

And now Dinah was dying to know which chapter. "Which chapter--" She cut herself off, and shook her head. "I'm sorry it didn't help you. It at least cleared up some stuff for me. Even if Tony was really way more helpful." She raised her fist. "Never give up. Never surrender!" John Quincy Taggart would so approve of this.

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine cracked up at that despite the subject, or maybe because of it. "Maybe I can pretend I'm Lieutenant Tawny. She'd never have a panic attack with a boy."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Waaaay no. She's probably caused a few." Dinah faced the computer and gave her hair a flip, then adopted a breathless, silly voice. "Computer? Please specify nearest available male with a pulse. Ooo! Computer? Monitor his pulse while I check his vitals."

[thatsamilkshake]

"Dirty." The phrase was just in the air in Fandom. That, or a million radio broadcasts had implanted it in her head in exactly that tone.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah cracked up this time, and then reached to poke Francine in the shoulder. "Maybe? Maybe that would work?" she asked, still giggling. "You could show him Galaxy Quest and then go from there. Better than porn!"

[thatsamilkshake]

"Hrrrm. I'm not sure I could live up to Lt. Tawny. He might like her better than me!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Neeeever happen," Dinah said comfortably. "You're way less plastic and way cooler." Be good, be good, be good.... "Although, you could always get a shirt like one of hers?"

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine eyes bugged out. "With the v-neck so low they were clearly held in with superglue, duct-tape, and devout prayer?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah snickered at the face Francine made. "You could skip the superglue and duct tape as too ouchy for socializing, and maybe skip the prayer?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"If I skipped the prayer, they'd fall out!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah gave her a cheerful, hopeful look that probably said more than words.

[thatsamilkshake]

Again with the bugging eyes. "Dinah!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Hopeless giggling, and then, "Okay, okay, I'll quit making suggestions." She grinned. "But just remember, I have those supplies from Tony if they're ever needed!"

[thatsamilkshake]

Just because she was a spaz didn't mean she wasn't practical. "It... might be a good idea." One, two, three, spaz: "Just in case! I wasn't planning on needing them tomorrow or anything!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"No! Of course not! Wasn't suggesting you were!" Return-flail triggered. "'Cause... not my business, not that much! Just. Sometime. In case! In case, of, you know. Cases?"