Room 511, Tuesday Afternoon

[thatsamilkshake]

You really don't want to know how many teeth brushings it takes to get the smell of tamales off your breath. Talk about experiences coming back to haunt you... But they were soooo good.

Much safer for the comfort and well-being of anyone who actually had to talk to you were the nachos Francine had snatched on her way out of class, which were currently sitting on the corner of her bed as she lay sprawled out with her Child Development book.

Okay, her closed Child Development book, a note from Firekeeper marking her place, and an open copy of Buttercup's Baby. What? It was... sort of related. It totally counted as studying! Plus, tomorrow was her birthday, which totally counted as a child development research project, right? Thus, she was totally not slacking off. Totally.

[OOC: Expecting the ears, but open!]

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Luckily for her, the only vampire in the dorms sparkled.

Poking his head into the room, Merlin grinned again. He really needed to stop that. "Hullo."

[thatsamilkshake]

He really didn't need to stop that any time soon as far as Francine was concerned. "Hi! I have nachos!"

...As dorky greetings went, it was probably a six on a scale of one to ten.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

If he knew what nachos were, it might have made it to a seven! Luckily for her, he was oblivious to babble.

"Nachos?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"Um. They're chips? Baked chips that you dip in spicy cheese." She pointed to the little tray on the corner of her bed.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Like he'd turn down food. "I'll have to trust you on this," Merlin replied, going over to check it out.

[thatsamilkshake]

"They won't bite!" she assured him. "...I think they won't bite. It's Fandom. They might bite. But they haven't bitten me!" Very reassuring.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Taking a chip, Merlin very hesitantly took a bite. She hadn't steered him wrong on food like Tony and Dinah had yet...

"Very-- cheesy."

[thatsamilkshake]

"That's not really super-hot cheese. I like being able to, you know. Feel my lips. So I only go for the mild."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin coughed once as the heat hit him. "It gets worse?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"Don't touch anything with the word 'fire' on the label. Just saying." She grinned.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Warn me next time," Merlin said, going mock serious as he pointed at her.

[thatsamilkshake]

"What part of 'spicy cheese' sounded like I wasn't warning you about spicy cheese?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"There could have been throwing yourself in front of me to protect from the damage!"

[thatsamilkshake]

She flashed him a mock-guilty look. "Ok, fair point. You protect me from cookies, I'll protect you from jalapeños. Deal?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin held out a hand to shake on it. "Deal."

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine shook it, but not without a giggle. "I also have milk, if that would help."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

The water they called milk? Merlin shook his head quickly. "I'm alright!"

[thatsamilkshake]

"Milk-snob," Francine accused.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Am not!" Oh, yes he was. "It's not my fault you people like to drink milky water."

[thatsamilkshake]

"It's pasteurized!" Francine said. Also skim, but shh. "So you don't get diseases from it!"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I've never gotten a disease from milk," Merlin pointed out.

[thatsamilkshake]

"You've never gotten turned into a bird before either, but that doesn't mean it can't happen," Francine pointed right back.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

She had him there.

"Would that mean the milk is cleaner in Camelot?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"I guess it could." Like she knew anything about pasteurization besides 'uh, they boil it I think.' "Or maybe you have magic cows!"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Magic cows," Merlin repeated slowly.