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]

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.

[thatsamilkshake]

"That never get sick?" she suggested.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin just gave her a completely disbelieving look.

[thatsamilkshake]

"Well, I didn't say it was very likely." Francine snickered.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Of course not." Taking a seat on the bed, Merlin looked down at his feet. They were awfully... feet-like.

Oh god, what did he say now?

"We ought to try pizza sometime." He'd been informed just what that was, you know! It sounded much better than sushi. Not a single jalapeno.

[thatsamilkshake]

Unless you ordered the Mexican Hat Dance pizza. Then there were jalapenos. "Oooh, pizza!" Francine said, like she hadn't eaten it in class just that week. "You'll love it. There's like a million kinds!"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Which kind do you like?"

[thatsamilkshake]

"All of them!" Duh. "...Except the ones with anchovies."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin nodded sagely at that one, shuffling his feet for a moment. "We could get one tomorrow, maybe?"

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine smiled widely, then giggled. "We could put candles on it!"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't quite stay serious. "I hadn't known you eat those here."

[thatsamilkshake]

"Huh? No, we..." Francine narrowed her eyes and stuck her tongue out at him. "Yes. Yes, we do. They're high in riboflavin."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"...wax?" Big words! Just be glad he wasn't carrying that bloody dictionary with him all the time.

[thatsamilkshake]

Oh sure, call her on the fact that she didn't actually know what riboflavin was. "It's... some kind of vitamin. That's very important for a healthy, balanced meal."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin arched an eyebrow in a damn good impression of Gaius. It took practice to get to that point. "Candles? Really?"