mingle log | the quad and elsewhere | we were young and drinking (coffee) in the park

[lamiaceae]

Characters: Gansey and whoever shows up
What: Interpersonal interaction! Meet each other face-to-face while nothing is on fire
Where: the quad, unless elsewhere seems cool to you
When: loop 1, day 10 (6/10 irl)
Content Warnings: nothing yet. please use and check thread subjects

It's a pleasant day outside. There's a nice breeze and the sun is doing its best. At very least, it's not raining and warmer than it was yesterday. This is, statistically, likely to bring college denizens out of their dorms and offices since rain seems to often be on Newcomb's horizon. Fall in not-at-all-New England is lovely that way.

Gansey, for his part, can be found throughout the day in several places! He likes hanging out near the clocktower to study, since he's found time works best there (at least for him). It's nice to have a watch that's doing something vaguely akin to timekeeping for once.

But he's an explorer at heart, so he can probably also be found in the library, the computer lab, and wandering the grounds. Gansey isn't sure he's interacted with anyone outside a classroom or on Fermii since the train crash, so he's more likely than usual to strike up conversation instead of waiting for it to come to him.

The real question is this: where's everyone else hanging out today?

[ i'll be throwing gansey at anyone who doesn't note that their tag is closed. please mingle! ]

Comments

[learnedfool]

"She. Her name is Desdemona. And, yes. She sometimes isn't paying much attention when I'm doing things she finds boring. She's been known to chime in when she needs to say something, but she has to use my voice."

[lamiaceae]

"Then nice to meet you as well, Desdemona. Apologies for misgendering you." He says it with a pleasant smile, looking through Pen's eyes to the second being sharing them. His own eyes shine green-gold for a moment instead of mundane hazel in a way that would look like a trick of the light if the library wasn't indoors.

[learnedfool]

There is no obvious indication of the shift, but the expression on Pen's face and his body language changes as Desdemona ''steps forward'. "Thank you. And don't worry about Penric. He's protective of me." The accent is different, and the tone is one of someone speaking about a beloved family member or spouse.

"That's her. And she does like being included in conversations, if she finds them interesting. Or not, but she'll just opt out and tell me if she's getting bored. That's more likely to happen if I'm working on my own, though."

[lamiaceae]

The casual affection of her tone makes his smile brighten. That's good, the way they so clearly care for each other. "I'll remember that for the future."

Seeing Desdemona step forward as a clearly distinct person comes with the realization that there must be a lot of negotiation and compromise involved in everything they do. He's a bit boggled and very impressed. "You said you're interested in...medicine, Penric, but not being a physician. And theology. I'm guessing that this is a partnership of shared interests, or you wouldn't get along very well. So what's interesting to both of you?"

[learnedfool]

"Novelty," Penric answers. "When you are as old as Des is, new things are interesting. Watching me go through the same training as her prior riders is not."

"Or watching you translate the same book into multiple languages."

"Or that."