September 16, 8:30 pm

by **Melody Martens** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:37 am

Melody was in a good mood. She'd met a few pretty nice people at the XUB, and had just now finalized her living arrangements and gotten an ID card and apologies for all of the mix-ups in her first few days. She grabbed a gigantic sandwich from Subway, bought a big soft drink to go with it, and headed upstairs to another table of her own for her late meal.

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:43 am

And now with cheap beer in my stomach, I balance it out with cheap food. Always feeling that it was a good post-drinking food, Cal got a couple burritos and made his way to the sitting area, taking a look around to see who was there. Huh. Well, at least I'm not the only person with late-night muncies.

"Hi. Mind if I sit here?" he asked, walking up to the table where the other late-night occupant of the dining hall sat.

by **Melody Martens** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:00 am

Melody looked up with a decidedly unladylike mouthful of food, surprised by the approach of one of the eople she'd seen at the bar.

"Mmph mpphhh" she said, holding up a finger for 'one second' and then gesturing to one of the free chairs at her table.

She swallowed, wiped off her face with her napkin, and smiled at Cal, blushing slightly. "Sorry about that," she said, "wasn't expecting anyone. I'm Melody," she said.

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:08 am

"I saw nothing," he said with a grin, taking the seat. "I'm Calvin. Or Cal. Didn't I see you down in the Zub a while ago?"

by **Melody Martens** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:29 am

"Yeah...you were dancing with....naomi....? Fuck I'm awful with names." she chuckled.

"But yeah. I was there killing time until I could meet with folks of administration to actually get myself a dorm room--which I successfully did and am celebrating an an enormous sub."

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:42 am

"Well, I'll celebrate with my burritos for you," he said, chuckling. "So they got you put into a dorm, then? Which one is it?"

by **Melody Martens** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:38 pm

"Proudstar....I think that's what it was called at least," she said, hefting her sandwich and taking a bite. She swallowed thoughtfully, "Can't remember my roommate's names. Honestly, I'm just glad to have almost all of this stupid paperwork cleared up."

by **Calvin Strong** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:17 pm

"Oh, cool, you're in the quiet dorm," Cal said with a smirk. He took a bite of his burrito, swallowing before he continued. "At least, from what I hear. I've never been in that one, I'll admit."

by **Melody Martens** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:12 pm

"You say that like being in the quiet dorm is a bad thing," she said with a smirk of her own.

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:19 am

"No, I'm just saying I have no idea if it really is quieter," Cal answered. "So no blaming me if you get there expecting it to be quiet and you're kept up by 24-hour partying."

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:24 am

"God I hope not," she smirked. "When I'm in my room, I want to fucking sleep. If I want to get trashed I'll come to the union. I nearly smacked by jaw on the top of the bar when I saw how cheap the beer was. And more importantly I can fucking drink it here. I think."

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:27 am

"Yeah, tell me about it. If this country keeps on being this great, I might never want to go back. But yeah... at least in your dorms, you have a fucking door to close if you want to change."

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:37 am

"Oh...I didn't even think about that. Sharing a bedroom would...naw. Naw man," she chuckled. "I just need space sometimes."

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:41 am

"Yeah, tell me about it. When I actually get a roommate, I'm going to have to figure out a way to get him to want to switch rooms. Like... I don't know, spontaneously becoming a nudist or something."

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:09 am

"Just bunk the beds, claim the top bunk, sleep naked, and jump down from the bed in the morning when your alarm goes off. The sight of you flying through the air naked probably isn't something most guys want to think about," she giggled.

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:17 am

"See? Yet more proof that all of life's little problems can be solved by random nudity," Cal laughed.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:23 am

"Unless you just start turning your roommate on by doing this," she smirked.

"But anyway. Where you from, Cal?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:41 am

"Oh, all over a little bit. Went to school in Chicago at the Academy until I graduated, then I came here. You?"

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:48 am

Melody, set down her sandwich and looked intently at Cal for a moment before a wave of recognition washed over her face.

"Holy shit. Twice in one day now I've met someone I went to school with." she chuckled. "I didn't even recognize you," she smiled.

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:54 am

Cal frowned, looking her over again, then calling up images of girls in his class at the Academy. "Oh my god," he laughed. "I didn't recognize you with your hair like that. You were on the volleyball team, right?"

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:59 am

"Yeah," she smiled, "I decided that I'd live without my hair in a ponytail for a change."

She shook her head and chuckled, "That's wild, man."

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:02 am

And this is what happens when I try living without my image-matching on. "Well, I'm glad you decided that," Cal answered with a grin. "The new look suits you."

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:08 am

"You mean when I actually try to look like a girl?" she teased. "Thanks. I appreciate it," Melody smiled coyly. "Well. In spite of going to school together," she said after a pause, "I still know jack shit about you. So where are you from originally, what do you do for fun, and what's your thing?"

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:24 am

"I was from Michigan, then I spent a few years out west after my power developed. Got big bucks from a research lab to be cooped up, prodded and home-schooled for a couple years. I like sports... well, I like playing them, at least, I've never been much of spectator."

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:47 pm

Melody nodded as she ate her sandwich, polishing it off pretty quickly in the process. "I love sports," she started, taking a swig of her soda, "playing and watching. I'm a Chicago girl, so all my home teams get love."

She looked him over for a minute, "I can't remember for the life of me what your power is, though."

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:57 pm

Damn

"Electricity. And I can surf the internet in my head," Cal answered.

by **Melody Martens** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:40 pm

"So when you're bored in class you just get to look at porn or play web games with no chance of being caught? No fair." she giggled.

"So do you make your own electricity or play with what's already around us?" Melody asked, curious. She really couldn't remember much from school--she'd spent most of power control class all four years of school struggling to master her own powers.

by **Calvin Strong** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:07 pm

Cal smirked. "Yeah, pretty much. It sort of backfired my senior year when it got to be exam time and I could have sworn that Jenna Jameson had something to do with the fall of the Soviet Union while I was taking my history exam. And I make my own electricity," he said, holding up two fingers and letting an arc of electricity jolt between them.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:00 am

Melody giggled slightly at Cal's joke. "So I should keep you around if I need to power my laptop during an outage then." Her eyes lit up a bit at his demonstration. "That's neat. God I love being a mutant," she smiled.

by **Calvin Strong** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:28 am

"It definitely has its up points. What was your thing again? It never seemed to be something you could use during a v-ball game."

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:46 am

Melody wiped her hands on her napkin, and held one, palm facing the sky over the table. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, as she focused her gaze on her hand, several small motes of light appeared, floating slightly above the surface. The motes were probably half the size of a pea, and after a moment, each detonated with a flash and a soft pop much like a weak snapper*.

They can get quite a bit bigger and I can throw them," she said with some pride. "But yeah, useless in a volleyball game unless you want to really surprise or injure the other team.

*((You know..the things...little tiny things of gunpowdery stuff that you throw on the ground that sort of pop? I have no idea what to call them))

by **Calvin Strong** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:50 am

"So it's only good for the after parties. Got it," Cal said, grinning.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:55 am

"Better for putting in people's drinks when they aren't looking," she giggled.

by **Calvin Strong** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:07 am

"Have I mentioned that I like your style yet? I like your style."

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:35 am

Melody grinned and did a mock bow over the table. "Thank you."

She looked up at the clock on the wall and sighed. "I have the keys to my new room. The real question is whether or not I want to check it out tonight or if I should just stay in my hotel room again. Or if I should be an insomniac and try and move my shit in tonight."

by **Calvin Strong** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:46 am

Cal considered it. "Well, it's not too late yet, you wouldn't lose much sleep I guess, depending on how much stuff you've got. But you do have a hotel room that has to be locked in for the night now. I'd say save it for tomorrow." He took a drink then added, "How much stuff do you have? Need a hand with it?"

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:03 am

Melody smiled, "A few boxes of stuff, actually. And if you're willing, I'd love some help, actually."

by **Calvin Strong** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:10 am

"No problem," Cal said. "Just need to know when you want to do it is all. I mean, I suppose I could risk my reputation as a perfect student and be tired tomorrow if you want to do it tonight," he joked.

by **Melody Martens** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:24 am

"Well," she said thoughtfully, taking a drink of her soda, draining it, "If I have the offer now, I might as well take it. Yeah....let's do it tonight," she said.

Oh. Hi double entendre. That'll make you look great.

Melody blushed very slightly as her mind perhaps overly perverted her own statement.

by **Calvin Strong** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:31 am

Cal really wouldn't have noticed the comment, but when she blushed, he caught on. He smirked in reply. "Nothing like strenuous activity to close out the day," he teased.

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