Suite 138: Ed is sick!

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph's curled up on the couch, wearing pyjama pants, socks and a t-shirt that definitely doesn't belong to her, and watching Star Wars again.

No, she's not missing Billy at all. It's just ...

She's just ...

It's boring without him here, okay!

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[alwaysroomforhope]

"You want to get better?" She tilts her head to one side. "I'll lend you movies and stuff. But you gotta rest, or you'll be sick for like, ever."

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"Movies?"

He looks blank.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph gestures at the TV, where Luke Skywalker's dodging a remote's bursts. "Movies. .... how have you lived in the Bar this long and not know what movies are, Hep?"

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

Ed blinks, and stares at it.

"I thought that was just a noisebox!"

[alwaysroomforhope]

Headtilt. " ... a noisebox?"

He never stops giving her new reasons to smirk, this boy.

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"Yes," Ed says. "A box that makes a lot of noise! For no purpose at all."

What?

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph giggles.

"Of course. Right, well, sit down and watch. I guess I get to introduce you to the wonder that's TV, huh?"

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"Is it anything like computers?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Yeah, kind of." Steph drags him back over to the couch, or tries to. "Except you just watch, you can't do stuff, except some stuff."

... She has no idea really.

"This is a movie Billy showed me. 'S called Star Wars. Look, see the little people on the screen?"

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

Ed lets himself be dragged to the couch, but ends up getting up and shoving his face right near the screen. Uh, right, Ed.

"Yeah, I see 'em," he says, squinting.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph rolls her eyes. "You can see them from back here, too, and your eyes won't hurt that way."

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"...oh."

Ed backs up again, taking a seat finally.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph throws a pillow at him. A little harder than entirely necessary.

"So, the blonde whingey one, that's Luke, and the rebel-looking one is Han, and the old man's - uh, I forget, but he dies soon anyway."

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

Ed blinks.

"That one looks familiar," he says, pointing. "Why?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Billy says he comes in the bar sometimes," Steph says. "It's a movie about bar people. That's why it's cool!"

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"Whaaat."

Ed looks suspicious of this. Very suspicious.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph raises both eyebrows at him this time. Two for the price of one!

"What, whaaaat?"

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"How is it about people in the bar?"

[alwaysroomforhope]

"They made a movie about them," Steph says, in a duh tone of voice. "Apparently Wes is in it too. I haven't seen him, though."

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

Ed frowns, and sinks into the couch.

"I'm confused," he announces, finally.

Sheesh.

[alwaysroomforhope]

"And sick," Steph says, climbing over the back of the couch to curl up on the other end.

"...I told you so."

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, yeah," Ed says, dismissively. "I get it."

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph grins and pokes him with a foot. "So. I'll get to see you more often, then. Since you'll be here and resting where I can keep an eye on you."

[notashortbean.livejournal.com]

"...I've gotta go out sometime," Ed points out. "I can't just disappear on them."

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Time's not supposed to pass out there," Steph objects. "And you can, too. You're sick, you're allowed."

...

"Oh, man. I suppose Roy'll want to visit you up here." She makes a faaace.

IF ONLY SHE KNEW.