Room 308, Friday Morning

[bitten_notshy]

Jack hadn't really slept after getting back from his date with Emma. He'd taken a token nap, but in the end the excitement got to him. By seven, he was dressed and his possessions had been boxed neatly. (He had no idea how he'd acquired so many things in just over a year, but he had.)

He had a few hours before his portal left, so he rested on his bare mattress, reading the book Ms. Cabot had given him as a way of focusing his mind away from his nerves. He'd have Sebastien in his new world; nothing could go too far wrong.

The door to the room was open.

[OOC: Last post in Fandom! If you think he would have told you when he was leaving, he did.]

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[noteviltwin.livejournal.com]

"Even when I was having gremlins over?" Andy asked teasingly.

[bitten_notshy]

"I might say the same to you," Jack nodded. "I hope the island doesn't find too many interesting ways to torture you after I go."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"If it does, I'll be sure to keep you updated," Alex laughed, giving Jack's shoulder a pat. "Good luck, man. See you soon, yeah?"

[bitten_notshy]

"I think I know where that is," Jack said (meaning Pennsylvania, not Lehigh). "That's fabulous, though. You'll be at the center of everything, won't you?"

[bitten_notshy]

"I didn't mind as long as you kept them mellow," Jack answered. "I've still never seen anything like that."

Slyly, he added, "But Raven's prettier than the gremlin was."

[bitten_notshy]

"Absolutely."

[noteviltwin.livejournal.com]

Andy smiled a little dopily. "Raven's prettier than most things."

[bitten_notshy]

"Are you going to ask her to move in once I'm gone?" Jack wondered.

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

She shrugged a little. "Yeah, I guess. It'll be good for Lissa, but I was kinda looking forward to us being on our own somewhere before all the politics started. Not that it matters, but you know."

[bitten_notshy]

"Did they ask her?" Jack asked. (He loved politics, but he figured Rose knew the situation better than he did.) "Or is that not how it works?"

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose grinned. "Yeah, she got to totally own the queen and bargain up for it," she said proudly. "It was amazing. She got the queen to agree to let her go to University of Pennsylvania in a few years if she lived at Court. Moroi never go to big schools like that. It was awesome." For Lissa. Rose was - not entirely thrilled, but she was well aware that didn't matter at all.

[bitten_notshy]

"I liked Lissa," Jack mused. "She's so ladylike, but it seems like she gets her own way when it comes down to it. I'm glad she'll get to explore -- even if it isn't your first choice."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"That's about right," Rose agreed, unable not to smile at another person appreciating her friend. "She's gonna change things. Living at Court's the right spot for her. It'll just be different."

[bitten_notshy]

"Different's not so bad," Jack mused. "Will Dimitri and Adrian move back with you, or are they staying here?"

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"Dimitri will go back," she said. It was amazing how quickly the end of summer and all that contained was coming up. "Adrian - he's like two years behind us so he can do whatever the hell he wants, I suppose."

[bitten_notshy]

"I don't know if I knew that," Jack said, referring to the timelines. "You sound about ready to move on past him."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

She shrugged a little. "He's at St Vlad's too. It just makes some stuff more difficult with him here. I guess he's an okay guy though."

[glacial_queen]

Karla was not going to cry. In his room anyway. Where he could see. "You didn't really think I'd let you go without one last goodbye, did you? Not on your life, Mr. Priest."

[bitten_notshy]

"Then it's a good thing you caught me, isn't it?" Jack said. "I have to say, I'm a bit jealous of you -- you have three more years in this place. I felt as if I barely scratched the surface in one."

[bitten_notshy]

"I don't know him enough to say," Jack answered, shrugging a bit and changing the subject.

"Do you have plans to terrorize the new blood after I go? It is your last chance."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Not expecting Jack to understand the cultural details inherent in her comment, Rose grinned at him. "Hell yes. And i there's no one to get their shirt off, I'll just enjoy the faces of all of them. You should pretend to be a new kid and come back. Just for the picnic.

[bitten_notshy]

He understood some of the cultural grounding, but not nearly all, and -- as much as Jack was interested in Rose's world -- it didn't seem like the thing to discuss when they had so little time left on the island to begin with.

Jack laughed, in any case. "I should! Maybe I could play my own doppleganger and really confuse people."

[glacial_queen]

"I'm glad for them," Karla admitted. "Though I'd trade one if it meant you could have it," she added impulsively. "I know you have to go and that you have good reasons to, but...I wish you could stay. I'm dreadfully selfish and bad with goodbyes."

[bitten_notshy]

"We could not say goodbye," Jack offered, "since this isn't the end. We could say 'see you later' instead. I'm sure I'll be back on the island before you have time to miss me -- and you're welcome as a guest anytime."

[glacial_queen]

"See you later might be better," Karla said, nodding. "And are you sure you really want to inflict me on your classmates at school?" She gave him a wan smile. "Is your Sebastian going to be with you? Somehow?"