Lightning Bug B3, Thursday Morning

[intraspective]

Ino had to admit that country was not normally her music type, no. But the song that she kept finding herself singing was fun at least, and it amused her enough that Ino really didn’t see a need to try and stop.

She just kept the singing down sort of low as she sprawled out on her bed and read.

“My daddy always a gentle man
Never the kind to ever force his hand
He would always be the last one to raise his voice
If anybody ever put us down
Well you can bet that he would stand his ground
Then he would tell me son sometimes you got no choice

You've got to kick at little and cause a stir
Sometimes you got to make some noise to be heard
If anybody ever tries to hold you back
Yeah you got to kick a little and be tough
You got to let 'em know you've had enough
Remember that unless you want to finish last
You've got to kick a little!

Some people judge you by the way you look
They see you once and say you ain't no good
Feels like they're never gonna take you for who you are
That's when you have to stand up and be strong
And go the extra mile to prove 'em all wrong
Just remember when they push you way too far

You've got to kick at little and cause a stir
Sometimes you got to make some noise to be heard
If anybody ever tries to hold you back
Yeah you got to kick a little and be tough
You got to let 'em know you've had enough
Remember that unless you want to finish last
You've got to kick a little!

You've got to kick at little and cause a stir
Sometimes you got to make some noise to be heard
If anybody ever tries to hold you back
Yeah you got to kick a little and be tough
You got to let 'em know you've had enough
Remember that unless you want to finish last
You've got to kick a little!”

Ino snickered, humming it, and turned to the next page of her book. Kicking she could definitely do. Totally amusing, geez.

[Open for visitors, cabinmates, phone calls what have you.]

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[withoutverona]

"As long as he doesn't go flashing his rapier about town, he'll have quite the peaceful time of it," Romeo said, bitter.

[intraspective]

"Oh Romeo," she sighed. "Look, I'll keep an eye out on him, but seriously, I've only met him once. They took his weapon away from him, see? That's a good thing--you know how we're not allowed weapons in the dorms."

[withoutverona]

"I know that," Romeo pointed out. "I suppose I just have to trust the administration, and his good judgment."

Such as it was.

[intraspective]

Her hair was going to ache later from all the tugging she was doing. Ino winced at a particularly hard tug.

"It'll be fine," she said soothingly. "I mean, he's been here almost two weeks and nothing has happened. That's a good sign."

[withoutverona]

"It's something," Romeo had to halfway agree. "Ino, you can't tell me Tybalt is there and not expect me to worry."

[intraspective]

"I'm not expecting you not to worry," she insisted. "I'm just saying that, you know, so far it's been pretty peaceful. Maybe he's all--"

“--I’m alone, on my own, and that’s all I know,” Ino sang, “I’ll be strong, I’ll be wrong, oh but life goes on. Oh but I’m just a girl trying to find a place in this world.”

Er.

“Yeah,” she added, a bit lamely. “Like that. Sans the girl bit.”

Stupid Fandom.

[withoutverona]

"Are you trying to tell me you aren't a girl?" Romeo asked, grateful he was on another continent so she couldn't hit him.

[intraspective]

"I'm all girl!" she protested vehemently, waving her free hand to emphasis this. "It's not my fault what comes out of my mouth!"

[withoutverona]

"Uh-huh." Romeo probably wouldn't be teasing her quite so much if it wasn't such a relief as he tried to process the news Tybalt had turned up. "I'm sure someone at the clinic could talk to you, if you're confused."

[intraspective]

"So mean!" she spluttered, trying not to laugh. "See if I tell you what else has been going on 'round Fandom, just for that! I'm not confused!"

[withoutverona]

Oh, that was a harsh decision, but Romeo let his better angels make it.

"You're singing, things are alive, we have new students again," he recapped. "What else? How are the cabins this time?"

[intraspective]

"The cabins are fun, 'cept for Katina," Ino said, willing to ramble. "Mine's called Lightning Bug, after the show, and Penelope's in the same cabin as me so it's nice--Oh! Penelope broke her curse! All by herself! And my Fandom sib, Jennifer, turns green and larger than normal, but that's just recent, Reno and I had a fight, but we fixed it, and Cable-san talked to me for the first time in months yesterday. Radio's all hyped up 'bout angels being 'round in Fandom."

She tapped her fingers. "I need to talk to Liir at some point. He's been hiding."

[withoutverona]

"Check and make sure he's not brownies again," Romeo suggested, not terribly respectfully. "I'm happy for Penelope. She was a sweet girl, despite it all. Why weren't you talking to Cable? And angels -- angels from heaven, that sort?"

[intraspective]

"Angels from heaven," she said, nodding though he couldn't see it. "And I wasn't talking to Cable 'cause he wasn't talking to me--I wasn't going to go bug him while he was being all Mayor-ly 'cause uh, yeah, not that self-absorbed to think that to him my ramble is more important than running Fandom. Penelope is so happy, you have no idea. Hurley's being dumb about it, but I think I set him straight."

A beat.

"...if he's brownies again," she said, "I'm almost tempted to eat him myself. I don't get why Makejoy wouldn't do so. I mean, she's sweet, but she's his dog. Really, most dogs I know would delightedly attack a tray of brownies."

[withoutverona]

Angels from heaven. Ino was, possibly, the worst person Romeo could ask about that, but it was something to investigate at Homecoming.

"You're matchmaking for Hurley and Penelope?" Romeo asked. "Well. Good. They always seemed happy together." Not that he knew either of them that well. "And you wouldn't think brownies would last long, given how quickly free food tends to disappear around here, dog or no."

[intraspective]

Oh yes, one of the very worst people, definitely.

"Uh," she said, having to think about that. "Ish. Sort of. They were dating before she broke her curse, but then when she broke it, Hurley started saying crap like she was too pretty for him and kinda hurt Penelope's feelings quite a bit 'cause she likes him, you know. So... I had a talk with Hurley."

A Talk, really. All things considered.

"Well," she added reasonably, "I know I probably wouldn't eat brownies if I just, like, found them on someone else's bed--oh, and brownies too, radio's been talking 'bout how Francine made brownies with, you know, pot in them and that it was somehow all Chuck's fault."

Ino could believe it--she just didn't have any actual first hand information.

[withoutverona]

"... I don't understand why Hurley would spoil his chances like that," Romeo observed. "Is she? Pretty, I mean, with the new nose."

He always asked important questions, you see.

"And I'm not surprised if Chuck's passing pharmaceuticals along. He's the sort."

[intraspective]

Oh yes, deeply important.

"I'm surprised none of the teachers have done anything yet 'bout it, honestly--'cause it's sounding kinda bad, you know? And she was always pretty," Ino said loftily. "And Hurley's an idiot."

[withoutverona]

"They don't seem to like to get involved unless they have to. I never got detention for hitting Hannibal," Romeo said. He didn't exactly mind this. "And I know, but ... you know what I meant."

[intraspective]

"Hitting someone is different," she said, shrugging a bit. "I mean, it's between you and the other person, right?"

Ino gave another shrug.

"I did know," Ino caved. "And yes, she's very pretty with her nose now."

[withoutverona]

"It is, but isn't ... oh. Chuck gave the brownies to people who didn't want them?" Romeo guessed, sounding unhappy at the possibility. "And I'm hapyp for her. She wanted that a lot."

[intraspective]

"That's what it sounds like," she said, "that he didn't tell people what was in them and offered them like they were ordinary brownies--which is, yeah, a bit different from a fist fight."

She grinned. "She did--she's so much... lighter now. It's so cute watching her."

[withoutverona]

"Chuck," Romeo sighed, shaking his head. "Well, hopefully someone will teach him his lesson."

[intraspective]

Ino's grin was a bit sharp.

"Katina and Arthur kinda beat him up," she reported. "At least, that's what Turtle and Valentine reported. But who knows if that'll keep him from it again."

Probably not, considering Chuck.

[withoutverona]

"I would talk to him if I thought he'd listen," Romeo said. "I know people like that."