Common Room: Short and Sweet

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:12 pm

((Open Thread))

Murphy was sprawled across the couch of the common room, flipping through channels quickly. She looks incredibly bored.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:52 pm

"Hey Murph." Jennifer says as she walks into the room.

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:54 pm

"Jennnnnnnnn...." Murphy groans, sliding partway off the couch. "I'm borrrrredddd...."

She sounds pathetic.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:59 pm

"You wanna come get murdered by a guy pretending to give away a couch on Craigslist?"

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:01 pm

"Yes!" Murphy says, instantly cheering up. "Are you going now?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:04 pm

"Yeah, pretty much."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:11 pm

"Awesome," Murphy falls off the couch and springs to her feet. "I'm ready. Let's go get murdered!"

Murphy giggles.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:29 pm

"Great. We can probably catch the next bus into town."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:36 pm

"We can take my sister's van," Murphy says. "I have my license and if we want to get the couch, we'll need to be able to move it, right?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:57 pm

"Hey, good idea."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:00 pm

"I'll get the keys!" Murphy says. She runs off, nearly barreling into a wall, before disappearing through a wall.

A few minutes later, she phases in through the ceiling, landing in front of Jennifer.

"Got 'em!"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:04 pm

"Convenient." she says, following Murphy to the van. "Does your sister know you're taking the van?"

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:16 pm

"I left a note," Murphy says. "It'll be fine."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:18 pm

"Cool." she says, apparently more curious than worried they might get into trouble.

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:20 pm

"We might have to move some stuff out of the back," Murphy says, "Murphy...is kind of a hoarder. A little bit."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:21 pm

"Hey, maybe there's some useful junk in there."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:24 pm

"I guess it depends on how much you like to read," Murphy says, as they enter the garage.

The van isn't anything impressive. In fact, it looks a little beat up. And are those bullet holes in the door?

Also, the back is filled with an enormous number of of books.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:29 pm

"Only a lot." she says, actually climbing into the back to look through the books. Either she missed the bullet holes or they don't particularly worry her.

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:32 pm

It seems like Murphy will read anything. There are books from every topic and genre, with no real rhyme or reason to which ones she bought. From the looks of things, she would just buy as many random books as she could.

Murphy got in the front seat and adjusted it before buckling in. "Will you be okay back there? I mean, it would be like, really, really, really easy to get crushed or something."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:50 pm

"I'm fine. I'm not gonna die from a book falling on me."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:57 pm

"'kay," Murphy says. "Where are we going?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:06 am

Jennifer pulls out her phone and directs Murphy to an address a little outside of Maldon.

"Besides, getting crushed by a pile of books would be a pretty good way to go, no?"

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:07 am

"I used to share a room with my sister," Murphy says. "I had nightmares that I was crushed by books."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:12 am

"No wonder if this is what she has to keep in her car."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:13 am

"Her room is even worse," Murphy says. "She sleeps in the closet."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:29 am

"No way."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:36 am

"Right? And it's super weird because, oops," Murphy swerves as a car honks at them, quickly remembering that you have to drive on the other side here. She laughs, "Oh my god, that guy was sooooo mad."

"Anyway. She's like, seven feet tall, and she just curls up in there like a dog. It's ridiculous."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:10 am

"Whoa..." Jennifer says in a rare sign of agitation, stabilizing a particularly wobbly stack of books as Murphy swerves around on the road.

"That's kind of amazing. Maybe it's better for sleeping. Like a pillow fort."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:30 am

"Yeah. Or maybe she's just weird," Murphy says. "Do you have any siblings? Like, a brother or sister or something?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:24 pm

"Nah, I'm an only child. Probably good, cause I think siblings would just annoy me most of the time..."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:25 pm

"You don't seem like you get annoyed all that easy," Murphy says.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:59 pm

"That's cause I don't have any brothers or sisters sleeping in my closet."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:01 pm

Murphy giggles, "That's a good poin -- cheese and crackers!"

Murphy hits the brakes quickly to avoid rear-ending a double decker bus.

She is not a great driver.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:07 pm

This time a book does topple from it's perch and hit Jennifer in the head.

"Maybe I should sit in front with you after all." she says, climbing into the front with the offending book in her hand. "I just got Moby Dicked in the head."

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:31 pm

Murphy snorts and then bursts out in a fit of laughter, "Sorry, sorry, that's...."

She laughs again.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:02 pm

"Careful or it'll get you too." she says, raising the book menacingly.

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:08 pm

Murphy shrieks dramatically, shrinking away from the book and giggling, "No! Not Queequeg! Save me!"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:12 pm

"From Hell's heart I smack at thee." she says, bopping Murphy on the head with the book.

by **Jean-Louise Murphy** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:28 pm

Murphy pouts, looking hurt and confused with big puppy dog eyes.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:33 pm

"Holy shit, I bet few people ever say no to you." she says, giving her another, softer whap on the forehead.

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