Arms Hotel 324 , Saturday Evening.

[icecoldfrost]

Emma was already packed up to go to the cabins again; really, it was easy, when you didn't have a roommate and could just throw things around to find what you wanted. But her room was full of boxes, for the cabin and for moving out in a few weeks, and that was simply too depressing.

But it was far too chilly to be emo on the roof tonight, which meant Jack would simply have to tolerate her ordering all the roomservice for dinner.

"What do you want?"

[[For he that lives there!]]

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[icecoldfrost]

"I refuse to believe she's an adult," Emma said firmly, shaking her head. "It's just not possible."

There was, however, a slight smile on her lips. "How old was I when we met? Oh lord, sixteen feels like a lifetime ago."

[bitten_notshy]

"I think so. Meanwhile, I was seventeen and quite certain I'd be back with Sebastien the second I turned eighteen," Jack mused. "Life has a way of changing our plans, doesn't it?"

[icecoldfrost]

"I was half-starved, hated everyone, and was convinced I'd be out by fall and back with Hank," Emma agreed. "I still hate everyone, but two out of three isn't bad, is it?"

[bitten_notshy]

"Me included?" Jack asked, smiling. "Because you don't normally act much like you hate me."

[icecoldfrost]

"You are tolerable," she replied, waving a hand dismissively. "There's a tricksy brain in your head, and you have a habit of outrageous flattery. It's the herds of lemmings that I loathe, and I don't see that changing any time soon."

[bitten_notshy]

"You'd tolerate the lemmings too, if they flattered you," Jack said, not really believing it. "Oh -- speaking of old times, I had dinner with Ronan Nolan earlier this week. He's working for the clinic these days."

[icecoldfrost]

"I knew I sensed his thoughts in the flotsam," Emma said. "Everyone's mind is different, of course, but his lights up beautifully. It's the magic, I suppose."

[bitten_notshy]

"But if it were just the magic, wouldn't every wizard on the island glow?" Jack wondered. "I know it's not easy, but I would love to hear what you hear, just for a day."