Room 322, Wednesday Morning

[living_endless]

Didi had packed for the trip to New York (jeans, boots, tank tops, jackets, all in a color palette ranging from black to black -- really, did you expect anything different?) and sat on her bed by the zipped suitcase, waiting for Jaime to get back from his visit with his family.

There was a gaily-wrapped box sitting next to her. Jaime might have forgotten what he'd said the last time she'd asked about when he would wear a kilt -- which she did every so often, just to keep him on his toes -- but she hadn't. And the conditions he'd proposed were, while clearly meant sarcastically, entirely favorable in Didi's eyes.

She checked the wall clock and folded her hands in her lap, completely at peace with her thoughts for the moment.

[OOC: For the roommate, unless someone else needs to grab her before the trip.]

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[living_endless]

"Oh, but I wanted to," Didi said earnestly. Butter would not melt in her mouth. "It's something you asked for."

... granted, he had not been aware they were having a serious conversation, but he'd still asked for it! Kinda.

[weldedtomyspine]

Oh, that was a very reassuring expression. Except for the part where it wasn't. He opened the box and looked inside.

"Oh, yeah, you definitely shouldn't have." He was actually rather amused, though. And glad that he'd taken the time to snag a little something for his roommate, too.

[living_endless]

"I wanted to," Didi said. "And it's denim, right? So it's just like wearing jeans."

She eyed it. "Maybe you should wear tights. It'll be cold out Saturday." Meaning she hadn't forgotten about wearing it in public, either.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Saturday?" Jaime asked, trying to sound innocent. He had no idea what she was talking about. Really!

[living_endless]

Didi fluttered her eyelashes. "Welcome picnic?" she reminded him. "New people, new teachers, apparently I have a new little sibling...."

Because five weren't enough. Really.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Oh. You don't say!"

...

"And what does that have to do with the kilt?" Like he didn't know.

[living_endless]

"You said you'd wear the kilt on newbie day." Oh, like she wasn't leaving out a key detail, there.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Um... are you sure?" She still had a chacne to let him off!

[living_endless]

"Completely," Didi said shamelessly. "Want to try it on? I can go out in the hall while you figure it out."

[weldedtomyspine]

"How hard can it be?" Jaime asked with the sort of confidence that only those who had no clue could manage.

"But if you want to go out into the hall, take this with you." He dug around in his bag for a moment and tossed her a box.

[living_endless]

"Don't know. Do you wear skirts a lot?" Didi asked, catching the box and going out into the hall.

Jaime could probably hear her laughing as she opened it and went down to the bathroom to put the wig on.

[weldedtomyspine]

Which left him to... figure this whole kilt thing out.

It wasn't that the mechanics were all that hard. But it just felt... like he was wearing it wrong.

[living_endless]

Didi bounced impatiently in the hall. "Are you ready yet, Reyes? Some of us are going to New York."

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime glanced down at his kilt, which looked find no matter how wrong it felt.

"I don't know... I don't think it fits right." It fit just fine.

[living_endless]

"Let me see," Didi said, opening the door. "I stole your jeans to get the size right."

She eyed him up and down and quirked her mouth in a smile. "Oh, my goodness."

He didn't look bad, actually. Just self-conscious.

[weldedtomyspine]

... "I knew it," Jaime sighed. "I look like a complete and utter idiot."

[living_endless]

"Shut up, you look awesome," Didi said. "Quit worrying so much. I'm the one in the wig, right?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"Yeah," Jaime admitted with a grin. "But you actually look pretty good in it."

[living_endless]

"Yeah?" Didi said, wandering over to check herself in the mirror. "Thank you. Should I dye my hair?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"Hmm..." Jaime thought about it. "if you want to? I mean, I think you could make it work. Though... it'd definitely take some getting used to."

[living_endless]

"I've been a brunette a long time." And now the wig was coming off to be carefully stored back in its box. "And the kilt suits you. So, are you going on the big trip, or are you gonna enjoy the quiet for a couple days?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"I... actually don't know... I suspect my sanity would thank me for a break..."

[living_endless]

"You are already packed," Didi pointed out, grabbing her own bag. "I'm going, anyhow. Happy New Year, if you decide to stay here."

She understood the concept of sanity breaks, but her own sanity required lots of people and a party.

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime laughed. "Bring me back a souvenir or something." His bed looked soooo inviting, after all.

[living_endless]

"One I heart en why shirt, coming your way," Didi promised on her way out the door. "'Bye."

[weldedtomyspine]

"Have fun," he called after her.