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WHO: Charlie and Luna
WHERE: The Batgirl Apartment
WHEN: Monday Night?
WARNINGS: Teenagers
SUMMARY: Charlie and Luna play video games and Luna asks awkward questions.
FORMAT: Para to start, then whatever?

Charlie had a spot cleared out on the edge of the room that she used for bouncing, and she had described in what she hoped was enough detail so Luna could use it for apparating in. The rest of the room was just as messy as usual, though she'd at least taken a few minutes to gather up all her dirty clothes and shove them in the hamper.

Otherwise? Messy. Messy messy messy. Even her desk was messy, covered with her laptop and school books and an old picture of Josh. Charlie was flopped out on a beanbag chair on the floor as she waited for the witch to show up, poking through the dashboard on her xbox.

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No, you're thinking of Wizard Chess. Everything is fair in Wizard Chess.

Well, she seems like a good choice, and you said you had fun at the dance. Why not?

[Charlie frowned at the screen. She had almost missed that.]

You just lapped me...

[She muttered to herself in surprise, then shook her head.]

May? But she's like...my best friend. ...and a girl.

Oh, was I not supposed to? Sorry about that.

That is a bit tricky. A friendship is a very valuable thing, something that really shouldn't be sacrificed to a sudden flaring up of hormones. Of course, on the other hand, if you really feel something you probably should -- but, wait. Why does it matter that she's a girl?

No, it's cool. You're pretty good at this, Luna.

[Charlie so isn't concentrating on the game.]

Well. I don't know. I guess it doesn't matter, I just...never think about it that way. Or her. She's cool and we get along really well and stuff. She's my best friend!

Really? Thank you.

Well. I'm not saying you should do something that doesn't feel right, or move on before you're ready, but... if you enjoy her company you don't completely mind the idea, I think it's worth considering.

Although, a friendship is always worth more than a few snogs. Or so I've been led to believe, I don't really do it much myself. The snogging, I mean.

[Oh look, Charlie knows what a snog is! It's relatively recent information though.]

I...don't know. The only person I've ever, uh...'snogged' [she giggles.] is Josh. Was Josh.

...Have you had a boyfriend?

It's a funny word, isn't it? Snog snog snog...

Me? Oh, no. I wasn't very popular with boys, I suppose, since they all thought I was a little strange. But that's all right.

[That just makes Charlie laugh louder, enough that she has to pause the game. She's got a silly smile on her facenow.]

Well, girls then?

[Luna had brought it up, then.]

No, no! Ginny and Hermione are brilliant, of course, but it was never like that.

You'll have to tell me about them. Your friends, I mean. But it's like that with me, too. I mean...it's never really like that with anybody.

Just with Josh, I guess. I mean, I hadn't thought about it much before he asked me out, you know? And now he's gone and I guess I'm...not thinking about it much again.

[It wasn't entirely a lie. Charlie just didn't really have anyone new to focus on, or that she'd let herself focus on.]

There was something special about him. I think I understand.

But you can feel that way about more than one person, of course. I'm sure he wouldn't want you to stop trying to find happiness.

Everyone keeps saying that. I mean...yeah, I know they're right. [Charlie looked a bit cross about that. She did have trouble admitting other people were right and that she was just being stubborn.]

I've just...never really looked for people like that, ya know? I just end up with friends.

Friendships usually lead to better relationships, anyway, at least from what I've seen.

Maybe. [Charlie would so have disagreed with that sentiment.]

Josh and I were friends first. I mean, a little bit, anyway. I kinda think he wanted to ask me out for a while before he did, you know?

[She drew in a breath. Okay, this wasn't exactly what she envisioned talking about today.]

Not personally, no, but I think I know what you're talking about.

Would you like to get back to the game now?

And I just haven't been thinking about it much lately. Cause I'm fine. really.

[Charlie smiled, and she was mostly out of the momentary mope, it seemed. She nodded though, very quickly.]

Please! I am totally gonna win this time too.

You think? I bet you three Galleons not or whatever the equivalent of that is.

No clue what a Galleon is but you are so on.

[And off the cars go. Woosh!]

[ooc: Want to end it here? And was that enough to put the seed of the card idea in Luna's head?]

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