Faculty Lounge, Monday, noonish

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

Emma had found her office, but as it did not yet have enough white furniture or booze, she'd quickly relocated to the faculty lounge. That might not have white furniture either, but it did have a sofa which she was currently lounging in while reading 'Betty Crocker's Cookbook'. Every once in a while she picked up a red pen and made comments in the margins. A cup of tea was steaming happily on the table beside her, and her fifth attempt at muffins were piled up on a tray. They were probably not poisonous.

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[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor came into the lounge and eyed the muffins.

"Those edible?"

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

Emma lowered the cookbook to look at him. "...Yes," she decided after a moment. They were edible, after all.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"What flavor?" he asked. "Banana nut?"

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

John wandered in to get a cup of coffee before heading to his office. He glanced at the muffins, then glanced again, not sure if he should try to eat one or exorcise it.

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"Um," said Emma. She looked at the muffins. "They should be plain. And tasty." There was possibly an emphasis on 'should'.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"...who makes plain muffins?"

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"The muffins won't kill you," Emma informed him after a moment. She was almost sure about that.

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"I think I'll pass anyway, thanks," John said. Better safe than sorry after all. He'd never live it down if he got possessed by a demonic muffin.

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

Emma frowned at him. "I do." She turned her head to look towards a bowl some way away. "You could try the glazing, if you wish." The glazing bubbled.

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"Suit yourself," Emma shrugged, and decided that this was a man to watch. She frowned a little at a stray thought from John, and sat up, folding her arms under her breasts. "My muffins are not demonic!"

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

John blinked and looked at the woman closer. He hadn't had anyone reply to his unspoken thoughts since the last time he talked to Missouri. "Psychic?" he asked.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Don't think we've been properly introduced," the Doctor said. "I'm the Doctor."

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"Telepathic," Emma replied. "And my muffins are not demonic! Take that back," she demanded. It was possible that she'd spent a little too much time with students.

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"Emma Frost." Emma blinked. "Doctor What?" Even superheroes usually had more of a name than that.

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"Generally, it's considered rude to go rummaging through other people's thoughts," John pointed out.

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"Ah well," said Emma, waving a hand dismissively. "Technically I didn't, and anyway, it's also rude to call my deli-- my muffins demonic!" Even Emma couldn't bring herself to call the muffins delicious.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Just the Doctor," he said. "The definitive article."

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was pretty much the reaction he got from Missouri when he pointed out the rudeness of thought reading. "If we're getting technical, technically I didn't call them demonic. Only that I'd never live it down if I got possessed by a demonic muffin." And boy, didn't that sound silly when said outloud?

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"And by that you implied that my muffins were demonic," Emma pointed out. "Or at least one of them."

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"I've seen stranger things."

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

"Interesting name," said Emma. "Do you teach here?"

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

Emma hesitated. She had seen many strange things in her life, but... "Stranger than a demonic muffin possession?"

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Adventuring Survival," the Doctor said. "Tips and tricks to make sure they don't get themselves killed out in the world."

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

John nodded. "What's the old quote? More things in heaven and earth? Throw in hell, and it's pretty accurate."

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

Emma nodded in approval. "A very good topic. I hope it is well attended?"