Room 218, Thursday Afternoon

[glacial_queen]

In a shocking turn of events that probably surprised absolutely no one, Karla was still in a fantastic mood. Honestly--and no disrespect meant to her boyfriend--most of her good mood stemmed from feeling free for the first time in a years. It was like a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders; the danger that had doggedly haunted her since she'd returned to the estate from the coven was no longer a threat.

And, okay, the rest of her good feelings came directly from the discovery that, yes, sex was as astral as everyone had said. She wondered if she should sent Alex Karev a note saying, "Fine, fine, you were right."

Since she was in such a good mood, she figured she should probably tackle cleaning her dorm, since she hadn't bothered to clean it much over the holidays and it was getting a little cluttered. She'd even do it by hand, since it was sorta homework for Home Ec. And hopefully this would give her something to do until the smugness wore off.

[Open door, open post! Friends, phone calls, and random passersby welcome, though I may be slow as I am also working on The Thesis.]

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[icecoldfrost]

"It may not be the most romantic story in the world, but I ended up gaining one of my best friends out of it," Emma pointed out, squeezing Karla's fingers. "Besides, Alex made damn sure I was having a good time. It was nice, actually."

Emma and Sebastien would likely have still had a, well, awkward relationship, even without vampire trauma shaping her formative opinions, but even she had to admit that Eric wasn't that bad, and she didn't mind Jessica.

"It's a good thing you stayed, then," she commented idly. "Otherwise you'd still be waiting to 'get it over with' and not blushing at Warren when you think no one's looking."

[glacial_queen]

Karla didn't appreciate Eric attempting to poach on her territory blatantly trying to claim Sookie for his Queen. But there would always be that first spike of fear when she dealt with a vampire that colored Karla's perceptions.

Okay, well, maybe not so much with Jessica. It was hard to be afraid of Jessica at all.

"Alex is going to be so smug when he hears about this," Karla said with a sigh. "Because I'm going to have to admit he's right and sex is one of the most fun things ever." She squeezed Emma's fingers back and added, "He's not the only person I'd be missing out on."

[icecoldfrost]

Being afraid of Jessica was like being afraid of a month-old kitten that was convinced it was the mightiest hunter EVAR, and yet had lost a battle with a bottle of pink food dye.

"He's not right, I'm right. I'm sure I said it first. Or better," Emma replied cheerfully. "At the very least, in a manner not nearly as crude as Alex usually projects."

[glacial_queen]

"That makes me feel a lot better," Karla said with a laugh. "I don't mind agreeing with Alex half so much if he's just agreeing with you."

[icecoldfrost]

"So does this means I get to give Warren my version of The Talk, then?" Emma teased. "I promise to be gentle."

Emma, stop lying.

[glacial_queen]

Karla snorted. "Suuuure you will."

Which actually reminded her of something. "Warren knows we were in his mind once," she said quietly. "I told him. After your comment about doctors in the junkyard."

[icecoldfrost]

Emma groaned and covered her eyes with her hands. "Did you have to tell him? We couldn't just let him forget about it?"

[glacial_queen]

"I told him right after you brought it up," Karla said. "Not, like, six months later or something. And I didn't go into details of what, why, or how. I'm just saying..." she licked her lips a bit, nervous, "He might not be entirely responsive if you aren't gentle. Not because you were in his mind, exactly, but because you used what you found as a weapon."

She squeezed Emma's hand again. "I know you were scared and lashing out. It's what I do. But I figured you might want to know."