Always Compliment the Cosplayers

"So ... what do you think?" She asked quietly, obviously trying to portray a different personality than she had earlier been showing.

"Looks cool. Are you wearing that tomorrow?" Nathan asked, his eyes roaming over Kelly's figure. Sandy noted that the way the long jacket was now worn it accentuated Kelly's curves, making the entire ensemble look sexier.

"Yeah, but just for day one. I have Reiku and Black Canary for days two and three." Kelly dropped the serious expression, her face lighting up as she mentioned the other characters that she would be portraying.

"Cool. So you're fighting Sam for the bed tonight." Nathan grinned.

"Awww ... Sam will let me have it, won't you Sam?" Kelly put her hands together and lowered her eyes in a puppy face.

" ... ok..." Sandy sighed, rather embarrassed by the obvious manipulation that Kelly was attempting. "But I get the spare key."

"Whaaat? That's no fair! What if I have to change?"

"Then you call me, and I get back to the room when I have a chance." Nathan spoke up from the left double bed where he was now reclining. "And you're blocking the TV." He waved the remote control to accentuate his point.

"Oooh, what are we watching?" Kelly ran to the unoccupied bed and jumped onto it, her legs under her. "Sam, sit down, lose the jacket, and stay a while."

Sandy nervously pulled the jacket from her shoulders. The t-shirt she was wearing underneath was fairly thick, and she was pretty sure nothing underneath showed. She knew that she had checked it often enough in the mirror, but this was going to be the first real test. She tossed the jacket onto one of the small chairs set next to the lone table in the room, then found a place on the floor, facing the TV.

"Is there anything on?" Kelly groaned, as Nathan continued to flip through the channels.

"We've got crap, crap, crap, Kardashian crap, crap and hey! Spongebob."

"You're kidding, right?" Sandy spoke up, looking over at Nathan, who wielded the remote like some kind of scepter.

"Ok, no Spongebob..."

It took several more minutes for them to find a show that all three could agree on, but it didn't seem to matter what was on, as Nathan and Kelly both kept up a running commentary about random topics the whole time. Sandy had never been one of those people who could just have a conversation with a television on, and she found her attention constantly drifting from the TV back to the conversation.

Eventually, the light from outside dimmed, and Sandy knew that it was time for her to find a way to prepare for bed. With only a small bit of coaxing, she managed to make both of her temporary room-mates donate a pillow and a blanket from their beds. Sandy arranged the items into the semblance of a sleeping arrangement in the corner, pushing one of the chairs out of the way in order to find room.

"Sure you don't just want to share?" Kelly flirted, quite obviously and not seriously in the least. At least Sandy hoped it wasn't serious in the least. The situation was uncomfortable enough without adding in flirting to the list.

"No, I know how this always goes. I fall for it and next thing I know I've lost three experience levels." Nathan joked.

"Darn, you saw through my illusion. You realize now I'm going to have to kill you all to keep my secret." Kelly giggled.

"At least let me clean up before you spill my blood all over the room." Sandy bantered back, grabbing the smaller of her two bags and proceeding to the bathroom.