xp_logs | Maddie and Tandy [Backdated]

Maddie goes a little diva on Tandy. Maybe. But it's for all of their well-beings.

"Door is open." Tandy called out as she finished unpacking the last of her clothing into the drawer, though she still had two more boxes to go through. How did she accumulate so much stuff? The teen walked into the common area and saw a familiar red head, "Hey Maddie. To what do I owe the honor of your presence? Unless you miss me already."

"Truly, madly, deeply," came the reply as the younger girl rushed forward and pushed a steaming travel mug into her former suitemate's hands. "Here. Drink this. It's a tea to help soothe your throat. And I added some honey, for added benefits." A similar tumbler sat on the nearby coffee table and Maddie crossed over to pick it up and take a long sip. A pained expression appeared on her face followed by a forced swallow of the hot liquid.

"I totally let that steep way too long."

"Tea? But I don't have a sore throat..." Slightly confused on the behavior of Maddie, "And I thought the one that was suppose to be acting oddly." Her confused looked turned into a smile at the look at Maddie's face, "I feel like I am missing something. I am missing something right?"

This time when Maddie took a sip she managed to contain her expression to a slightly pained grimaced; she would finish this tea if it killed her. "Ounce of prevention, my friend," she explained, forcing another sip of the strong tasting liquid. "Keep yourself healthy. We are going to be doing a lot of singing, with people who go home at night to parents and siblings and animals. And the way this flu season is going odds our high that someone in the cast will get sick and then it will spread to everyone else. You got a flu shot, right?"

Tandy looked down at the cup of tea before taking a sip to taste it, "Could always add more honey, I think?" She raised an eyebrow at the other girl as she realized what was going on, "Yes. Well back in October." There was a slight pause in her speech before she continued, "Maddie we hang out with people all the time, more so then the average teenager because we live in a mansion with a lot of people." She set the cup on the table and took a seat.

"But it's the same people," the red-head stressed, "so we share germs with them, our immune systems are used to it. These new people, not so much. You get me?"

"Yea I get you. But Maddie I really don't think we are going to get sick....knock on wood." Tandy leaned over and knocked on the wooden coffee table.

Maddie rolled her eyes and sighed very pointedly in exasperation. Some people were just so frustration. It was like Tandy didn't even care if she got sick or not, which was all well and fine for her, but Maddie wasn't about to rely on a lucky rabbit's foot or a four leaf clover to keep her well. She might just end up getting sick anyways, but that didn't mean she couldn't take steps to try and keep that from happening. "You're right," she said with just a touch of impatience. "But there is nothing saying we can't take all the precautions necessary to quell the onset of disease. Drinking tea for our throats to keep them clear, washing our hands, avoiding people who are sneezing and coughing, you know. And of course, no making out with anyone."

Tandy smiled at her friend while she shook her head. "Okay I can do all of that if but...you do realize that the last one will be...kind of hard not to do right?"

"Listen Blondie." Maddie rose and moved to stand in front of Tandy, arms crossed, staring straight at the older girl. "I'm not getting any, you're don't get any. Not until after this whole musical is over and done with."

"Sometimes you just gotta make sacrifices for your art. Anne Hathaway had them cut her hair on screen during Les Mis, think about everyone who has done some serious weight-loss or gain for a role. Come on, Starlet."

"Okay you have a good point. Though I never heard of the 'No Kissing' rule before. But what's going to stop him?" Tandy said smirking just a bit - a part of her wanted to know Maddie's answer for this one.

"I'll talk to Clint," the redhead gave a reassuring smile. "He'll understand. No threatening needed."

Tandy laughed, a true laugh. The blonde hadn't laughed in awhile and she felt normal for a moment. "Okay Maddie. I give in to your demands. However, strange they are."

Satisfied by this arrangement, Maddie softened her stare along with her entire posture. "That's good." Tandy may not have agreed with Maddie's whole approach to preventing illness (or maybe she did, the redhead wasn't certain and it really wasn't worth trying to pry open her friend's mind to check) but she had agreed to it. This was about more than just the two of them individually, and really it wasn't about the art- sickness would spread through the cast like wildfire. A group of people who are together all the time for long hours, their bodies stressed from late nights and lots of singing and dancing? Perfect conditions for everyone getting sick.

"Good," the redhead repeated and reached her fist, pinkie out toward Tandy. "Pinkie swear?"

Tandy looked down at the pinkie and then back up at Maddie. Seriously? Maddie was going to make her pinkie swear. Shaking her head as if she was admitting defeat she took Maddie's pinkie with her own. "I swear."

"Okay good." The younger girl perked up, and once more her face brightened with a cheerful smile. "And now," she raised her mug in a toast, "I must bid you adieu."

"Until we meet again, sweet Tandy. Until we meet again."