Gobstoppers! That's not a room, that's an orange!

[mary]

Mary sat on the couch in the Slytherin Common Room. She waited for Oryn to come back from the Kitchens. Yes, she was hungry. Starving, in fact. But that's what she wanted. Each time she said no to food, she felt a surge of willpower. And each time she ate, she would write it down in her little black book, and add painful, cruel comments about herself.

[Oryn Vance]

Oryn came back in from the kitchens, laden with quite a bit of food. The elves had loaded him up with enough food to fill a picnic basket with (which he had done), and had even found some cakes for him to bring back with him.

"All clean and un-Hufflepuffed," he teased, sitting down next to her on the couch, opening the basket. "The elves were over zealous again."

[mary]

Mary smiled and looked anywhere but the food.
"Yes, I can see that..." She told him, looking him in the eyes.
"So, did you enjoy your meal?"

[Oryn Vance]

Oryn quirked an eyebrow. "I haven't eaten yet. As you can well see," he said with a small smile. "After all... eating is very boring work to be done on your own. Which is why I do my best not to do it alone."

[mary]

"Yes, but, I already had dinner. I... um... stole some of the food Flyte brought to her dormitory." Mary lied. She smiled at Oryn.

[Oryn Vance]

Oryn quirked an eyebrow. "And you took a shower?" He could tell that she was lying, even without confirming it by peeking into her mind, although he did that anyway. "My, someone's been moving quickly, then."

[mary]

"You know... we are magical. I don't know if you noticed but I have this shiny wand with me. Oh, bollocks, where'd it go!" Mary sat up, and shook her skirt out, searching for her wand. It fell out of her hair.
"Well... that was strange." Mary tried to move the topic.

[Oryn Vance]

Oryn chuckled, then pulled a couple sandwiches out of the basket. He held one, on a plate, out to her. "Please?" he said, knowing from his look into her mind that she was famished. "We can't go have you wasting away on me, can we?"

[mary]

Oh, damn. Mary thought. Just looking at the food made her want to run five kilometers.
"Oh, fine." She grumbled, taking the plate. She stared at it, hoping it would scream and run away.
"Would you believe me if I said I was allergic to food?" Mary tried, knowing that it was ridiculous.

[Oryn Vance]

Oryn shook his head as he took a bite of his own sandwich. "Afraid, yes. Allergic, no. You need to learn to pick your lies a bit better than that," he said with a chuckle. "Come on, eat, it isn't going to hurt you."

[mary]

"Orynnn!" She whined. "Is it really necessary? I mean I already ate." Mary told him, pushing the plate away slightly. She gave him a look and pouted.
"Really, I ate a huge lunch! You can even ask Bobble."

[Oryn Vance]

Oryn smirked, then pulled a tiny vial from his pocket. "Drink this," he said, shaking the tiny, labeled bottle of veritaserum that he'd taken from his father's personal stores, "Then tell me that you aren't hungry, and I'll believe you."

[mary]

"That's Veritaserum isn't it?" Mary asked "Oryn, I'm not putting that near me." she made a sour face.
"Why don't you take it?"

[Oryn Vance]

"Because I'm not lying about anything," Oryn said with a smirk as he put the bottle back into his pocket. "Now... I carried this all the way up from the kitchens for you... can't you at least try it?" he asked.

[mary]

"Oryn, I'm sorry. I refuse you eat when I'm not hungry!" Mary cried, pushing the food away from her. She looked at him with pleasing eyes. She didn't care what he did, as long as he helped her.