Room 406, afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

She'd needed last night, Isabel realized. After everything that had happened, she needed a night of being quiet and feeling safe.

Eventually she'd made it back to her room. After a shower, she'd called her mom, feigning surprise at the news of the destruction of the Meta-Chem, and quickly changing the subject to the cleaning supplies that were currently working busily around the room.

"I know mom," she said eventually. "Yes, we'll be out for dinner soon. I promise. Bye." Isabel hung up her phone and opened her laptop. Solitaire would be a good way to not think for the afternoon.

[Door closed, post is open! And I'm about to go AFK till about 7 EST. I'll grab pings when I get back. And I'm back!!!]

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Parker would get the story in person. With chocolate. And possibly alcohol.

"Physically yeah, everyone's alright," Isabel nodded, even though Parker couldn't see her. "I think everyone's just strung out some because they didn't know what to expect."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Can't blame them," Parker said, her voice gentle. "This sort of thing doesn't exactly come with a script, does it?" She opened a window, glanced west, and shook her head. The aftermath couldn't be much more fun than the actual events had been. "I'm so, so glad you're okay. Now." She drummed her fingers on the windowsill, then abruptly said, "When can you come visit?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Not right now," she said immediately. "Not that I don't want to? But I just need a little time. Plus I don't think Wyatt's ready to let me disappear for too long right now. But maybe in a week or so?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Zero is visiting next weekend. I'm heading into Hell Week of Finals now." Parker picked up the lighter to play with it again, lighting it, extinguishing it, lighting, extinguishing. "Any time after that week is good, I've got five weeks off, until April 14 or so. I won't really sleep right about this until I see you. Maybe you can come over with Anders? And we'll have fun and have a nervous breakdown far away from where Wyatt can worry about it?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"That could work," Isabel agreed. "I'll talk to Anders this week and we'll figure something out. Then I'll talk the boyfriend shaped person into bringing us over."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Works." Parker smiled toward the Western Hemisphere, then sighed. "Do you need me to do anything before then? Aside from, I don't know. Tell anyone that needs to that they can vent to me?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm good," she promised. "And everyone's been great. Everyone came by to check on me today. I've got great friends."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"And we've got you," Parker said, straightening. "So it evens out. Call if you need anything, okay? Otherwise, expect me to call you by later next week, and get dates set for you and Anders."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'll here. And I'll have the dates worked out." Isabel leaned back against her pillow, feeling like the day and all the explanations were catching up with her. "But for now, I think I need a nap."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Go, sleep, rest, recover," Parker chided, and smiled, meaning it this time. "Bye, Isabel." She didn't add the stay safe this time. Far too ironic.

She lit up the cigarette after she hung up.