Room 406, all day

[izzyalienqueen]

It hadn't been a bad last week in Fandom. Between being social, seals, presents, and reality TV, it was certainly memorable. Even if the good-byes weren't so much fun.

There wasn't much left to pack. But Isabel was taking her time doing it.

The door was open.

[OOC: Good-bye post. *sniffles* Assume handwavey phone calls. ETA: Random bouts of SP for the rest of the afternoon due to RL.]

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Aww, a verbal-smackage chain," Anders managed to joke. "The gift that keeps on giving. You guys better have a safe trip, okay? Promise?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I promise. I think the most danger will face is weight gain from all the food at the places we plan on stopping," Isabel grinned.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

". . . there's nothing I can say about burning off the calories that you won't turn around on me to make me flail, is there?" he asked.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Nothing at all," she laughed. "You know me too well. But I promise I'll keep running and hitting the gym as well."

A pause...

"Because you have to work all the muscle groups after all. Not just cardio."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

A strangled whimper escaped him. "I walked into that."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Once Isabel stopped laughing she nodded. "You couldn't have set that up any better if you tried."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders sighed. "Would you believe me if I told you I let you do that? One more time for the road?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"If you did? It makes me love you that much more," she told him.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Good," Anders said, "because that's totally what I did. Since you love it so much when I spaz out over TMI stuff."

Hard to tell if he was telling the truth or not . . .

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel wasn't about to question if it was the truth or not. She'd just enjoy the moment. "I do. You turn the cutest shade of pink."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Everything about me is cute," Anders informed her importantly, beaming in just such a way to emphasize his point.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You are such a dork," Isabel grinned, reaching for her camera. "I need a picture so my new roommate can wonder about all the cute guys I know."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Hmm," mused Anders, "would it drive your roommate nuts if I took my shirt off for it?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Quite possibly yes," she nodded. Not that she knew anything at all about her roommate at this point. "Which is why you need to do just that."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Well then," Anders said, and turned around (for no real reason) as he stripped the shirt off, so the tattoo, now mostly healed up, was visible.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel couldn't help the small involuntary shudder that ran through her at the sight of the tattoo. Some memories were still painful over a year later.

"It's healed."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Anders said, then fell silent for a moment, realizing the implications. "Yeah."

He turned around and tucked his thumbs into his belt, posing for the camera. "Ready when you are -- glad I got a chance to get a tan our last couple of stops, too."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Have they seen it yet?" she asked, knowing that it was important to Anders.

"You look very fit and tan."

*click*

Isabel checked the viewscreen on the camera and decided she'd send a copy to Bel and Phoebe as well. They'd appreciate it.

"Very nice."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"No, it's a surprise," Anders replied. "They'll see it when I get there -- they have no idea I was even getting it."

He preened a little bit and tried to peer at the camera. "Lemme see!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"They'll like it. I'm sure."

Isabel stepped back and tried to hold the camera away from him. Just because.

"What're the magic words?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders said nothing, but gave her the puppydog face. Just one last time, to see if it worked.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Or there's always the non-vocal words," Isabel said, handing over the camera with a laugh.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Hey, it worked," Anders said, pleased. "Ooooh. Yeah, that came out pretty good. Should I call you when I get called to do a shirtless photo spread for some major magazine?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

And that would be Isabel's well duh! face. "Absolutely. And then I'd want an autographed copy."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"With glitter pen, just for you," Anders agreed readily.