33 Apocolypse Ave, Wednesday evening

[izzyalienqueen]

Keeping in mind what she'd been told at the library, Isabel kept a wary eye out on the way back to Ronan's house.

She didn't notice anyone suspicious and maybe she was just being paranoid, but it seemed like the streets were a little emptier then normal.

Relieved to finally be back in familiar surroundings, Isabel poked around the kitchen and tried to figure out what to make for dinner.

[For the housemates or anyone else that needs her]

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel jumped and turned from where she'd been chopping vegetables, her hand instinctively raising in defense.

It just as quickly dropped when she recognized Jack. "Sorry, I'm just on edge," she apologized. "Would you mind setting the table? I don't know who's going to want to eat, but there's enough for everyone."

[bitten_notshy]

"I can manage that," Jack said, as easily as he could. "I didn't mean to startle you."

He went to get the silverware out. "Is anything new wrong, or is it just -- the usual?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Is it sad that I almost wish it was the usual?" Isabel said, setting aside the knife she'd been using to chop vegetables and focusing on Jack. "I was at the library today and one of the girls told me about something that happened to her in the Perk."

[bitten_notshy]

"I think the sad thing is that there is a usual," Jack decided. Humans were adaptable; they'd get used to this, as they got used to every other bloody thing. "What's wrong at the Perk now?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's Fandom. There's always a usual." Fortunately most of the time it wasn't quite so end of the worldy.

"When she got there, the store was completely empty, not an employee or customer in sight." Isabel gestured towards the window and the darkness outside. "With all the weirdness going on, people are living on caffeine. They should be working double shifts. Then the creepy people came in. The ones that were fascinated by something so primitive as a written note."

[bitten_notshy]

"Aliens?" Jack wondered, not realizing how close to home that might hit. "People from the distant future?"

He thought about it for a moment.

"I've never seen the Perk empty."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm willing to put money on it being some sort of higher intelligence," she nodded. "Be it the relatives come calling or some other bit of weirdness. The trick is figuring out how to beat it."

Isabel had drawn the same conclusion herself about the Perk. "Yeah, I know. And was it just me or did the streets seem even quieter then normal tonight?"

[bitten_notshy]

"Figure out their technology and take it away?" Jack suggested, off-handedly. He was trying to think about her question.

"Much quieter. I thought people were staying in because of everything going on."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I like that idea. Hopefully it'll also involve hitting things and possibly tossing people through walls." Her whole family had been taken away from her. Isabel had issues that needed to be worked out.

She shuddered, turning back to the chopping board. "I guess people could be staying in, but it just seemed more deserted."

[bitten_notshy]

Jack smiled. "I don't care what we have to do, as long as we can get back what they took."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"My family, your vampire. Our worlds." For the first time Isabel considered the time of year. "It'd be one hell of a Christmas present."

[bitten_notshy]

"And I'm Jewish," Jack contributed. "But I think I can say without reservation that it would be the best one I ever got."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"A happy Hanukkah present then," she corrected herself. "Definitely the best one ever."

"But first we deal with the creepy people." Yes, back to reality. "I think it might be wise for the time being if no one goes out alone."

[bitten_notshy]

"I suppose," Jack said, but frowned and spun his silver ring. "I don't like this -- thing cutting into what we still have."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I think it was kind of inevitable. This place is never trouble free." Although usually it was the other way around. Trouble started in Fandom and they stopped it from spreading.