Meerkat, Isabel's Alcove, early afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel didn't get in until late Friday night after spending the evening swimming at the beach. That means her plans for a hot and humid Saturday included sleeping in and and then some brain candy. Sprawled on her bed, she's re-reading the newest pirate/ninja novel and snickering.

Her curtain is open.

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[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"If he had them, they were totally from that skank who was attached to him at the hip," she punched Isabel's pillow.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel raised her hands in the universal gesture for time-out. "Whoa, there was a skank attached to him? Who? And do we need to kill her for taking advantage of your boyfriend when he's obviously not himself? He has to have been bitten by a gremlin or something."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," Dawn said, never having met Ivanova. "Dark hair, draped all over him like he was hers," she punched the pillow again, obviously upset. "I told him not to come near me." Dawn sniffled again, and started to cry.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

There are enough dark haired girls in Fandom that Isabel doesn't have a clue who it could be. Reaching out she patted Dawn's shoulder sympathetically. "Dawn you know he wouldn't do that to you intentionally. There has to be something wrong. Usually when people act all out of character like that around here it means they've been bitten by a gremlin." Of course all the gremlins had been exterminated way back in the beginning of the Spring semester, but Isabel didn't tell Dawn that.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Gremlins? Really?" Dawn looked at Isabel hopefully. "Does it happen a lot?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It hasn't in a while. They brought in exterminators after a bunch of people got bit at once," Isabel explained wanly. "But they could have come back."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Can we shoot them if we find them?" Dawn asked, now in a slightly better mood. Maybe she was more like Buffy than she'd thought. "Because I can go look now."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Guns violate the weapons ban. But I've heard croquet malllets work well," she said, glad to see Dawn looked a little happier.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I could get a big stick..."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Get two. I'll help," Isabel said. "I don't want to be a victim. The good news is, the effects usually wear off in about twenty four hours."

There was a noise from the bathroom and Isabel shook her head. "Thank god we're moving back to the dorms."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn rolled her eyes as well. "I hear cold water and superglue work well for this kind of a situation."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's been a long two weeks," Isabel pointed out. "I guess people get desperate."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"But in our bathroom?" Dawn glanced in that direction. "And when everyone's still awake?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's the only place with walls and a door that locks." She shrugged, "Maybe they got caught up in the heat of the moment."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn sighed, then remembered she was mad at Dean. "Would hitting someone make them come to their senses?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Unfortunately no," she replied. "It's a venom. It has to wear off naturally." Isabel smiled at Dawn, "Look at it this way, think of the groveling he's going to have to do."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yeah," Dawn nodded quickly and she decided to take action. She stood up, "I have to go run an errand. I'll see you later? Maybe we can go gremlin hunting?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I should be around," Isabel promised. "I'm pretty much planless today."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I'll see you later," she said, after a quick hug. "Thanks for listening, Izzy."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Anytime Dawn," Isabel promised, hugging her back.