Room 406, Saturday Evening

[izzyalienqueen]

It's been a busy few days. There was a interesting and enlightening Conversation with Sam. Then somehow talking about evil aliens in Constant Vigilance had devolved into talking about leather and fishnets with Cedric. She'd nearly hyperventilated at Festivus and helped protest for a dance floor at Caritas. Last night she'd stayed up late looking after and accidently dreamwalking Jack. Toss in cheering at the basketball game and a gremlin on the loose, it's no wonder Isabel not in the mood for the common rooms tonight.

Sprawled on her bed, she flipped through a magazine, quietly mocking the clothes the celebs were wearing.

The door's open.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Bel thinking he was Blair? After last night, that's an image that would make Isabel giggle. "Demyx thought he someone called Axel, but otherwise he seemed okay. Janet, I'm not so sure about."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Why, what was she doing? Bel just bounced a lot and blushed. I figured he wasn't likely to get into trouble. Is Janet going to need any help?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"She said something about my eyes glowing," Isabel said, puzzled. "And then asked if my neck hurt recently. She almost seemed afraid of me."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker sat straight up, her eyes widening. "Oh, crap."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You know what's wrong? She left the gym pretty quickly. I didn't follow her because I didn't want to make it worse." Isabel bit her lip, wondering if she should have.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I can't explain it. At all. Janet would kill me, and Sam too. Justifiably." Parker sighed, and got up to pace the room. "I should at least phone her, see if she's feeling better. Or wants anyone around. You did the right thing, though," she reassured Isabel. "She would have freaked out even worse if you'd tried to stick with her, I think."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Huh. Isabel wondered if it had anything to do with what Sam had told her Thursday night. Still, she could certainly respect Parker's wanting to keep any secrets she knew. "Not a problem. I get secrets."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." Parker pushed a hand through her hair, then took our her phone and left a message for Janet, in case she was coherent enough to check messages. "Hopefully she won't do anything too stupid. Gahh. Gremlins. First Zack, now this. I hate those things."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"They are definitely back with a vengeance it seems like," she said, shaking her head. "I know Nadia's a fellow student and all. But if she'd come near me today, I would have had to send her flying."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Only thing to do. I hope Nadia's returned to normal by now," she added, frowning. "Jack's a lot better, by the way. I just came from his room."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Good, I thought he would be. I wound up down there last night," Isabel explained with a small smile. "When we woke up his fever had finally broken."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker grinned. "Poor guy. I'm glad he's better, I think it weirded him out to get so ill. And have *other* people taking care of him."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I had to chase Cedric from the room. It was sweet. But he was so tired and I was up for some god unknown reason," she shrugged. "I just felt bad because Jack was having nightmares."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker shook her head. "I wondered. He said something, and then *wouldn't* say anything, and... yeah." She was very quiet for a moment, then simply asked, "Bad?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Bad," she nodded. "It wasn't intentional. I fell asleep holding him and I guess because I was worried..." Her voice trailed off.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Ahhh." Parker sighed, and rubbed her eyes. "Yes, that would happen, wouldn't it. Is he okay with it? Are *you* okay?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He seemed okay with it. But I will talk to him about it some more. I think I scared him, or more to say, he was scared for me." Isabel smiled, but it wasn't happy. "Why is it always a white room?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Ahh, Jack." Parker sighed. "Beneath the charm and slickness is... more charm, and sweetness, and enough older dark stuff to re-surface a highway." She tapped her fingers against a desk and said quietly, "Because everything shows up better on white."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I feel bad," she said quietly. "I wish there was a way to make up for it."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"To make it up to Jack?" Parker tilted her head, studying Isabel. "You already have, you know. You trust him. That means more than-- God, so much, to him. That someone can trust him without wanting anything back."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Really?" she smiled. "Good. I'm glad I can do something for him."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Definitely." Parker stretched and said, "So, if you see my camera anywhere, yell. Or if you hear from Janet. I'm going to head for the roof or a common room, maybe. I'll see you tomorrow?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'll be around," Isabel said as Parker headed out the door. "Night!"