I Just Want To Be Normal

Parker headed upstairs after talking to Jack and folded herself down on the floor in front of Isabel. "So. I may never see my camera again."

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"Why? What happened?" she asked, putting the magazine aside.

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"That freaking *huge* gremlin that was bouncing around the basketball game stole it, the little bastard." Parker pouted and crossed her arms, looking unhappy. "I got a picture of it and it snagged the camera and took off. Without a giant whiffle bat, there was nothing I could do. You guys looked like you were having fun, though."

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"That huge freaking gremlin was Nadia," Isabel pointed out. "She dropped the spirit stick. Which is a very bad thing apparently."

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"Ohhhh, my god. I missed that." Parker facepalmed. "Is she okay? Did she turn back? I thought it was Nadia, but then it looked *real*, so..."

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After a quiet day, Peter decided to go bug Isabel about absolutely nothing in particular. "Knock, knock," he said, sticking his head in.

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"Hey stranger! What's up?"

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"Here," he said, handing over a small box. "If you can figure out why I'm giving that to you besides the obvious theme, I'll buy you a J,GoB cookie next time I'm out in town."

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Isabel opened the box and blinked. "Well I'd say the obvious theme is the alien one. The not so obvious one? Hmmm... Does it have to do with spinning?"

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"The last I saw her she was taking off under the bleachers," she said. "After biting Janet, and after biting Demyx."

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"Nope. Nothing to do with spinning," Peter said. "Try again."

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"She got Bel too, I think. I was talking to him, and he was convinced he was *Blair*. Which just breaks my mind, but I'm going to have fun mocking him about it later. But are the other two okay?"

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"I should point out I'm only working on about four hours of not so good sleep," Isabel said. "My brain is kind of fried. It's a top, it's also a wind-up toy. Am I at least on the right track?"

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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."

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"Nope. It's fiendishly simple, actually, and has more to do with me than anything else," Peter said.

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"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?"

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

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"I think I'll be cookieless then," she said sadly. "I can't make my brain work."

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"I had a few extra bucks, was bored, and had the completely random urge to give it to you," Peter said. "Not much to tell, really, except that after buying this I don't have enough to buy you a cookie anyway. So it all works out."

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

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"I'm touched and honored," Isabel smiled. "I'll treasure it always. And I'll buy the cookies."

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"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.

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can_be_more

Aeryn has been doing pointless little things all day, so she decides she should probably do something and takes a break from them to see Isabel. She knocks on the doorframe. "Hi."

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"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."

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