Room 406, Wednesday evening

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It had been a fairly successful day. Isabel had landed a position as a TA or "staffer" in political campaigning and helped Cam with the paint job on the swoop bike. But she wasn't in the mood for the common rooms tonight, even if she would have liked to have seen a repeat performance of last night's Gremlin Theater.

Sitting on her bed with her laptop playing music, she did her nails.

The door's open.

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Taking a break from doing nothing, Aeryn heads upstairs, knocking on the doorframe.

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"Hey," Isabel waved with the hand holding the Lavendar Moon polish. "What's up?"

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She shakes her head. "John's not back from class yet, thought I would wander," she says. "How are you doing?"

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"Wandering is good. You'll never know what you'll find," Isabel chuckled. "The gremlins put on a floor show last night. It was entertaining to say the least."

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Aeryn frowns, and asks, "What, again?"

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"They've done it before?" she asked. "This performance was apparently called Fandom High: A Year in Review. It featured past principals, snow monsters, and something pink with ears."

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"...Oh," she says. "That's impressive. They did some caroling on I think Chrissmass Eve last year. That came as a bit of a surprise."

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"It was," Isabel laughed. "Alanna had to explain some of the references for me. Which included that infamous Christmas pageant I'd heard so much about." She rummaged through her basket of polish and pulled out a bottle. "This color would suit you."

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She raises her eyebrow at the bottle. "I can't put that on, I'm not under duress."

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"I bet John would like it," she countered.

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"Yes, but he might wear it. Or give it to Greg," she points out.

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"That's not a good color for him. He's more of a pink," Isabel said with a perfectly straight face.

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"That may be the strangest thing I've ever heard," Aeryn says casually.

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Isabel felt oddly proud. "Certain colors of cosmetics work best with certain hair colors and skin tones. With your dark hair and coloring, this red would look awesome on you. John with his brown hair and his coloring would look better in a soft pink nail polish."

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She shakes her head. "I can't believe I'm having a conversation about what color nail polish would look best on my boyfriend."

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"Sometimes you just need to be silly," she laughed. "It doesn't hurt. Or cause permanent damage."

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"Which part, being silly or the nail polish?" Aeryn asks, because some things need clarification.

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"Both," she chuckled, demonstrating by adding a second layer of polish to her left thumb. "See? No pain or blood involved."

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Aeryn smiles. "You're still not getting me to do it," she tells her.

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"I'm going to keep trying," Isabel smiled. "Maybe for Homecoming? Or for a very special occasion that should be coming up if my deductions are correct."

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"Possibly," says Aeryn, only because she figures either Isabel or Rory will manage it somehow and they might be easier on her this way. "As long as I have the stuff to take it off."

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She pulled another bottle out of her basket. "It's right here. So you're safe."

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"I'm very glad to know you're prepared," she says. And she can't believe she's having this conversation. She thinks that a lot.

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"I was a boy scout in a previous life," Isabel replied. "So I'm always prepared."

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Aeryn pauses. "I honestly don't know which part of that statement to question first..."

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"I'm sorry," she said. "I forget sometimes that you won't get all the stupid little references." Isabel capped the polish and sat back. "The first part is simple. The Boy Scouts are an organization for boys that teaches leadership and civics. Their motto is 'Be prepared'. The other part is a little more strange. Are you ready for it?"

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"Well, the first part makes a sort of sense," she says. "I'm ready."

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"Okay, hopefully this won't break your brain too badly," Isabel said seriously. "There are certain religions on earth that believe when you die, your soul is born again and you live another, different life. They also believe that you can occasionally remember what happened in your past lives. So I was making a small joke when I said I was a boy scout in a past life. I mean, I obviously wasn't." She ignored the little voice that pointed out she'd been a traitorous bitch. "Does that make sense? Even in an odd sort of way?"

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Aeryn's brain hasn't exactly broken, but it's straining a little. "Not at all really, no," she says, shaking her head. "I don't think it's one of those things I'll really understand, though."

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"Trust me, the whole religion thing? I don't understand it either." Isabel rolled her eyes, "Although it's occasionally entertaining to watch some nutjob try to claim she was Marie Antoinette in a past life. Everyone is always someone famous. They're never just the maid, or a random peasant." Feeling bad, Isabel stopped before she wound up having to explain karma and past lives as a bug. "So what else has been happening?"

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Aeryn's a little glad for the subject change. "Classes, mostly. Meeting the new kids," she says, and shrugs a little. "And I'm sure you've heard by now."

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Isabel nodded, "I have. Luke told me on Monday. I'm trying not to think about it. But that doesn't seem to be working too well."

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"It's getting easier," Aeryn admits. "Or maybe I'm focusing on Luke, I don't know. The nailpolish may have been a better distraction, sorry."

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"I know. I don't think he'd want us to mourn too much," Isabel said. "Maybe drink a beer or some space vodka in his name and clang a banthabell?" She smiling because it's easier to remember happier times.

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"Only if it's done at the bowling alley," Aeryn says.

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"That's a possibility," she nodded. "Just be prepared, if I drink space vodka? Or even beer? I'll have to hug you again."

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"We'll limit your intake," Aeryn promises. "And bring Greg."

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"Well the last time? My intake was approximately a tablespoon of a bourbon and coke, I'm not sure how much more we can limit it." Still she smiled, "But I'm sure Greg would be more then willing to deal with me if I'm in a hugging mood."

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"I'm sure he will," she says with a little smile. "He'd probably even take a turn at the banthabell."

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"Oh god," Isabel said, horrified. "I'll have to drink more then that tablespoon then, just to keep him occupied."

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Aeryn smiles. "We'd come up with something," she says. "Out of necessity."

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"Come on, you wouldn't want a babbling drunk girl hanging on you?" she grinned, knowing the answer.

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"I would already have John doing the same thing without the girl part," Aeryn reminds her.

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"You do have a point," Isabel nodded and snickered. "You could always drop the two of us in a corner, we'd entertain one another."

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"Of course, that might go against the point of the gathering," she says, but she's smiling. She nods towards the door and says, "I should probably head back."

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"Maybe, but I like to think he'd be amused." Isabel nodded and held out the bottle of polish one last time, "You can take this with you. Just in case you get in the mood to paint your nails sunfire."

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Against her better judgment, Aeryn takes it. It'll show up on Johnina first, probably. "Doubtful, but. Good night," she says, and heads out the door.