Room 406, All day

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel made a quick pass through the common room kitchen to fix up a plate of healthy snack food then returned to her room to spend the day trying to keep up with the reading for all her classes. As she settled in with the reading for Interstellar Relations, her mind wandered to something she'd noticed in yesterday's Ethics class. Reaching for her phone, Isabel left a quick message, before opening her book and beginning to read.

[ooc: The door, like the post is open. Occasionally slow due to RL and potential migraine.]

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I think I'm the one that supposed to be asking you that quesion?" she asked as she put aside her book. "You looked a little rumpled when you got to Ethics yesterday."

[demonbelthazor]

"Yeah, I, um, I'd been working out," Bel said evasively. It was kind of the truth.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I see," Isabel nodded. "And I suppose you're going to tell me the bag in the gym bleeds when you hit it now?"

[demonbelthazor]

He shrugged. "Okay, so it wasn't in the gym," he admitted. "Didn't feel like punching inanimate objects. I needed a little more."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"A little more?" she asked. "Since the radio didn't mention you fighting, I take it you went off campus?"

[demonbelthazor]

"...yes?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I see." Isabel sat up straighter and studied Bel. "The way I see it, you did one of two things then. You could have gone and beat the hell out of some poor schlub that probably did deserve it. Of course there's always a chance of the wrong people, like the cops, walking in and not understanding. Or you could have gone somewhere where being arrested really wasn't an issue," she said calmly. "Am I close?"

[demonbelthazor]

"All right, so I went to the Underworld," Bel said. "I needed to work some things out and that was the only place I could do it."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Are you out of your freaking mind?" she asked, her voice rising with each word until she was yelling. "Gee, I need to work things out, so let me go where they want to kill me? My god, testosterone really does kill brain cells."

[demonbelthazor]

"I was pissed off," Bel said sullenly. "You don't want me around here when I'm pissed off."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"So you go out into the perserve and burn down a tree, or yell and scream and curse. You don't go risking yourself in the Underworld," Isabel said, making an effort to speak calmly. "Did you even stop to think what would have happened if you'd been hurt or worse down there? No one would have known. Can you imagine how upset Phoebe would have been if you just disappeared? What if she tried to go look for you?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I know how to take care of myself," Bel snapped defensively. "I didn't survive this long without knowing how to."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"For Pete's sake, I'm not saying you can't. But you are not invulnerable. And there's such a thing as being overcome by sheer numbers. Which is totally the chance you took," Isabel said, exasperated.

[demonbelthazor]

Bel shrugged a little. "Yeah, maybe," he let himself admit.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Ya think?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. Scooting back against the headboard, she motioned towards the foot of the bed. "Take a sit, relax. Tell me what got you in such a state that you'd take such a stupid risk."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel sat down wearily on the bed. "I got into a fight with Phoebe," he said reluctantly.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Must have been one hell of a fight if it set you off like that," Isabel observed quietly.

[demonbelthazor]

"She threatened to start fooling around and kissing people," Bel growled.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel blinked. Repeatedly. "Just randomly? For the hell of it?"

[demonbelthazor]

Bel may have squirmed a little. "Because I kissed Anders," he said. "But I told her I was sorry. And it didn't mean anything! I was just trying to make him flail!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She had to bite back the first several responses that came to mind. Mostly because they all involved the phrase dumbass. "But you're dating Phoebe. And as far as I know it's fairly exclusive? That hasn't changed right?"

[demonbelthazor]

"No, of course it hasn't changed," Bel said. "She's my girl. Which is why I don't want her kissing anyone else."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Bel? Have you ever heard the phrase 'double standard'," she asked slowly.

[demonbelthazor]

"Yes, of course I have," Bel said. Nope, still not applying it to himself.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"And you don't think telling Phoebe she can't kiss anyone else, while you're kissing Anders isn't a bit hypocritical?" Isabel shifted and sat on her hands. It was the only way to keep from thwapping Bel soundly about his head.