Room 406, early evening

[izzyalienqueen]

After a night spent fighting Samuri Fishmen, and a busy day of classes, StuCo, visiting, and an assembly. Isabel was glad to get back to her room. Apologizing profusely, she locked Annie the cat in the bathroom, then set Jack the mouse down on her bed.

"There. Roam! Be free!" she laughed.

The door was open.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker frowned, disturbed. "Where did Stalker Boy go after you talked? And maybe we can get a restraining order of some kind, or a force field, an alarm, something...."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He left through some sort of portal. At first I thought Lonnie was back and screwing with head again," she admitted. "But Peter saw it as well and then I heard radio. He was really here."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Grimacing, Parker shook her head. "I'm going to guess that he's gone, but I think you ought to seriously look into getting some kind of warning device. I don't know how, but maybe Cedric would have an idea or two." She sighed, rubbing her forehead, then said, "Or I could shoot him?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Or I could. I have a feeling I'm going to regret not blasting him to hell and back when I saw him on the beach," Isabel grumbled. "All I wanted at that point was for him to be gone."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"What the hell did she see in the guy, anyway? Did you get any sense of that?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"She was sheltered and relatively innocent. He was the first person that ever paid attention to her." She wondered if she was ever that naive in this lifetime.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Christ." Parker shook her head, biting into a Cadbury egg, swallowing and then saying, "So, that bit of history will never be repeating either. That has to disappoint him." She shot Isabel a concerned look. "But you managed to keep him back? No special powers for him?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"There were memories, images...I'm not sure if they were from him or from whatever bit of Vilandra is still in me." Isabel finally peeled the chocolate and took a small bite. "He left. But not before making the usual threats about seeing me again. I figure I'll just make sure to not go into town alone for a while. Just to be on the safe side."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Good call." Parker was still feeling pretty worried about that, but... what else was there to do? Isabel would be able to handle it, or get help. "Which puts me in mind of something else. Are you doing anything next Friday?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"My nails maybe?" she said with a small laugh. "Why? What's up?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"This, and that, and...." Okay, there is no way to be underhanded about this, though all Parker's instincts tell her to do so. "Breaking and entering and burglary?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Since Isabel's fairly certain Parker wouldn't ask for something like this if it wasn't important, she didn't hesitate. "Sure. Where? What do you need me to do?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"That's it? No Parker, you're crazy? Parker, what are you up to?" Parker stared at Isabel. "Are you a little crazy today?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She shrugged, "You've heard me rant about Max and his armed robbery attempt often enough. I figure you wouldn't do something as stupid unless it was for a good reason. So what is it?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker bit her lip, and cuddled Annie close. "Breaking into a Centre warehouse in Connecticutt, grabbing some data, then getting out. Next Friday night, around midnight. The tricky part is the 'getting out without getting caught.'"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"What kind of data? Or does it fall under need to know?" Isabel asked. "Who else is coming along? And what will you want us to do?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Jack and Weiss; hopefully Cedric; me. And you." Parker took a breath. "Help me disable cameras, get past a security fence without getting caught, avoid guards, and get me to a data terminal where I'll be downloading a file." She looked away. "And I don't know for certain what will be in the file. It's information about the person who killed my mother."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Nodding, Isabel leaned back againgst the wall. "You've got your bases covered. Between us we should be able to handle anything. Although it does make me wish I could mind whammy like Tess could. Nothing to see here, move along..."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker laughed a little, relaxing. "Just like in the Space Battles movies? I wish. But there's still cameras, so, a disguise is probably better anyway." She looked worried. "They might shoot at us if they find us there, Isabel. Are you okay with that?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"They'll have to hit us first," she said, flexing her hand.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker smiled, then added, "This isn't a full Centre facility. Just a warehouse, a ton of mainframes, and the security detail. I would still never, never ask you to get close to the Blue Cove office. But this one shouldn't pose a risk to you, or Cedric."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I know. And I appreciate that," Isabel smiled. "I'm just glad I can help."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I have better friends than I deserve." Parker shook her head, then smiled at Isabel. "Just-- let me know if you change your mind, okay? Otherwise, be ready after classes on Friday to get on a jet."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'll be there. No worries."

She raised an eyebrow, "So can I ask something else?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I guess?" Parker felt a little wary of this, but just kept her gaze on Annie, attacking he fingers.