Platypus Living Room - Evening

[izzyalienqueen]

The number of candles Isabel had burning to light up the living room would probably make a fire marshall nervous but she wasn't about to put them out.

Her laptop battery had run down, so she settled for sitting on the floor and playing solitare the old fashioned way. With a deck of cards.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker stretched out on the couch, and tossed the bag to Isabel, saying, "Oh, and I have new blackmail photos to share. Naked ones. Although given how blatant they were being, ther'es not really any blackmail potential."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Who was naked last night?" she asked. "I think they traumatized one of the new guys."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Which new guy?" Parker unwrapped one, amused. "Let's see-- Alec. Seely. Rikku and Zero were just semi-clothed. One of the turtle guys, I don't know which one, and I realized he's probably naked pretty much all the time... Hamlet looked to be just mostly shirtless, I didn't get too many good shots of him."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Karal," Isabel smiled. "Shy, cute, wears robes. I don't think he's used to seeing that much skin."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Skater-dude Jude was there too. And ohhh, yes, Cutie Karal. I met him." She smiled wickedly. "Sweet kid. Takes being teased well."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He's sweet. He was in the library today when I stopped by. I wound up explaining the concept of spam email to him." She held out her hand for chocolate.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker dropped five into her hands before unwrapping another for herself. "He blushed five kinds of red when he saw me in my jogging shorts and sports bra last weekend. But he carried on a conversation despite not knowing where to look." She smirked a little. "How is the Library, anyway? Is it all okay after the invasion?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He's coping. I think. Although I worry about how he'll react if he wanders to the beach once the water is warmer and people are swimming." Unwrapping the chocolate, Isabel popped it in her mouth and sighed. "Trashed. At least in the sense that every book in there is going to need to be reshelved."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Remind me to shanghai him to the beach before I go," Parker said, trying to sound very serious. "And ugh. I am now simultaneously glad that hasn't been my job for a year, sorry it's yours, and outraged that the place got damaged again. The zombies were bad enough."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I've heard about zombie stew. I'd much rather shelve books then clean up after that," she said, wrinkling her nose. "No torturing Karal. I think you need to meet Johnny instead."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Johnny who, and why?" Parker stretched out a foot, and looked around. "Annie with you here, or back at the dorm?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Johnny Storm, hottie and total player if you listen to the radio," Isabel laughed. "He's had a date with a different girl at least the last two nights. And I would not be shocked if radio said he had a date tonight."

"Annie's around here somewhere. Bridge made extra door thingies for me. So I don't have to worry about her escaping."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Cool. I'm saying bye to her before I leave too." Parker settled back into the couch, then said, "So, someone to be shot down and eviscerated? Or left dangling when I leave Fandom on Sunday?" She smirked. "Maybe, if I've got time for one more evil act before I go."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't go that far. Maybe if you just play with him a bit?" she asked. "Somewhere where I can watch?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker cracked up. "Maybe? We'll see if we run into him Friday or Saturday, I guess. Are you still on for the spa tomorrow?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Absolutely," Isabel said instantly. She smiled fondly, "Sven's waiting for me."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Ahhh, Sven. How I shall miss you, my Swedish crumbcake," Parker sighed theatrically. "Yes, I definitely have to tell him a proper good-bye tomorrow, with a big fat tip." She made a face. "Just like all the other good-byes."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure he'll appreciate it."

Talk of good-byes required chocolate, so Isabel opened another piece. "You said good-bye to Sam?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. Gave her even better chocolate than this, and an MP3 player for the road. She's gonna be fine. Eventually." Parker cocked her head. "How are you doing?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel shrugged. "Okay I guess. Sunday was hard. And I didn't even have a hangover to distract me. Thanks for getting me back here by the way."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Oh, sure," Parker waved that away. "Kept me from drinking myself unconscious. And I didn't love Sunday either." She sighed a little. "Yeah, I think I'm going to stop by Caritas tonight. Not to say good-bye, but just to visit it while Jarod's there one last time."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You should," she nodded. "He's going to miss you."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Mmmm. Maybe." Parker raised her eyebrows. "He'll keep busy, if I know him. Could be a good long while before I see him again." Which hurt, but... she had a lot to do too. And maybe, in a few years... Well. You never knew.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"All the more reason for you to go down there," Isabel told her. "Because letters and emails and phones calls aren't the same." Not that she wouldn't be thrilled to get just one from a particular Time Agent.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"No, they're not," Parker said with a sigh. "How's Cedric holding up? I'm assuming you guys were huddling together for warmth."