Platypus Alcove B2, evening

[izzyalienqueen]

The rain literally put a damper on Isabel's plans for a campfire. Forced to stay inside, she sat on her bed with her laptop and played many rounds of solitare.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Dry first," Isabel told her. "Then we can sit."

She passed her hand over Dawn's clothes and hair, drying them quickly, then sat back down on her bed, leaving plenty of room for Dawn.

"What would you think about a road trip?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"You get the coolest powers," Dawn decided, plopping down on the bed. "Depends. Where're we going?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Did you ever want to see New York City?" she asked. "Please say yes and save me from an overdose of testosterone poisoning."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I, uh, testosterone poisoning?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"There was a discussion of pizza," Isabel explained. "It evolved into Peter offering to treat me to real New York pizza. And then he suggested bringing Gavin, Karal and Sam along. Which is great, they're really nice guys, but that's just too much testosterone for me to take on my own."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I know anyone but Sam, but sure, I could go for a slice of pizza," she grinned, her gossip sensors finely tuned. "So, Peter, huh?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Gavin and Karal are new. But they're both very nice," she smiled. "You'll like them. And it'll be fun to introduce them to pizza." There was another question?

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure. But go back to the Peter part..."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel looked down and shrugged. "He's nice. We went bowling and he took me to the clinic after I had my run-in with the psycho in the woods. And then we camped out in the dorms after that because there was no way in hell I was going to try to come back out here after that."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Serious?" She asked, then frowned. "Also, hello, psycho in the woods and you don't say anything???"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Serious? No. We're just hanging out and having fun," she said, shaking her head. "And I went to the sheriff! I wasn't going to gather the mob to go looking for this guy."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Well, that works too, I guess," she said, rolling over on her side. "You weren't hurt, were you?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel rolled her eyes and pulled up the sleeve of her t-shirt to show the bandage on her upper arm. "Some stitches. I didn't get out of the way of the knife fast enough. But after that I sent him flying into a tree."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn leaned forward to investigate the stitches, then glanced up at Isabel's face, worried about how easily she was hurt, "You were really lucky."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I was. That guy wouldn't stop. And all I kept thinking was I'm blonde and not a virgin. The rules say I have to die." She shook her head, "Stupid, I know."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn reached over to pat Isabel on the leg. "The rules are stupid."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"They are. I scared poor Karal though," Isabel told her. "He thought I was serious. I had to explain the whole horror movie thing to him."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"How'd that go?" She asked.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Okay, I mean he got the whole idea of what I was talking about," she said. "But I think I'll need to show him a movie just to be sure. But I think I'll stick with a comedy."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Movies are good," Dawn decided.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Movies are very good. Maybe I'll have a movie night when we get back," Isabel smiled. "And we won't even have to huddle around the laptop."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Why not?" Dawn very obviously hadn't talked to Isabel in a while.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Jack bequeathed me his TV and DVD player," she explained. "He couldn't take them with him and he knew I would put them to use. Of course I'd rather have him back but..."