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.

[oh so open...]

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[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..."