Room 406, evening

[izzyalienqueen]

Fortunately work had been quiet and Isabel was able to get a significant amount of work done on her applications. That's why she didn't feel guilty when she grabbed her laptop and answered an email, then flipped on the TV to look for something cheesy to watch.

The door was open.

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[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." she said, grinning. "I brought you a cupcake."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Really? Want to trade it for a birthday present?" she asked, holding out a hand as a brightly colored gift bag floated over to her.

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Aw, you didn't have to do that." she said. She took a peak inside of the bag. "Oh! It's beautiful! Thank you!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I wanted to. I figured coming from California you might need a little help getting ready for winter," Isabel explained. "Although it really doesn't feel like winter is ever going to get here."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Winter is going to be hard to get used to. And look, it'll go nice with my other gift." Meg held up her wrist to show Isabel the string and bead bracelet Dean had given her as an IOU gift.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It shouldn't be that bad. As long as the snow monsters don't come back."

She grinned at the bracelet, "The scarf's more colorful."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Snow monsters? Meg was so glad she was learning how to fight.

"I don't think Dean's into wearing bright colors." Meg said. "It's his bracelet. Sort of as an IOU."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Dean? Bright? Oh no way," Isabel laughed. "So he owes you a present? Send him to me at the store, I can help him find something stylish."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"He doesn't need to owe me a present." she said, smirking. Meg kind of liked the bracelet since it had been his. "But I'll try to give him the hint."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He doesn't," she agreed. "But it would still be fun to get one."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Oh heck yeah it would be." she said, smiling. "Gifts are awesome."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Tell me about it. I like giving them almost as much as I like getting them," Isabel laughed. "I've already started working on my Christmas list."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"I already bought some stuff for my family." Meg admitted.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Me to," she replied. "I want to get it done now so that I can go to the mall and just enjoy the crowds in December. Yes. I'm strange. I know it."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Meg laughed. "That is the first time I've heard someone liking the Christmas crowds."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"They're fun, at least at the beginning. Everyone's still cheerful and happy," Isabel explained. "But even I'll admit they get scary the closer you get to Christmas."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Like those people who fight over dolls?" Meg said. "Yeah, that's scary."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Very scary. I don't think I've ever wanted anything that badly." And even if she did, that was what alien-fu was for.

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Me either. And if I was a kid I wouldn't be devestated if I didn't get the popular toy of the month." she said. Of course Meg never had that problem since her family was well off. "Some parents are nuts."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I think the thing I wanted the most was a leather jacket when I was fourteen. I was so disappointed when it wasn't under the tree," Isabel told her, making a face. "But mom had it hidden and brought it out at the last minute."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Aw, that's so cute!" Meg said. "I've never been surprised like that before. Well...okay, this one time when this guy wanted to ask me out."

Ah, that was before Duncan turned into an ass.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh? Romantic gestures?" she grinned. "Come sit! Tell me about it." Yes, Isabel was a sucker for romantic gestures.

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Meg walked over and sat down on Isabel's bed. She still liked to tell the story, even if the relationship ended badly.

"There was this 80's themed dance at this school and I didn't have a date so I was just going to skip out on the whole thing. But someone kept sending me text messages telling me to go. And then the text messages turned into anonymous flowers being sent to my locker." she said. "So I show up to the dance dressed up like Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink, determined to have fun even if my secret admirer didn't show up."

"But next thing I know Duncan was there, dressed up like Ducky from that movie." she said. "And then he asked me to dance and after that we started going out."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"That's so sweet," Isabel said. "It's nice when guys make the effort to show they're interested and not just assume that you'll go out with them because they're god's gift or something."

[*crashing now* SP?]

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Oh god, Neptune is full of those guys." Meg said. "You've met Dick."

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