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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[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."

[Fine by me!]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh Dick's nice," she laughed. "But I know what you mean. In Roswell we had the football team. Just because they could score on the field didn't mean they were required to score off the field if you know what I mean. That was when heels became a weapon."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Meg had no idea how Dick tricked so many people into think he's nice. But kudos for him.

"Sadly, I'm friends with all those obnoxious guys. We're, uh, sorta called '09ers." Meg said. "I try to be the voice of reason but you can imagine how well that works."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, they listen, pat you on the head and then do what the hell they want," Isabel replied, rolling her eyes.

"I was friends with the football team. After all, I was pretty, popular and blonde, it was required." The face she made should indicate what Isabel thought of that now. She still boggled at everything she did just to appear normal.

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Yep, know all about that. Except our boys were far too rich and sophisticated to play something like football." Meg said sarcastically. "They mainly stuck to surfing and drinking."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Football? Surfing? What's the difference. It's all about the displays of testosterone." Isabel sat back and shook her head. "I'm so glad, for so many reasons that I came here. People are so much nicer. I know my little brother Andrew still boggles that people like me," she said with air quotes. "Will talk to him."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, people don't seem to really care about class or popularity. That's a nice change." she said. "In Neptune if you didn't have money you're pretty much screwed."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Roswell wasn't that bad with the class differences." Granted, Isabel's parents weren't rich, but they were well off enough that she'd never lacked for anything. "It was more jocks, geeks, and well, the alien freaks that are my brothers. They always did their own thing."

"I think the thing here is that so many of us have had to deal with real life or death issues," she said slowly. "In that case, money and popularity really don't matter. You just want someone you can trust at your back."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"That's a good point." Meg said. "I hardly know anybody who came here just for the hell of it."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we've all got our stories," she nodded. "I came looking for a nice normal boarding school to hide at. Instead I found this place and people that turned out to be the best friends I've ever had. I got lucky."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"I came to hide out too." she said. "Seems a lot of people came here to do that."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's a good place for hiding. People look out for one another," Isabel told her. "It gives you a chance to figure out what you want, and to gather your strength to do what you have to do."

"Can I ask what you're hiding from?"

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"This is going to sound so stupid..." she said, running a hand through her hair. "My Neptune friends, sort of? That guy, Duncan, left me for someone else in June and they all sort of took his side instead of mine. And I really couldn't stand to watch him and Veronica together."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's not. That crowd can be harsh," she said sympathetically. "I don't blame you for wanting to get away." It was weird to think of another Veronica though, one who wasn't dating Cam.

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." she said. She always felt kind of dumb when she told people why she was in Fandom. "Things are looking up here though. I've got friends and awesome, but weird, classes."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, the classes are different," Isabel agreed. "Before my folks knew the truth, I always used to take one class that sounded normal, so at least there was one thing I could tell them about."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Kinda why I signed up for Modern Feminism." Meg admitted. "Turns out that's my weirdest class, thanks to Deadpool."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Gah!" she exclaimed. "I haven't had a class with him but I've heard him do radio. I can only imagine."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"I'm one of his minions." Meg said. "I don't know what that entails but I'm sorta scared of what he might ask me to do."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He can't make you do anything. And if he tries? Well there's enough people around that'll back you up if you say no," Isabel promised.