San Francisco, Sunday Evening

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel tried not to think about the fact that things were quiet for the moment. Quiet was good. Quiet was wonderful in fact. But thinking about it too much was the surest way to wind up with the demon of the week shimmering in to break another table

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[mparkerceo]

*riiiiing*

Thaaat would be a call from Rio.

Hi Isabel!

[izzyalienqueen]

Perfect timing Parker, the show was over and Isabel needed the distraction.

"You better be calling me from the beach," Isabel said as soon as the call connected. "I don't care if it's the middle of the night."

[mparkerceo]

Parker laughed, strappy sandals and a drink in one hand, phone in the other.

"I'm at a bonfire party," she admitted. A steel drum band could be heard very vaguely in the background as she walked down the beach. "Does that count?"

[izzyalienqueen]

"Absolutely. So what's up in the life I'm living vicariously?"

Because happy or not, everyone needed a daydream.

[mparkerceo]

"I got here for Carnivale and I didn't leave," Parker admitted. "I was checking into some stuff for 7G, and the guys wanted a party. There was bail money involved later, and also? A jaguar. Fortunately no one was eaten in the making of this disaster."

[izzyalienqueen]

"And now I'm picturing the guys as characters in The Hangover," Isabel admitted. "Did Mike Tyson make an appearance?"

[mparkerceo]

"Thankfully not, or I'd have had to kill them. The jaguar wound up being donated to the national zoo," Parker reported. "They're off racing bikes now. For science!" Punch the air!

[izzyalienqueen]

"Following proper science procedure I'm sure," she laughed. Someone followed Overly Honest Methods on Tumblr. "Bikes were chosen based on participants favorite color."

[mparkerceo]

"The horrible thing is that they really did, and yes. 'We went off-roading to test the integrity of the tires, and Broot's kidney integrity.'" Poor Broots. He hated getting shanghaied into these things. "I decided Science didn't require me to witness the inevitable injuries. So I'm taking in the music and the local scenery." She grinned wickedly. "Some of it is gorgeous."

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel snickered. "Somehow I don't think you're talking about the white sandy beaches."

[mparkerceo]

"They're a good backdrop for all the tan bodies?" Parker grinned wickedly. "Jarod's taken to ditching his shirt a lot so I'll pay attention to him."

[izzyalienqueen]

"Now you have me wondering if my folks need some grand-baby time. Wyatt and I could head on down for a quick visit." It really was a tempting idea.

[mparkerceo]

"You should! Come on, you've got a Whitelighter, you need to take advantage of that!"

[izzyalienqueen]

"I'm a responsible parent now, Parker! We're supposed to be setting a good example!"

[mparkerceo]

"To who, Victoria? She's a baby! She'll never know." Parker snickered. "We'll bring her back something nice, I'll get her some gorgeous stuff for the best baby niece ever."