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To: Parker
From: Xander
Date: Wednesday, October 17th
>Half relieved not to be there, half very very very ... concerned for you. And Bridge. And the others. Gah.
On the other hand, you're missing possessed board-games with funny monkeys. And, okay, man-eating spiders, but what's a little man-eating between friends, right ( Read more... )
From: Xander
Date: Wednesday, October 17th
>Half relieved not to be there, half very very very ... concerned for you. And Bridge. And the others. Gah.
On the other hand, you're missing possessed board-games with funny monkeys. And, okay, man-eating spiders, but what's a little man-eating between friends, right ( Read more... )
FROM: Parker
DATE: Thursday, October 18 6:15GMT
Catching up before I go to class, conjugating in Chinese. Unfortunately, no Chinese conjugation. That would be much more fun.
On the other hand, you're missing possessed board-games with funny monkeys.
Oh, sure, because that's not bad for the wardrobe. Pfttt.
And, okay, man-eating spiders, but what's a little man-eating between friends, right?
...!
Go ahead. Take it. That was me handing you the straight-line on a plate.
You're so polite, Xander, the way you hand over those straight lines without me even having to ask. Willow trained you well.
(...and as long as the friends have the same taste in men, then let there be dining in company!)
How about underemployed? I'd settle for that. Keep the Slayer, lose the vampires. She could save the world from dust bunnies, mimes, and bad cheese.
Hunh. You know, she'd never suffer from lack of targets that way. The mime population can always use a little thinning.
Oh, or we could just hire her out to protect all the other kids from the Invasion of the Parents this weekend, poor bastards.
Is it that horrific and terrifying time of year already? Woo! I'm still not there! Yes!
No, I'm not sure if I mean the kids or the families. Better them than me, is all I'm saying. Thank God all I have to worry about is the evil undead.
True. The evil undead don't want to know about your classes or plans for the future or expect you to eat all the steak they order for you. We are so lucky to be past that.
And the bad cheese.
Okay, now you have to explain that. What is up with the limberger obsession?
Tell Bridge I miss him. And the Synthetron. But his Cabinet of Wonders is still doing its job, and keeping all my secrets for me. Which is a good thing, because certain people around here---
*watches Most Evil Roomie extravagantly tip-toe out of the suite to demonstrate how my typing in the living room woke her up, but she is Way More Considerate than I, and far too refined to do more than glare at me as she swans out*
Hey. You guys need bait for those things, right? Even if we're not sure it's human?
Mostly kidding, with affection for you and yours and none for the swan-ee
Parker
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FROM: Xander
DATE: Monday, October 22
>True. The evil undead don't want to know about your classes or plans for the future or expect you to eat all the steak they order for you. We are so lucky to be past that.
WTF MY MOTHER WAS HERE. PTSD NOW. PLZ TO SEND PEPPER VODKA ASAP.
>Okay, now you have to explain that. What is up with the limberger obsession?
It was brie. Evil brie.
~Xander
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FROM: Parker
DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
>WTF MY MOTHER WAS HERE. PTSD NOW. PLZ TO SEND PEPPER VODKA ASAP.
Oh, crap. How the hell did that happen?! And sent! I swear! ... your dad wasn't there too, was he?
That is so much worse than evil cheese.
Parker
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FROM: Xander
DATE: Monday, October 22
No dad, thank God. And my best guess is the announcement about Parents Weekend from my senior year finally caught up with them? And she was pissed at him for something, so she took it as an excuse to ditch him for the weekend.
~Xander
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FROM: Parker
DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
Parents are inexplicable. Even the cool ones, or so I've heard. What the heck did you do to keep her entertained all weekend? Play Scrabble? Introduce her to possessed board games? Did she figure out anything about Fandom and have a heart attack at you?
At least you're not seventeen and she can't threaten to take you out of school any more. Wow, I'm looking forward to that. Someday.
How did Bridge handle it? He was all anxious about Commander Kitty or whoever anyway.
Parker
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FROM: Xander
DATE: Monday, October 22
>What the heck did you do to keep her entertained all weekend?
I helped kill vampires while she went around the island asking everybody if they knew I was Gay Now. And buying me towels. As a Gaywarming Present.
Good news is the vampires are gone? (Bad news is the guy that brought them here was Mel's brother, and... yeah. Exactly as bad as it sounds.)
Bridge was fine. Bridge was Bridge -- polite as hell even when he was turning purple and OH GOD SHE TALKED ABOUT US SHOWERING TOGETHER I'D BLOCKED THAT OUT TIL NOW.
I'm just gonna go out and hit the post office to check if that vodka's here yet.
~Xander
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FROM: Parker
DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
It's wrong that I fell off my chair laughing at the idea of a Gaywarming Present, right?
>Good news is the vampires are gone? (Bad news is the guy that brought them here was Mel's brother, and... yeah. Exactly as bad as it sounds.)
...although that pretty much killed it. God. Poor Mel. Anyone get hurt? Aside from the mental/emotional trauma?
>OH GOD SHE TALKED ABOUT US SHOWERING TOGETHER I'D BLOCKED THAT OUT TIL NOW.
!!!!!
Your trauma is worse than any trauma my dad has ever inflicted on me. Ever.
Just for that? I'm glad I sent the vodka by Portal-o-city. Heck, it might have gotten there yesterday.
Parker
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To: Parker
From: Xander
>Poor Mel. Anyone get hurt? Aside from the mental/emotional trauma?
Rikku got banged up pretty hard, which is what sent Mel in after him by herself, but she's okay. Physically at least, and that's getting to be a same-old-song around here.
~Xander
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