Pixie Cabin steps, Sunday

[mparkerceo]

The last good-byes before today had been said: Sam, and Kawalsky, off on their roadtrip, and Angela, back in Pittsburgh by now. She'd teased Johnny Storm, gone to the Spa with Isabel, and attended Friday night's luau, including hugging Constable Fraser, talking with Xander and Bridge as a ferret again, meeting Robin the frog, plotting with Zero,

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Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"So," Isabel said, slowly wandering over. "Ready to hit the road?"

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"Yes you would. And I'm going to miss you being here to do it in person," Isabel admitted.

Re: Late afternoon

[mparkerceo]

Parker just nodded hard, and leaned her head on Isabel's shoulder. "Yeah. Completely. And you are *going* to call me if anything comes up with Antar," Parker insisted. "Right?"

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel put her arm around Parker's shoulders and leaned her head against hers. "I will. Definitely," she said swallowing hard. "But we've still got time."

Re: Late afternoon

[mparkerceo]

"Yeah. We do." Parker closed her eyes. "Rome too, maybe. That'll be fun. Some weekend this summer, us and Italian guys and Vespas and fun in Italy."

She really didn't want Isabel to leave yet. Not just yet.

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"I like that idea," Isabel nodded. "Think we can break into Jack's place? Leave him a message he'll get two hundred years from now?"

Re: Late afternoon

[mparkerceo]

"Oh, easy." Parker grinned and lifted her head. "And preserved flowers to welcome him to the place. So it looks like home."

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"Actually I'm thinking a silk version of the evil thing Cedric's looking after now," she said, laughing weakly. "He'd appreciate that."

Re: Late afternoon

[mparkerceo]

"That'll work." Parker pulled back and sighed again. "Okay. One more hug before we kill my mascara again."

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"A hug? For real?" Isabel teased, even as she started to tear up herself. She hugged Parker, holding on tight.

Re: Late afternoon

[mparkerceo]

"For real," Parker confirmed, voice going strangled and watery. She held on equally tight for several minutes, then sighed. "Okay. Okay. It's not forever. We'll be okay."

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"We will. Because we're tough," she said, trying to look fierce. "I'm going to scare a newbie this week. Just for you."

Re: Late afternoon

[mparkerceo]

"Awwwwwwwww. Damnit." Parker sniffled. "Okay! And I'm ... going to eat something weird and Russian and then convince someone I'm in alien in Russia. Fair?"

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"Yeah, sounds like a plan," Isabel sighed, slowly getting to her feet.

Re: Late afternoon

[mparkerceo]

"Yeah." Damnit, where was that rickshaw? Why couldn't she be at the Causeway already? "Isabel?"

Re: Late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

"Parker?"