Room 238 [Sunday Afternoon]

[whitedeathpod]

The room was too empty, too quiet. He'd taken to talking to Bertram to make some sort of noise but a DRD who could only waggle eyestalks at you really wasn't the best person to have conversations with. And there was nothing left in his head anymore to talk to. The fact that he actually considered voluntarily talking to Umberto scared him a

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[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel had wanted to stop by she didn't want to push. But stopping by with coffee wasn't pushing. It was just checking up on friends.

Balancing a carrier of mochas from the Perk, she knocked on the door.

[whitedeathpod]

John opened the door a crack. "Oh, hey. Come in."

[izzyalienqueen]

"Hi," she said quietly as she stepped into the room. "How are you?"

[whitedeathpod]

"Dandy," he said sarcastically before shaking his head. "Sorry, sorry."

[izzyalienqueen]

"No, it's okay," Isabel replied, understanding well the need for sarcasm as a means of coping. "Based on radio and a few wild guesses, I'm willing to bet the last week hasn't been particularly fun for you."

[whitedeathpod]

"Not really," he agreed, shrugging. "A troll invasion would've been more fun."

[izzyalienqueen]

"Probably, because then you can hit things," she agreed, setting the coffee carrier down and taking one for herself. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

[whitedeathpod]

"No," he said. "Thank you though. But there's not."

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel nodded, understanding that reply as well. "Okay. But the offer's there. If you need the alien stuff, or even if you just want a change of scenery and a cheesy movie. I've got a collection of movies and well, I know how to do quiet." She's been doing plenty of it herself these days.

[whitedeathpod]

He smiled at the offer. "Thanks. And thanks for calling. I didn't get the message until afterward but thank you."

[izzyalienqueen]

"I figured as much. I just worried when I heard he was in town." Rightfully so, she's pretty certain. Isabel glanced at his bag, "Going somewhere?"

[whitedeathpod]

"Maybe home," he answered, looking over at the still empty bag.

[izzyalienqueen]

"That's nice," said the girl that still hasn't called home to say guess what, I'm alive. "Aeryn said you guys had a good time there."

[whitedeathpod]

"She, uh, wouldn't be coming," he said quietly.

[izzyalienqueen]

Which made a certain kind of sense based on last night's radio. Isabel made a mental note to call and make a similar offer to Aeryn later on. She nodded and smiled softly at John. "Well don't stay away to long. You might miss whatever invasion we have this semester."

[whitedeathpod]

He nodded. "I'll try not to. I can't break my streak of being around for every single one."