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Parker was speechless for a full three minutes, then said, "I take it back. This goes beyond bonehead into moron. Jesus! What if it hadn't worked? What if he'd gotten killed? Backup! I thought Marty was smarter than that. What the hell did Bel do to kick this off? And why didn't Marty tell you? That makes no sense at all." She shook her head. "Right. I'm in. Wrecking of life and breaking of nerves and will, we're on it."

"He SAYS he didn't tell me ahead of time because he was afraid I'd make him tell too many people," Angela said, struggling to keep her voice at a library-appropriate level. "Which, I might have, but it would have kept him from getting himself killed. And if he'd gotten hurt, I would have heard it from Veronica." She rolled her eyes at that.

"I don't want to say exactly what Bel did because given what an idiot Marty was, he could be wrong about that? But I believe he thought it was bad."

Parker looked grim. "Never mind, I can guess anyway. Even if Marty got it wrong, Bel's been under pressure from his hometown-- Marty probably thought this was the safest course of action, but God, did he do it stupidly. Lone wolf stuff is not acceptable when you've got a girlfriend and other people who worry about you." She sighed. "Okay. For private freaking-out, some kind of... hmm. Impersonation? The IRS supposedly coming after him for back payment? The CIA wanting him back? Which send him into a nice tailspin."

Angela tapped a finger on her chin. "He got audited last year, I think?" she said. "So maybe fake a follow-up letter acting like they don't have their money. And? His college applications aren't in yet. I'm almost tempted to finish them in crayon or something."

Parker chortled. "'Mr. Blank: we still await receipt of your tax payment, pursuant to...' We could probably mock something up, and give him a five-minute heart attack. But ooo! The application idea is even better. Not all of them, he's got to go to college somewhere, but at least one...." Her eyes narrowed. "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm."

"At least one...?" Angela prompted. "Are you thinking crayon? Or, ooh, maybe do it in bad fake Chinese."

"Heh. That would be funny too, but I was thinking-- what if one of those applications was nothing but the complete and total truth? Unvarnished Blank?"

"You mean tell Ohio State, or wherever, everything?" Angela squeaked. "That's mean. What if they arrest him or -" she shook her head. "Nah, they won't do that, no if we write it right. That's perfect."

"Just one," Parker said, her smile widening. "His own fault for leaving it so late. And being an idiot. If you do it right, they'll either think Marty's delusional, or they'll believe it, but either way, it's not proof and we can always 'fess up. A little wake-up call about what would happen if he was really playing out the lone gunslinger ideal."

"I like that, I really like that," Angela said. "I can get into his room pretty easy. And once I have the envelope, it's just a few hours of creativity." She grinned. "I'll make a copy and get it back to him so he knows exactly what they have."

Parker kept her cackle down to library level, but her eyes were shining with glee. "If you want me to help, I'm there. If you want to do it yourself, I want a copy!"

"I can do it," Angela said. "And I'll slide a copy under your door."

"Much appreciated." Parker grinned, then sobered. "So Marty's still not admitting he screwed up, though? I'd love to give him a hard time about it, the next time I see him. Dumbkoff."

"The last time I talked to him, he said he had apologized all he was going to," Angela said. "The more people yell at him, the better, as far as I'm concerned."

"I'll keep that in mind. I don't have as much of a problem with what he did as the way he did it. And not telling you." Parker might have issues with dumb-and-dangerous-and-lack-of-disclosure. "Are you guys going on Alanna's trip to Tortall? 'Cause it would be really easy to dangle him off an escarpment there."

"I might be okay with it if he'd told me and brought backup," Angela said. "Someone like Angel or Molly who could take care of Bel if things went wrong."

"And we're going to Tortall. I think Bel is, too. That won't be awkward at all."

"Oh, peachy. Add in Angel and Logan, and this'll be the most fun trip ever." Parker rolled her eyes. "At least Callisto won't be along to threaten people too. Although I do wonder if she'll burninate the Hyperion while she's left on her own."

"And Marty and Logan have never, ever liked each other," Angela said. "Cal should be okay. The hotel's a little big for her to burn down all by herself, at least."

"And Sean's still going to be there. She wouldn't want to leave him homeless." Parker sighed and got to her feet, then grinned again. "Copy of the application. And I'll bring popcorn to Tortall, to watch the festivities. And bloodletting."

"Fa la la la la and deck the halls?" Angela asked. "I'll make sure I get the application tonight."

"Good luck. And God bless us every one," Parker said, waving as she headed out the door.

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