Library, 2/28

[chasingangela]

Angela is behind the desk, listening to Throwing Muses on her iPod and staring into space.

She can help with your book-related needs. Cheerfulness is optional, right?

[OOC: Lyrical comment threads are from the Throwing Muses' University album. It's a Kristin Hersh kinda day.]

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Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker waved as she came in, looking around for Fraiser. "Did Janet ever get lunch?"

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[chasingangela]

Angela waved back.

"Dunno," she said. "I took off to have lunch with Marty in town."

She wrinkled her nose. "It wouldn't be easy to eat, with her hand sticking to stuff."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker sat down, shaking her head. "I've gotten about three or four e-mails from people who I had no idea were having problems. The way it looks now, at least a dozen people are having problems. Goofy ones. And most of it started sometime last week. This is so odd." She made a face. "Tell me you're not sticking to something, smelling something, or manifesting some other weird ability."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[chasingangela]

Angela gave Parker a long look.

"... I can write with my toes?" she offered. "But no. Nothing new that I've noticed."

[OOC: Hmmm. I wonder if her power could make a brief comedic appearance, here. Or do you think out means out?]

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

[ooc: I don't know. It could? sorry for the late late reply]

"Hunh. Well, we'll see what turns up when Bridge checks, I guess. And maybe we can figure out if anything funky happened before people started becoming bizarre third-tier mutations of themselves."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

"I've been wonderin' if I have powers now," Zero said from right there.

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"GAH!" Parker managed not to flinch, despite the yelling. "Okay, yes. Zero? You are now officially SneakyWoman. Congratulations. I don't know how you're doing it, but your secret power is to scare the life out of people standing right next to you."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

"I don't think that's it. Angela put the tape dispenser on my head."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"On your *head*? Okay, that's ridiculous." Parker stared at Zero speculatively, then from the corner of her eye, then turned away, and whipped around. "Nope, still there."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

Zero waved a little tentatively. "Um, yeah."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"You're going to have to try it again when we're not expecting it. Maybe you're just not really good at it yet?"

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

"At what, though? Not being seen?"

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I guess?" Parker turned around said, "Okay, try to sneak up on me now."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

Zero snuck. Not an easy feat in combat boots, but she's had practice in sneaky. She poked at Parker's shoulder. "Boo?"

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker frowned. "Yeah, that's not working." She turned around to stare at Zero, thinking hard. She rummaged around in her purse for her compact mirror, set it up so it reflected the room behind her, and said, "Okay, try that again."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

Zero rolled her eyes and attempted to sneak once more.

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker watched, and then scowled. Where did Zero go? She blinked at the mirror, then turned around--

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

Oh, hi, there's a Zero about an inch away, about to poke Parker's shoulder. "Um. Hello there."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"AH! Damnit." Parker stared hard at Zero, but yeah, still breathing. She reached out and poked her. Warm. "You had no reflection--" Parker points at the mirror where yes, Zero is now reflecting. "Okay, now it's back againg. What. The. Fuck."

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

So Zero's not undead. Well, that's good to know, though she thinks she would have figured that out on her own. "So, what, I'm invisible? Occasionally?"

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Apparently." Parker shook her compact's mirror like cellphone not receiving enough bars, then squinted at Zero, thinking hard. "Okay, so, I see you, right here in front of me, and you have a reflection. But when I had my back turned, you didn't reflect--" Parker slowly starts to turn around, holding out the compact, watching from the corner of her eye as Zero gets out of her peripheral vision and into her blind spot--

and her reflection vanishes from the mirror. "Ha!"

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

"Ha?" Zero looks confused. Not that it matters, because, oh yeah, no one is looking at her.

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"You're invisible when I'm not looking at you!" Parker whirled around in triumph. "Or anyone else is, I assume. That's why you're sneakiness is so hard to quantify, the second we check, you're visible again!"

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[swerval_zero]

Zero frowned. "Well, that's not very useful. If I were invisible, now, that I could use." She could fill the pool with jell-o, for starters.

Re: Library, period 5, 2/28

[chasingangela]

"Not on purpose!" Angela interjected. "I was cleaning the desk, and I totally didn't see her."