"Dresses and shoes and gloves and wraps and jewelry...." Parker might be making a list. And checking out dresses online for Alanna. She pops a grape in her mouth. "Do you think Alanna would look better in peach or blue?"
"Deep green, maybe, yeah. Not mint. Her hair's too bright for that," Parker said, nodding. "She wanted to wear one of her old dresses, but honest to God, she'd roast to death in that velvet. Especially if the place is as packed as I think it's going to be."
Peter walked into the library where there were - hopefully - no pirats making too much noise for him to concentrate. He had his government notes and was ready to start preparing for next week's final.
But first it couldn't hurt to stop and talk to Rory. "Hey. How're the books treating you today?"
"There was an epic revolution earlier, involving books and stickbugs and caterpillars and all sorts of critters," Rory said seriously. "But I got them under control again."
Peter knew Rory was just kidding. That's the kind of thing that would make the announcements. "Well done. How'd you take care of it? A stern look and cookies? That works for me when books and critters revolt."
"Well, cake instead of cookies," Rory said. "And these guys were foreign critters, so I had to give them a stern look and add some random French words."
"Ooh. Good move. I'll have to remember that for future use," Peter said. "So, aside from quashing revolutions, how go things? Getting ready for prom and/or finals?"
"Ah. I met Zero's siblings yesterday. For journalism," Peter said, nodding. "Are they likely to threaten a boy their granddaughter brings home for journalism? Or are they nice?"
"I'm more concerned about his appearance. They're very...'Oh, would you care to come to my DAR garden party and then smoke a cigar with some cognac with the boys after in the billards room?' -ish," Rory explained. "And I'm bringing Mr. Tall, Robed and Braided."
"Ah. That makes sense," Peter said. "What if they knew he wasn't from Earth? Would that freak them out more or less than the hippie monk look? Because that could potentially be a great distraction."
"They'd think he was insane," Rory replied, shaking his head. "I'm just going to tell them he's a monk, and the hair thing is part of his penance. Because it's close enough to the truth, really, and they're too polite to ask questions."
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