Outside the dorms, late afternoon

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After leaving Smith's office Angel and Logan walked through the halls. Mindful of the ever-present cameras, Angel made sure to be careful of what he was saying.

"There's got to be more," he said. "More I can do, more that we can do that - "

Angel paused.

They had come to the school's front doors. Someone had left them open, which meant that there was nothing in the way of the sunlight that was trailing in.

Almost mesmerized, Angel walked slowly towards it.

[ooc: safe for broadcast but locked to Logan just for a sec Never mind, he's in Callisto's room now.]

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"I'm thinking photographs," Logan said. "Women's lingerie, muppet chickens, that sort -" He stopped when he realized Angel wasn't listening.

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Logan's voice was miles away as far as Angel was concerned. He kept walking. He winced instinctively when the sunlight touched him, but there was nothing. Just warmth.

Angel walked all the way outdoors and marveled at the sensation.

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Logan smiled at Angel. He walked up beside him. "Too bad it's winter," he said. "I got a couple of surfboards back at my place. If it wasn't freezing cold out here, I'd drag you down to the beach."

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"It's not burning," Angel said. He looked at Logan, an awed smile on his face. He noticed wisps of what looked like smoke. "Oh! Air! I'm breathing!"

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Logan laughed. "You are indeed. Let's see, there's walking in sunlight, breathing - anything else you can't do as a vampire? Might as well do it now." He paused. "Unless you want to go to church. Then you're on your own."

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"There's one thing I can think of," Angel said. He put his hand on his chest, right over where Bel's heart was beating. "Haven't felt that in a real long while."

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"You think you'd stay in this body if we staked Bel in yours?" Logan wondered.

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"I dunno," Angel admitted. He dropped his hand down. "It's not worth it, though. This isn't real. I didn't earn this. It's not the Shanshu. It's just a trick."

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"I'm just saying, two evil demons," Logan mimed thrusting a stake into a chest, "one stroke. And when the weather warms up? Surfing."

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Angel hated to admit how much of him couldn't disagree with Logan. "But what if it doesn't work? What if my soul's tied to that body existing? What if Bel's body has evil inside of it that I can't control?"

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"I don't know," Logan shrugged. He thought for a moment, then shook his head. "It's probably too risky."

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Angel gave a wry grimace. "No way me getting something I want is ever going to be that easy. And I kinda suspect that when - if that day comes, it's not going to involve me waking up to Phoebe."

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Parker, outside Callisto's door, punched in Bel's number.

If she got Angel, great.

If she got Bel, well. She could make something up.

*ring*

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Angel blinked in surprise. "I'm ringing."

He patted himself down, trying not to pay too close attention to the details, then stopped when he found what he hoped was the right object.

Cell phone.

"Didn't even know I took that," Angel said. "Oh - maybe it's Alanna?"

He answered it. "Hello?"

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"Wings? Parker." Parker sounded suspicious. "Where the hell are you, you dink?"

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"Parker, oh thank god," Angel said. "Did you talk to Blair? Find out what happened? I'm out front with Logan."

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"Yes, he found me. And I went looking for you, and found your girlfriend hanging from her ceiling, locked in. Bel tripped one of 6's traps, I think, then left her there when he woke up this morning." Parker sounded *very* exasperated. "We're trying to get the door off the frame."

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"Bel did what?" The exclamation came complete with a fireball that shot out of Angel's other hand and, fortunately, didn't hit anything important. Angel immediately turned to Logan. "Okay, this is why we need my body back."

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"We've got it handled, but we need to find Bel. He's probably gone to look for Phoebe, to give your body perfect goddamn happiness." Parker made an ack noise at that thought. "Would that even work?"

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"Dude, that's pretty cool," Logan said. "Just don't point it my way. What'd Bel do?"

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"He triggered a trap on Callisto," Angel said to Logan. To Parker he said, "Is Cal okay? Does she need me?"

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"She's hanging upside down and worried that your body is fucking Halliwell. Otherwise, she's fine. We'll have her down in a minute, one way or the other." Parker grimaced. "I checked my messages, this is somehow Alanna's fault? The hell?" She sighed. "Could you just meet us there?"

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"Oh God, I don't even want to know what Bel's been doing, saying, touching, smelling, tasting or even looking at while he's in my body." Several rather personal images suggested themselves. "Especially touching and looking. Where are you?"

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Parker's snort sounded like she didn't appreciate those images either. "Outside 306. Meet us here, will you? The normal way. Where the hell did you go when you vanished on Sandberg, anyway?"

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"Cordy's room," Angel said. "I'll be there as soon as I can."

Angel hung up and pocketed the phone. "Cal needs me."

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Bridge has spent most of Saturday exploring the woods outside the dorms and trying to shake the feeling that something really, really weird was going on in the dorms today.

"Hey, dudes," he says, with a little wave.

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"Bridge," Angel said. "What do you know about what's up with Cal?"

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"I'll see if I can find Bel," Logan said.

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Bridge blinks.

"Dude, I *thought* something was weird," he says, tilting his head at Bel-who-is-really-Angel.

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"No kidding," Angel said. "C'mon. I've had a long day and I can tell you about it on the way there."

To Logan, he added, "Meet us at Cal's when you're done (http://psycho-barbie.livejournal.com/19720.html#comments)."