4th Floor Common Room, afternoon into evening

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

The last time Isabel cooked dinner on this scale it was because she didn't want to think about everything that had been going wrong. This time? She's happy. And while it's not goulash, hopefully the gods of good times would appreciate a huge meal of paella and assorted tapas food shared with friends.

The CD was glowing on the counter as she stirred and chopped and Isabel could be found singing quietly and occasionally dancing along with the music.

Ever since this old world began
A woman found out if she shook it she could shake up a man
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy the best that I can today
'Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the sun in the sky
You can wonder if you wanna but I never ask why
And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
You can stop the beat

[Open to all. Come eat!]

Comments

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel heard the question in Seras's voice. "I'm an alien. Well a mix of alien and human DNA. I'm from a planet called Antar by way of Roswell, New Mexico."

[ooc: crashing very, very soon. Can we continue tomorrow?]

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded.

Isabel's explanation was interesting, but she wasn't sure quite what to say to it.

[OOC: Yes, of course. Sleep well]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel shrugged, "It used to be a big secret, but it got blabbed over the radio one night, so now everyone knows."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras looked perturbed.

"Does that happen often? People's secrets getting broadcast on the radio?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Not that often," Isabel assured her. "Mostly the news is twisted in just such a way to make it seem like something was up. Usually in a way that's supposed to be innuendoey. So take my advice, take anything that sounds suspicious? With a grain of salt."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded.

Good to know. She was torn between avoiding the radio like the plague or tuning in every evening...

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Honestly the radio is a lot of fun. Like I said, the trick is not to take it to seriously. Like last night," Isabel said rolling her eyes. "The pirate implied that my boyfriend and I woke up naked yesterday morning. Which we did not thank you very much, we've been dating less then a month after all. But he implied just to make things more interesting for him." She shrugged, "I have two choices, be pissed at him or laugh it off. I'm laughing it off because everyone who knows me, knows there's more to the story, and if they don't know me? Well, then I guess I don't care."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded.

"I suppose that's a good way of thinking of it. It just...feels odd to know you're kind of under the microscope," she said, laughing a little.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I try not to think about it too much. But I have heard that the pirate can be bribed with rum if you really want to keep something off the radio. So keep that in mind," Isabel grinned.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded.

"I will, thanks. Can any of the others be bribed?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Jaye probably could. With the same bribe. The others? I'm not so sure."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"It might be worth investigating. Though, they could really get a racket starte if they were organized enough. I mean one if them is a pirate, after all.