Grounds, Saturday Night

[chasingangela]

It was a lovely, clear night, perfect for a little stargazing. After calling Marty, Angela headed out to the grounds with a blanket, a bag of chips and some cold drinks; she also had her notebook and a flashlight.

She spread the blanket on the grass beside a strand of trees and waited for whoever might wander by.

[OOC: Mainly for Marty, but open.]

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[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty flopped down next to Angela. "Hey you. How was your day?"

[chasingangela]

"Decent," Angela said, leaning over for a kiss hello. "I spent most of it playing with Min in my room and then I had cookies with Molly and Dawn. How was yours?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Good. I slept in late and then picked up a gift for you," Marty replied handing her a bulking wrapped package. "It's no Cher outfit, but I think you'll understand why I got it."

[chasingangela]

Angela took the box and opened it, noting its weight. "Thanks," she said, unwrapping it. "It's a ... really heavy vest?" she looked confused.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"It's kevlar!" Marty replied. "It's the perfect back to school gift. Everyone will be wearing them this year."

[chasingangela]

"It's ... nice," Angela said, not sounding incredibly enthused. "So do I wear it under or over my clothes?"

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Your choice it can work with both," Marty replied. "I know it's not the most romantic gift in the world... just think of it as me trying to protect you from the weird stuff around here."

[chasingangela]

And Angela appreciated the thought, finally. "Thanks, sweetheart," she said. "If I hear anything weird is happening, I'll put it on first thing."

Because she isn't walking around in a bulletproof vest every day for an entire year, no.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Good," Marty said leaning over to kiss Angela on the cheek. "I know you would because you're smart like that. What did you bring to eat?"

[chasingangela]

"Just chips and soda," Angela said. "I didn't have a bunch of stuff in my room. Oh, there's an apple and some cheese, too."

She smiled. "So did you get kevlar underwear?" she asked.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty snags the apple and just raises an eyebrow at Angela. "That's kind of a personal question don't you think?"

[chasingangela]

Angela blushed. "No, because of the first time we went shooting!," she protested. "First and, um, only, because ..."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty seems to be enjoying this a little too much. "Oh were you thinking of shooting me again? And because what?"

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

Callisto wandered by. "Hey."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Hey Cal!" Marty said with a cheerful wave. "How are you doing?"

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

Callisto carefully lowered herself to the ground. "You know, overworked, overstressed, possibly pregnant...same old, same old, really."

[chasingangela]

Okay, that last part? Way to freak Angela out. Not that she thought Call would make a bad mother -- or a good one -- or that she had ever thought about Cal as a mom at all -- but the idea of someone in school getting pregnant, other than Sydney-the-first, was very strange.

She blinked. "Um. Angel?" she asked Cal. "And .. congratulations?"

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

"Well, there aren't exactly any other candidates," Callisto replied.

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty? Still in "Buh?" mode.

"How?" Marty asked.

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

Callisto looked at Marty. "Do I have to draw you a diagram?"

[chasingangela]

Angela glared at Marty briefly before looking back at Cal. "I think we know the general idea. Probably. I thought vampires couldn't -- but I guess the soul makes it so he -- can?"

"Are you feeling okay?" There. That was a normal question, right?

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

"He was babbling about a prophecy of some kind," Callisto said. "Define okay."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Where you're not going to do something drastic even though the circumstances are very freaky?" Marty replies.

[chasingangela]

"And where you aren't, like, puking your guts out ever thirty seconds," Angela added, elbowing Marty. "Both kinds of okay."

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

"If I was going to do something drastic I would have already," Callisto said. "And I appear to have missed the puking stage."