Room 220, Friday Evening

[swerval_zero]

Zero had chucked most of the mess into her closets and covered Fish's cage. On top of the dresser was an array of takeout containers from Ching Tai: rice, spring rolls, dumplings, Kung Pao shrimp and Sichuan chicken, along with other selections. Chopsticks and forks for the less brave were sitting nearby, and ginger beer was chilling in the fridge, which could also provide milkshakes if anyone wanted those instead.

Now all she needed was the rest of the band.

((Closed to the band people. Minimal OCD going up. All right, have at it. This was supposed to go up earlier, but Comcast thought it would be cute to shut off my cable for maintenance.))

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Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Agnes? Hi. Awesome audition." Parker settles in with chopsticks and her ginger beer, and after taking a sip, asks, "Where is Ankh-Morpork, anyway?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." Agnes looked around at Parker and Pippi and Chad all eating with sticks and wondered if she was missing some band tradition.

"Ankh-Morpork is rimward from Lancre, but from what Jack and Blair tell me, you won't know where that is."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Nope. No idea. Different world, different continent, different reality...?" Parker asked, looking curious. "Oh. Want a fortune cookie?" she asked, holding one out.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Different world." She bit her lip and considered the question of different reality before nodding. "And I think a different reality. My world isn't even shaped like this one." The thought of which made her want to grab onto something in case everything finally started to slide to the bottom of the planet.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Wow. Okay, yeah, let's go with different reality. Do you need anything about the band explained, or is that much at least familiar?" She opened the cellophane on the fortune cookie and broke it open, chortling. "'You will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize--posthumously.' Awesome."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, cookie. Agnes reached for the one Parker had offered her, ignoring Perdita's irritation.

"I don't really know the music, but I can learn anything when it comes to singing. I just need to know what to do."

The wrapper was almost more interesting than the cookie until she cracked it open as Parker had. "'Two heads are better than one'?"

Perdita almost cackled at her.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Zero will give you a good run-down on that, so don't worry. I'm hoping you guys will be ready at the end of the month." Parker grinned secretively. "There might be ... plans in the works."

At Agnes's fortune, Parker grinned. "They're supposed to be advice and prediction in one, but sometimes they're just obvious." She took a bit of an eggroll. "Of course, you could always attach the words 'in bed' to the end, and see if it's more appropriate."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

Agnes coughed on a bite of chicken and turned red. "Probably not."

First you'd have to get someone else into bed with you.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker cocked an eyebrow at her, then shrugged. "You neeeever know. Something else to think about-- more attention, when you're up onstage. If it gets obnoxious, that's another one of my jobs. Unless you like taking care of that thing yourself."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"I think I've learned how to handle handsy men if it comes to that."

There are better ways to handle them. Perdita asked and Agnes turned a little pinker.

"Nothing a hatpin or a couple of dirty tricks Nanny taught me can't handle."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker grinned, liking Agnes more for that. "Go, you. I usually punch, but subtlety is good too." She took a sip of her ginger beer, and started to relax. "So, how are you liking Fandom so far? Aside from the different shape of the world?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"I think I like it here." Agnes looked again at her fortune and tucked it away in her dress. "The people are interesting and some of the classes might be confusing, but I think I can learn from them."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Glad to hear it. Have you gotten familiar with the Radio yet?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Yes. Blair taught me about it and even gave me a radio." And then she'd heard Joxer call her round and she'd had the chance to put him properly in his place. "I love it."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"If I can think of a good pirate bribe-- well, right. When I get enough rum? I'm hoping to get you guys some air time to promote your appearances. So you'd get to hear yourself on it, later." Parker grinned. "It is great, isn't it? Do you have a favorite Fandom Radio dj yet?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Not yet, but not Joxer and not the boy who kept talking about balls and teams and such." She tried not to blush when Perdita snickered about balls.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Conner. Jock. And that's his main thing. Balls of -- all kinds." Parker grinned a little, and shook her head. "You haven't *lived* 'til you've heard John Crichton on a tear, though. I think he broadcasts this weekend. And yes, he is insane." She shook her head.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

From what Agnes had already heard of the radio non-music broadcasts, she was a bit dubious. "Insane person on the radio. Will I be able to tell the difference?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker tilted her head and admitted, "Okay, possibly not. Wait. Which one was your roommate? I've missed a day here and there."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Joxer is my roommate. He called me 'round' on the radio." Which, true or not, there was the principal of the thing to think about. "But we worked that out."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Oooo. Occasionally? Joxer's an idiot. I beat him up his first week here, because he didn't know when to quit in a spar." Parker cocked her head, and asked, "Hatpin or other arrangements?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

Agnes' smile sharpened for a moment, possibly lending her face a different cast before returning to normal. "Other arrangments. He woke up Saturday morning with a frog in his bed and a look in his eye that said, ribbit?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker cackled in total delight. "Oh. My. God. That's *beautiful.* Much cooler than just beating him up! You are my new favorite person of the week, Agnes." She raised her bottle to Agnes in salute, then drank, still giggling. "Ribbit."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

Agnes did a little inner dance of glee at Parker's reaction. "You don't have to use violence or magic nearly as much if you just use your head first."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Got that right." Parker sighed happily, imagining Joxer facing down a frog. "I once threw a guy's clothes off the roof as payback for a very bad joke. But I wish I'd thought of frogs. Or chickens. Heh."