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

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Soo..." Agnes said slowly, "...you're learning ethics from someone evil?" That was like learning better business practices from C.M.O.T. Dibbler.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

"Well, yeah, but at least he's up front about it," Zero said with a shrug.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"As long as he's not pretending to be something else and turning people into cattle." As long as the evil was there to see instead of behind a mask. hah

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

"Right, exactly," Zero agreed. "An' we haven't had anyone turned into a cow yet. I think." Well, it's an evil mask?

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

Agnes remembered her food at last and had a bite of something delicious. She made a happy face before saying, "Let me know if you do. I want to see the magic."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

"As long as it's not me. Which it probably won't be. I tend to turn into a kitten." Zero shrugged and popped a shrimp in her mouth.

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I wanted to ask you about that." Agnes leaned forward, drawn by professional interest. "Did someone turn you into a cat and you keep popping back?"

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

"Technically? No. Because no one turned me into a cat on purpose that we know of. But that's basically it. I was a cat for a long while, an' then I started turning back into a girl for a bit, an' then I was a girl for a good long while before I turned cat-shaped again."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

It sounded as though Zero's morphogenic field had gotten ideas about what shape she should be.

"I know a cat who was turned into a man and then back into a cat who has sort of the same problem. He pops back into man shape sometimes."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

"So I might...keep doing it? Squall. I mean," she added hastily, "being a cat is fun and all, but off the island, people aren't used to it."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"Nanny's tried to find a way to stop it. Imagine, one minute you have a cat sleeping on your bed and the next..." She turned a little pink. "...well, his fur doesn't turn into clothes."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

Zero giggled. "I guess I'm lucky, then. My clothes change with me, or have so far."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"That's lucky for you. Otherwise you'd have some real problems when you change back."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

"Yes, such as dashing naked through the halls back to my room. Which I've done in my underwear, but totally starkers is just...not on the menu."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[singasoloduet.livejournal.com]

"In your underwear? Oh my." Agnes looked down and told herself she wasn't going to blush for someone else's underwear problems.

"I think I'll just have a look at that contract now." Yes. That way she could think of other things. "I'm so glad you chose me. This is already a lot of fun."

Re: Eat and Mingle

[swerval_zero]

"Yeah. Laundry machines' revenge. If you have any problems with the contract, tell Parker. That's her area of expertise. I'm glad I chose you, too. I think this is gonna be swerval."