Phone call to Fandom, Tuesday night

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel wasn't looking forward to this, but he needed information. If that meant being yelled at by Parker, so be it.

Angel dialed his Blackberry and braced himself for the worst.

[ooc: for Parker]

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"You do? You swear?" Parker closed her eyes in relief and pain. "I just-- you know I hate getting sandbagged. I had this vision, of Angelus coming to Fandom and having to kill him, and...." She sighed. "I would, you know. I wouldn't let you down."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I know, Parker," Angel said, his voice more gentle now. "But Fandom's a long way away. I can't count on anyone there to be the first line of defense."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Good. Good." She just breathed a couple seconds, then had to say, "So. You and Logan."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"If it helps I don't know what he sees in me either."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Oy." Parker facepalmed, and shook her head. "I can guess. Not that my guesses are likely to be anywhere close. Logan's too cagey to read, most of the time. And we already had the conversation about what you see in *him*. I just have to say that after this stunt with Callisto, your taste still sucks."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Cal was wrong, though," Angel said. "She thought it happened sooner. And - uh - more of it."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Like I *want* to know that?" Parker made a face. "And being wrong doesn't make her crazy. You guys, with your 'privacy' which was wholly about Logan's heterosexual freak-out, made it look like she'd gone full-bore nutjob to everyone who knew you three. Congrats, she's almost there now."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I'm just saying!" Angel said. "Besides. I told her she had to leave. You should be trilled right now."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker facepalmed. "You told her in such a way that she's going to stay, you inept neanderthal. Did you pay attention at all while you dating her?" She made a face, throwing her other shoe at her bed. "She's being all Greek about this. She watched too many plays by Sophocles when she was little. You've treated her rotten, and now you must pay, and she gets to hurt herself in the process because she loves you, wah. She's behaving very, very badly, but you did set this up." She sighed. "I asked her to come back to Fandom with me. She wouldn't. Do you have a plan for this, smart guy?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"...does any of this involve talking?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker bonked her head on the all again. "Why do I even ask?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"This is what I'm saying."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker squinted her eyes shut. "Remind me why I don't have them foreclose and kick you all out in the cold to get therapy?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Because I'm room temperature?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Cute. Not funny, but cute." Parker rolled her eyes. "Don't kill Cal. Don't let her kill you. Send Logan to Vegas again--" She paused, then groaned. "Is that when you got together? No wonder she was pissed off at me a couple months ago."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"You're gonna want me to lie about this answer, I'm guessing."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"And moving on! Right." Parker grimaced. "I'm talking to you again in a few weeks about your taxes. Because neither of you two are competent to do them, and Cal's not even on the books. Please resolve this before then? Please?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I'll try," Angel said, rubbing his face tiredly.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"All I can ask. If you have to move out of the Hyperion to get away from her, it may not be impossible it'll work." Parker sighed. "I assume I'm not telling anyone about you and Logan, but who knows besides Bel and Veronica? Just so I don't have to lie any more than usual."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Veronica told Cam," Angel said.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Got it." Parker sighed. "Call if you need anything that I can help with. Thank you for having me there for New Year's. I had a good time, dramapalooza aside."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Angel said. "Let me know if you hear anything about Wilson."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I will. Good luck. I suggest reading the plays with Orestes for tips. There's Furies in them. Byeee, Angel."